At this point in my career of close to 40 years, I continue to love what I do. Seeing couples, families and individuals overcome obstacles, access their resilience, and rekindle love, always brings me great joy. While the work is not always easy, I constantly feel very fortunate to be able to make a meaningful difference in the quality of other people’s lives.

My education and training I am clinical social worker with a Masters of Social Work (M.S.W.) from the University of Toronto, and graduated in 1982. I have a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, 1978.

I am registered to practice by the Ontario College of Social Workers. I am a certified EFT Therapist by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. I have advanced specialized training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, which has a success rate of long-lasting satisfaction of 75%- compared to 35% in most other forms of couples therapy. I am a certified EFT Supervisor which means that I provide supervision to other therapists who want to improve their skills and knowledge of effective EFT therapy.

I studied at the International Family Therapy Praticum, Rome, Italy, 1989 and 1991 with Dr. Maurizio Andolfi.

Employment included Children’s Mental Health Centres: Thistletown (1982-83), Oolagen (1984-86), Kinark (1987-98).

As a self-employed counsellor and therapist, I have worked with: Employee Assistance Programs, 1993 – 1999, Source Line Wellness, 1999 – 2015 I have operated my own private practice – Part-time (85-98), Full-time 1998 – Present.

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