Providing quality and affordable therapy to the community.

Quality mental health education and training. State of the art simulation model.

• Provide direct care services: bio-psycho-social assessments, crisis intervention and evidence-based individual counselling, using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Trauma, Attachment, and Solution Focused practices• Administrating standardized measures pre and post intervention to determine effectiveness• Developed and implemented evidence based training programs for staff across the mental health department• Completing various staff audits and collecting monthly staff stats to ensure targets are met • Facilitating weekly group therapy• Program Development: developed and implemented evidence-based modules for groups• Lead and research coordinator for e-therapies: developed and implemented program for Internet-based Cognitive Therapy (iCBT), Internet-based Family Psychoeducation (iFamilyeducation), and Internet-based Mindfulness for Cancer Care (iMindful)• Preparing Research Ethics Board applications • Presenting research at various conferences• Policy and program development: champion for suicide risk - best practice guideline (RNAO) - revising current suicide policy, developing and standardizing suicide risk protocol for staff, development of adult learning modules, training staff• Co-President of the Mental Health Staff Council • Champion for Accreditation

• Conducting bio-psycho-social assessments for patients with mental health conditions• Leading individual psychotherapy sessions • Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness approaches • Co-facilitating Social Anxiety Group • Assisting with internet based cognitive behavioural therapy project • Program development: psychoeducation group for first episode psychosis

• Survey creation, recruitment, and data analysis

Research Assistant- Epilepsy, Genetics, Lupus, and Stroke Program• Administrating pre/ post psychological assessments• Preparing research proposals for the research ethics board (REB)• Assisting with manuscript preparation/ poster on depression and lupus, stroke and mental health • Patient recruitment and database preparation for statistical analysis • Certified Cogmed Coach

Research Assistant- Migraine and Anxiety Study • Manuscript preparationResearch Assistant: Counseline Research Project • Recruiting participants for research study• Conducting pre and post qualitative interviews and administrating assessments

• Conducting psychosocial assessments for clients with breast cancer• Providing individual counselling using CBT, Mindfulness and Solution Focused approaches/ discharge planning • Connecting clients to community resources and assisting with accessing financial aid• Assisting with research study on neck/head tumours

• Conducting biopsychosocial/cognitive assessments with clients with mental health conditions • Individual support/ case management• Co-facilitating support group for seniors with mental illness and their caregivers • Supporting clients through home visits • Developed bio-psycho-social assessment tool for memory clinic

LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research- UNICEF Canada: An Evaluation of Rights Respecting Schools Initiative (RRS)Trauma and Attachment Lab- Trauma and Mental Health Report: Contributing WriterEmotion Focused Therapy Lab