Experience

Foundry

• Canada
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Counsellor, Youth Mental Health and Substance Use

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Provides no-cost virtual or phone counselling services to youth across BC; and particularly in rural or remote communities with a need for infrastructure for mental health services. Practices therapy from a trauma-informed and social justice oriented lens. Assists client with crisis management and obtaining resources for basic needs. Provides no-cost virtual or phone counselling services to youth across BC; and particularly in rural or remote communities with a need for infrastructure for mental health services. Practices therapy from a trauma-informed and social justice oriented lens. Assists client with crisis management and obtaining resources for basic needs.



ARC COUNSELLING LTD

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care

• Registered Clinical Counsellor

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Providence Health Care

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

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  Efficiently adapted group and individual services to virtual platforms during pandemic Supports clients with complex mental health and substance use challenges across recovery continuum to develop and reach their vocational goals Approach is largely informed by Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based interventions; theoretical framework of Client-Centered, Trauma-Informed, and Attachment Theory; attention to conducting risk and safety assessments While prioritizing client’s voiced challenges makes additional use of standardized assessments and client’s existing networks as informants to guide employment plans; arranges family meetings or meetings with other people deemed important by client Engages clients in planning around substance use from harm-reduction perspective Offers clients education on sleep hygiene, boundary setting, disclosure of health and learning challenges, coping skills and accommodations, among other topics Show less



YMCA BC

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

• Employment Counsellor/Facilitator, Employment and Immigrant Services

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2020

  Coordinate group program supporting youth with metal health barriers to employmentConduct risk assessments and create safety plans; make calls to MCFD and file IncidentReports when necessaryBuild community partnerships to resource clients and acquire referrals to the YMCAHold 1-1 sessions and life skills workshops for 12 + youth daily for 5 weeks, 5 cohorts peryear

• Administrative Assistant, Community Programs

  • Oct 2012 - Nov 2014



Simon Fraser University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Counsellor (Internship)

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  Provided biweekly counselling sessions to caseload of 18 + clients Co- and individually facilitated counselling group for survivors of sexual violence Conducted risk assessments, intake sessions and completed case notes Provided supervision for peers and set agenda for weekly meetings with clinical supervisor Provided SFU faculty information on supporting students experiencing thoughts of suicide Provided biweekly counselling sessions to caseload of 18 + clients Co- and individually facilitated counselling group for survivors of sexual violence Conducted risk assessments, intake sessions and completed case notes Provided supervision for peers and set agenda for weekly meetings with clinical supervisor Provided SFU faculty information on supporting students experiencing thoughts of suicide



Ministry of Children and Family Development, Autism Funding Branch

• Vancouver

• Behavioural Interventionist

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  Assisted child with autism to reach developmental milestones Met biweekly with fellow Interventionists and Clinical Supervisor to implement new programs informed by Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) Assisted child with autism to reach developmental milestones Met biweekly with fellow Interventionists and Clinical Supervisor to implement new programs informed by Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)