I am a Registered Nurse (RN, Psychotherapist) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BScN) from Ryerson University in Ontario, Canada

I reside in South Eastern Ontario, Quinte West, Canada, as a settler of Irish ancestry, on the traditional territories land of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation

My pronouns are She/Her

I have 35 years experience working as a Nurse in a variety of roles within hospital and community settings

I have completed certification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) through the Feeling Good Institue

I am a certified Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Practitioner (cEFT2, AEFTP) through the Center of EFT Studies and am presently working toward my Master’s EFT Level. EFT is an evidence-based, trauma-informed and somatic therapy which combines modern psychology (CBT and Exposure Therapy) with Acupuncture (using finger tips not needles)

I have completed certification in Suicide Attention through Compassionate Inquiry which is also a trauma-informed therapy, created by Dr. Gabor Mate M.D and Sat Dharam Kaur, ND and I am also continuiing studies in Compassionate Inquiry

I am a certified Breathwork and Meditation teacher

I have completed the San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training program

ALL are welcome including anyone in the LGBTQS2+ community.

I have been on a personal spiritual journey for as long as I have been a Nurse and I believe in the mind/body connection. By spiritual I mean non-denominational, all loving, all are welcome and an essential part of a larger inter-related whole. I mention for those who may want spirituality to be included in their therapy sessions but it is always a choice. I also welcome client’s that would like to include their specific faith in their therapy. I don’t have to be practicing a specific faith in order to respect and honor it with client’s during sessions if they find their faith a supportive element to them.

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

I am a licensed member of the College of Nurses of Ontario (CON)

I am a member of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)

I am a member of the Nurse Psychotherapist Association of Ontario (NPAO)

I am a member of the Association of EFT Professionals (AEFTP)

I am a verified member with Psychology Today