I am a registered psychologist in Ontario in Clinical, Counselling, and School Psychology. I am qualified to practice with children, adolescents and adults. I have extensive experience providing psychotherapy and psychoeducational assessments to children, adolescent, and adult populations.
######EDUCATION
I earned an Honours Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Toronto. Then, I completed my Masters of Science in Counselling Psychology from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Finally, I earned my Ph.D. degree in Counselling Psychology from McGill University.
######EXPERIENCE
I began acquiring my extensive experiencing in counselling early in my career. Shortly after graduating from the University of Toronto, I worked for three years in the United States in an inpatient setting counselling adolescent girls (both individually and in groups) and their families. I dealt with many issues including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), family and school problems, trauma, substance abuse, and low self-esteem. Then, I received training in family and group therapy with adolescents, as well as counselling children with developmental disabilities. From my Ph.D. and beyond, I provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings including university counselling centres (i.e., McGill University and Virginia Commonwealth University) and private therapy centres. I routinely worked with both adults and children facing difficulties with depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationship turmoil, life transitions, trauma, and family problems. I also provided psychoeducational assessments to children and adolescents in a school for children with developmental disabilities and a private counselling centre.
After completing my Ph.D., I was offered a post-doctoral clinical training opportunity at the University Counselling Centre at Virginia Commonwealth University. Instead, I returned home to Toronto and acquired more experience counselling university students at the University of Toronto, as well as providing outreach and professional development presentations. I conducted psychoeducational and psychovocational assessments for children, adolescents and adults at JVS Toronto, a United Way Agency. Currently, I am a working as a school psychologist at the Peel District School Board, where I provide consultation, professional development, and psychoeducational assessments.
As such, I have received much training and practice in many psychotherapy techniques, and I am committed to providing a systemic and multiculturally competent approach to quality psychotherapy and assessment.
