1. EDUCATION
• Doctor of Philosophy in applied clinical reflective practice - bridging over 10 years of my family therapy practice reflections with organizational psychology. Click here to view the examination committee of psychologists and therapists (link coming soon). See Tilburg University rankings link.
• Post-doctoral advanced certificates in personality psychology and psychological testing - British Psychological Society
• Master of Science - Health and Human Services - wholistic health - family therapy specialization
• Master of Business Administration - organizational change leadership specialization
• Graduate certificate in executive coaching - Royal Roads University
* Graduate certificate (one year) - Organization Development and T-group leadership - NTL Institute and University of Ottawa
• Bachelor of Science - Health and Human Services - wholistic health - counselling specialization
• BPS - Graduate Basis for Chartership - equivalency to honours degree in psychology, by special assessment from the British Psychological Society
• Trade qualification - Carpentry Red Seal and Journeyman Certifications on completion of 4-year apprenticeship, college, and exams (1981)
• Community college music program - 2.5 years of full-time study in music performance and theory
• High school completion - Grade 12 - GED study program and examination
2. PSYCHOLOGY, COUNSELLING and THERAPIST CREDENTIALS
• "Chartered Psychologist" #305188, Designation with British Psychological Society (BPS), 2018 - current
• "Certified (Advanced) Specialist in Test Use" and "Certified Test User" (BPS), 2015 - current (#305188)
* "Full Member #305188", Division of Occupational Psychology (BPS) 2018 - 2024
* "Full Member #305188", Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology, (BPS) 2018 - current
* "Full Member", Society for Industrial and organizational Psychology, 2016 - 2022
• Member in training, and Consulting Cycle course, with Certified Management Consultants (CMC) Canada 2011 - 2015
* Passed the "National Knowledge Exam" for Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), 2020
• "CPHR Candidate Member" Chartered Professional in Human Resources (Newfoundland and Labrador), 2020-2022
* Registered "Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling" #4887 (CPCA), 2024 - current
* "Registered Clinical Counsellor" #1186 (RCC, BCACC), 2009 - 2020
* "Professional Member" #10004348, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), 2018-2021
* "Member" NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, 2011 - 2015
* Registered "Master Practitioner in Counselling Psychology" #1660 (MPCP) (CPCA), 2007 - 2009
* "Registered Professional Counselor (RPC)" #1660 (CPCA), 2004 - 2007
• "Student Member" #1186-S, BCACC 1997/1998
* "Member", Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association, 1990-1998
3. COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING since 1989 includes:
(Mostly post-graduate and graduate internship certifications and training)
• Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety-based disorders
• Clinical psychological supervision, and practice development
• Certificate test user in psychological testing
* Certified specialist (advanced) in psychological testing
• Satir Model of family therapy
• Solution-focused therapy
• Jungian and post-Jungian clinical concepts, archetypes and individuation
• Jungian dream interpretation
• Personal mythology and metaphor in counselling and psychotherapy
• Jungian approach to fairy tales in the therapeutic process (in progress)
• Narrative therapy
• Addictions therapy for adults - B.C. Fraser Health harm reduction approach
• Addictions therapy for teens - harm reduction approach used by B.C. Fraser Health
• Applied music therapy - geriatric mental health, veterans, youth, and child and family therapy
• Transtheoretical model of change
* Concurrent disorders/ dual diagnosis
• Motivational interviewing
• Occupationally Aware Health Provider for First Responders - Warrior Health/ First Responder Health
• Clnical hypnosis and Ericksonian hypnosis
• Advanced time line therapy
• Person-centred therapy, Gestalt, and psychodynamic therapy
• Master practitioner - neurolinguistic programming
• Master practitioner - counselling with neurolinguistic programming
• Master practitioner - behavioral modeling
• Practitioner certification - neurolinguistic programming
• Applied cultural shamanism via degree studies and health and development applications
• Post-doctoral accredited teacher and researcher in psychology
• Applied cultural/social anthropology - to family therapist group situated learning (Master thesis)
• Post-doctoral accredited specialist in occupational psychology
• Consulting cycle skillset certificate - industrial and organizational psychology
• PhD Chartership in psychology: clinical family and occcupational reflective practice - British Psychological Society
• Post-graduate certificate - executive coaching
• Post-graduate certificate - human interaction lab-based (T-Group) organization development
• Several clinical interships completed
• Associate Fellowship - British Psychological Society
4. COUNSELLING AND THERAPY EXPERIENCE SINCE 1989
• 1989 - 1993: Private practice and training as an NLP practitioner and hypnosis practitioner, registered counselor, as well as undergoing training, practicum(s) and clinical supervision at the Pacific Northwest Satir Institute for Family Therapy.
• 1993 - 1994: Clinical Internship in family therapy and adult addictions
• 1994 - 2001: Full time employed under BC Child Protection Services contract as "Child and Family Counsellor" and "Parent-and-teen Conflict Counsellor
• 1998-2009: Part-time clinical counsellor for refugees who have survived torture (pro bono service)
• 1999: Core clinical team member providing PTSD assessment for the Kosovar relocation project
• 2001- 2003: Full time employed as youth addictions counsellor
• 2003 - 2007: Full time employed under BC Child Protection contract as "Child and Family Counsellor" and "Parent-and-teen Conflict Counsellor
• 2005: Core therapist providing PTSD assessment for the Acehese relocation project
• 2007 - 2010: Full-time employed as Youth Addictions counsellor (ages 12 - 24).
• 2010 - 2013: Full-time employed as a university professor of counselling - 29 courses taught, and 11 practicums taught.
• 2011-2016: Training and practice in personality psychology, related to the workplace
• 2011-2017: Part time university professor teaching psychology, sociology and organization behavior to business students.
• 2011 - 2021: Private practice in counselling, psychotherapy, organizational development and coaching.
• 2021 - 2024: Sabattatical taken from practice; continued advanced independent studies on psychological subjects
• 2024 - current: Re-licensed for pracice with successfull completion of exam and application with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association. I also maintain my credentials with the British Psychological Society.
5. COUNSELLING/THERAPY, AND PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• 2010 - 2013: Full time teaching of Master counselling students - 29 graduate courses taught
• 2010-2013: Full time teaching of Master counselling students - 11 practicum/ internahips
• 2011- 2016: Part time teaching of psychology, sociology, and organization behavior to business students
• 1995-1996: Two years of supervising clinical counselling internships
