Gottman Referral Network

About

I hold a Level 3 certificate in Gottman Method couples therapy and help couples, families, and individuals achieve the following goals:

▶ Learning how previous emotional injuries have impacted your partner and how they have coped
▶ How to talk about unresolved problems and discover underlying issues
▶ Find areas of commonality and temporary compromises
▶ Work through old pains and move forward
▶ Learning how to talk about things that matter by having stress reducing conversations
▶ Healing from affairs and trauma
▶ Recovery from addiction

I also work with clients over the age of fifty and help with issues related to the following:

▶ Becoming Empty Nesters
▶ Infidelity
▶ Depression
▶ Differing expectations about retirement
▶ Money Issues
▶ Health and Sexual Issues
▶ Disenfranchised Grief and Ambiguous Loss
▶ Dating after 50

Education and Training:

• Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT) with the Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

• Level-2 post-graduate Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Calgary.

• Registered Social Worker with the BCCSW

• Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of British Columbia.

I have fifteen years of experience providing mental health counselling to individuals and families. I offer screening for mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, dementia and hoarding disorder and cognitive behavior therapy. I provide consultation to families on how to care for their loved one with dementia and navigate the health care system.