Experience

Blueprint Counselling

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Psychotherapist in Private Practice

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Healing begins with sharing your story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding. In that space you can tap into your own inner strength and shame can't survive. I offer a non-judgemental, compassionate space to explore your emotions, experiences, and concerns, while supporting you to reach your goals. Together we will build a supportive and safe relationship that will foster your healing and growth. Since 2014 I've had the privilege of supporting children, youth, adults and their families in mental health agencies, schools, child welfare agencies, and the children’s hospital at London Health Sciences Centre. I bring expertise in working with ADHD, addiction, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationships, trauma, self-harm and suicidal ideation. I work from a trauma-informed and strengths-based perspective providing a safe space for reflection and connection. As your counsellor, I would like to empower you to learn new tools and techniques to enhance your daily life! Many of these strategies are drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), solution focused therapy, and mindfulness based therapies.



London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Social Worker

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) is an open concept, 10-bed, a co-ed unit at University Hospital in London. It is the centerpiece of the Regional Epilepsy Surgery Centre of Excellence (RESC), which has been helping to diagnose epilepsy and related conditions since 1977. The EMU is one of the largest units of its kind in Canada. The purpose is to provide continuous video/EEG monitoring for adolescents and adults who are undergoing investigation of seizures and related events.As a social worker in the EMU, assessments, resources, and supports are connected for Epilepsy patients.

• Paediatric Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit Social Worker

  • Aug 2021 - Feb 2023

  As a social worker in the Paediatric Emergency Department I perform mental health consultations with Emergency Physicians. I work with Paediatric Psychiatry to provide suicide assessments and resource referrals for children and their families. In the Emergency Department, I also respond to traumatic crisis incidents involving children and their families. I help support families, when children have a life threatening medical event, and support their mental and emotional needs. I also am the social worker for the paediatric critical care unit where children receive medical treatment for serious illness and trauma related injuries.



Canadian Mental Health Association

• Canada
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Crisis Counsellor

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2021

  Performs and coordinates immediate crisis assessments, intervention, stabilization and links to community resources in London and Middlesex Community. -Including sites such as the: Crisis Centre (648 Huron St), London Health Science Centre (Emergency Department), Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital (Emergency Department), Western University, King's University College, and Fanshawe College.

• Intake Counsellor

  • Oct 2016 - Aug 2019

  Facilitated an average of 75 to 100 intakes per monthLiased community members who are struggling with a mental health or addiction crisis with the appropriate community resourcesMultiple years of successfully leading and engaging in group facilitation including: Track to Wellness at LHSC, Trauma-Informed Violence facilitation, and Safe-Talk facilitation



Children's Aid Society of London & Middlesex

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services

• Child Protection Worker - Investigations

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  Investigate’s allegations of child abuse and neglect in London and Middlesex. Investigate’s allegations of child abuse and neglect in London and Middlesex.



Fanshawe College

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Personal and Accessibility Counsellor

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  Applied advanced social work skills to meet the needs of the diverse student population through roles such as: Ongoing caseload of 15- 20 students for CBT/ ACT counselling, brief consult, urgent consult, crisis, peer supervision, academic accommodations, and community referrals. Applied advanced social work skills to meet the needs of the diverse student population through roles such as: Ongoing caseload of 15- 20 students for CBT/ ACT counselling, brief consult, urgent consult, crisis, peer supervision, academic accommodations, and community referrals.



Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Indigenous Child Protection Case Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Oct 2016

  Intervened and responded to First Nation family crisis situations with varying issues including: addiction, substance use, physical and emotional abuse, mental health, fetal alcohol syndrome, police/ court, prenatal care, and housing. Facilitated assessments on families and children through implementing plans of services while providing supportive counselling Attended family and criminal youth court for child protection matters; as well as a support to parent and their children through the youth criminal court system



VON Canada

• Canada
• Home Health Care Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Disability Support Worker

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  Provided in-home support to children with disabilities and supported their families Provided in-home support to children with disabilities and supported their families



Regional Mental Health Center

• Mental Health Care

• Forensic Social Work Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  Participated in forensic risk assessment evaluations focused on violence risk, forensic outreach, risk assessment evaluations, psychological report writing, psychiatric disabilities, private disability evaluations, and expert witness testimony. Participated in forensic risk assessment evaluations focused on violence risk, forensic outreach, risk assessment evaluations, psychological report writing, psychiatric disabilities, private disability evaluations, and expert witness testimony.