Portfolio/Activities

2020-2023

• CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) Training and certification, Fall 2023

• IRT (Image Rehearsal Therapy) Training, October 2023.

• Trauma Specialist in Clinical Hypnotherapy (CHyp.) training and certification, Summer 2023.

• Resource Oriented Music and Imagery (ROMI) training and certification, October 2022-March 2023.

• Suicide Prevention Summit, August 2022.

• Prolonged Exposure (PE) Training and Certification, March 2022.

• Received RCT designation from NSCCT and CCC designation from CCPA , November 2021.

• Naloxone administration training, September 2021.

• Training in Foundations of Narrative Therapy, Advanced Narrative Therapy through Vancouver Narrative Therapy Institute, Feb-March 2021.

• Began volunteer work as a Safety and Well-Being advocate with the Canadian Red Cross, Nov. 2020

• Recipient of Canada Council for the Arts grant for audiovisual project titled Collection : Recollection.

• Attended NSCCT Supervisory Training, July 2020.

• Completed trainings: “Person Centered Suicide Risk Assessment”, 3 Anti-Oppression Workshops, “Unconscious Bias”, “Eating Disorders: from Diagnostic Criteria to Treatment”, “Diagnosing Trauma Related Disoders”, and “Narrative Therapy”, Spring-Summer 2020.

• Disaster Mental Health Counseling Certification (DMHC), July 2020.

• Facilitated panel discussion on Music as Healing for Everyseeker Conference, June 2020.

• Presented webinar to Atlantic Association for Music Therapy on “Deep Listening in Music Therapy”.

• Completed two training seminars in Online Counseling and Telehealth, April/May 2020.

• Attended Canadian Domestic Violence Conference (CDVC), March 2020.

• Music therapy workshops with Occupational Stress Injury Clinic (OSI), and Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia (SSNS).

• Completed training: “Trauma - Strategies for Resolving the Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress”, “Sexuality Counselling through the Lifespan”, “Anxiety Disorders”, “Motivational Interviewing: The Basics”, “Treating Depression with Motivational Interviewing” Jan 2020.

2016-2019

• Facilitated a presentation at the Atlantic Association for Music Therapy Conference, Fall 2019.

• Founded Tin Drum Therapy, counseling and music therapy practice in Halifax, NS, Fall 2019.

• Became a Registered Counselling Therapist- Candidate (RCT-C) with Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT).

• Music therapy workshops with Immigration Services Nova Scotia (ISANS), Wonderneath Art Studio, and suddenlylisten at North Branch Public Library.

• Became Ethics Chair for Atlantic Association for Music Therapy (AAMT) Nov. 2018-2020.

• Faculty member in Acadia University's Music Therapy program.

• Attended Guided Imagery and Music Conference 2017 in Montreal.

• Translated abstracts for Voices Journal of Music Therapy. (2013-2020)

• Faculty member in Acadia University's Music Therapy program.

• Supervised students in Acadia University's Music Therapy program.

• Presented on community music therapy and Music Hive at 2016 Obey Convention's Everyseeker Conference.

• Co-founded Music Hive Montreal, and presented workshops to YWCA Montreal with the Music Hive.

• Served on CAMT Professional Practice Committee.

• Translated abstracts for Voices Journal of Music Therapy. (2013-Present)

2013-2015

• Completed Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) Level II Training.

• Supervised students in Concordia University's Music Therapy program.

• Music Therapist at Yaldei Developmental Centre in Montreal.

• Opened a music therapy Private Practice in Montreal's Sud-Ouest, serving clients in the mental health sector.

• Translated abstracts for Voices Journal of Music Therapy. (2013-2020)

• Co-founder of Music Hive Montreal.

• Completed Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM) Level I Training. (2013)

• Completed Supervisor Training with CAMT (2013).