North-Central Alberta (Westlock, Athabasca, and Beyond)
MY QUALIFICATIONS
CREDENTIALS
- Counselling Therapist (CT #1305): Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA)
- Addictions Counsellor (AC #1305): Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA)
- Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC #12818): Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA )
- International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor (ICADC #303): International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC)
- Canadian Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor (CCAC #50450): Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF)
- Alcohol and Drug Counsellor-Reciprocal (ADCR-MN #6557): Minnesota Certification Board (MCB)
- Licensed Addiction and Drug Counsellor (LADC #303253): Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- MA in Addiction and Mental Health Counseling (Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate Schools of Addiction Studies)
- PhD in Conservation Biology (interdisciplinary), with emphasis in rural community psychology and capacity (University of Alberta)
- MSc in Agricultural Journalism, with emphasis in communications and writing (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- BSc Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology (University of Idaho)
- Continuous intensive training, consultation, and mentorship in the following:
- body-based therapy (somatic therapy) focussing on developmental trauma and shock trauma
- neuropsychology
- addictions
- climate psychology
- Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
COUNSELLING EXPERIENCE
- Employed in private and public addiction treatment centres, mental health agencies, inner-city homeless shelters, drug detox facilities, and transition homes
- Employed as private practitioner providing evidence-based individual and group counselling to both women and men
- Designed and led therapy groups, psychoeducation groups, women's groups, domestic violence groups, family groups, training groups, and public presentations
- Explored and facilitated individual and community awareness and empowerment
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - IN GOOD STANDING
- Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA)
- Canadian Addictions Counsellor Certification Federation (CACCF)
- Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
- CCPA Climate-Informed Counsellors Chapter
- Climate Psychology Alliance North America (CPA-NA)
PHOTO ABOVE
Day closes
(Phantom River Refuge)
Photo credit - Diana Keith