About Me

I am a Registered Counselling Therapist (RCT) with the provincial regulatory association, the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists. I am also a professional member and Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, a national professional association. Registration with these associations involves fulfillment of academic requirements, a supervised practicum and completion of supervised counselling practice.

My work as a counsellor is informed by my training as well as my life experiences as a partner, mother and more than thirty years of experience in working with children and youth. It is also driven by my compassion and caring about the impact of life's challenges and transitions that affect all of us at different times throughout our lives.

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Professional Qualifications

My educational background includes: Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A., Acadia University), Bachelor of Education degree (B.Ed., Mount Saint Vincent University) in Elementary Education, and Master of Education (M.Ed., Acadia University) degrees in Special Education and Counselling.

Professional Work History

Between 2012 and 2020, I worked as a school counsellor. Prior to completing the degree requirements for the M.Ed. in Counselling, I worked in a guidance support teacher role from 2010 to 2012. My teaching experiences prior to 2010 included working with children and youth in grades Primary to Five, as well as Program Support (Resource) at both Elementary and Senior High levels. Since 2016, I have been offering counselling services in Bridgewater through my private practice.
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