Counselor Credentials

With 30 years of experience, I am a Registered Social Worker in Ontario, Canada. I practiced as a Certified Counselor in Washington State, USA  (2014-24) and practiced as a counselor in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada (1988-2017). First working as a caseworker (K-W Counselling Services, Big Sisters of K-W), and then from 1991 as a therapeutic counselor (KidsLink, Waterloo Region Social Services Department, K-W Counselling Services, Langs Farm Village Association Community Health Centre, Oak Hill Counselling and Mediation and private practice).

Qualifications:

Education: 

Master of Social Work degree with a clinical focus on counseling individuals, couples, families and groups, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada (1987)
BA, Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University (1985)

Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers: #524084

Additional Credentials:

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprogramming (2005)

EFT- Emotional Freedom Technique (2000)

Sound Practictioner - Transformational Arts College, Ontario Canada (2006)

Yoga Instructor: Samarya Yoga, Seattle WA, YTT-200 (2015)

Quantum Healing Hypnosis - Level 1 - 2020; Level 2 - 2021

Psych-K (Psychological Kinesiology) - Level 1 - 2023; Advanced - 2024

Please note:

I adhere to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice as outlined by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

https://www.ocswssw.org/wp-content/uploads/Code-of-Ethics-and-Standards-of-Practice-September-7-2018.pdf

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