About Snow Valley Counselling

Since 2016, I have been living and working in beautiful Fernie, BC, where my husband was born and raised. I have been a Registered Psychologist since 2015. With a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from City University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Calgary, I have post-graduate training in somatic-based psychotherapy, relationships, trauma, mindfulness, emotion regulation and over 20 years of experience in the field of mental health and counselling. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

I knew I wanted to work in a helping profession from a young age. Experiencing a significant loss at the age of 29 was a guiding influence, personally and professionally. This loss catapulted me onto a path to pursue passions such as yoga teacher training, traveling to India, meditation retreats, and graduate school. I have worked at Alberta Health Services (in-patient, out-patient, outreach), non-profit agencies, schools, and as a volunteer co-facilitating grief groups. I currently serve on the Board of Directors with Elk Valley Hospice.

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I enjoy camping, yoga, baking, and playing outside with my two kids. I love to learn and believe it is important to guide my clients to areas that I would also be willing to go, or have been myself. I participate in regular training, consultation, and supervision.

 “The curious paradox is that, when I accept myself as I am, then I can change.”
-Carl Rogers

My post-graduate training includes:

  • Companioning the Dying (through Elk Valley Hospice)

  • Certified Grief Educator

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1)

  • Certification in Connected Parents, Thriving Kids (CPTK), an Imago parenting program

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy

  • Certified Imago Relationship Therapist

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

  • Continuous workshops, supervision, and training on topics such as somatic-based psychotherapy, grief/loss, self-care, trauma and relationships, parenting.

I am a member in good standing with the following professional organizations: