About Steps Psychology

I am a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychological Association of Alberta. I am also a certified EMDR practitioner.

Before working in mental health, I worked as a Medical Radiation Technologist in Edmonton for several years. I enjoyed the work at a busy trauma hospital and continued this careeer even after I became a psychologist.

I completed a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology in 2009 and I have been working in mental health since then. During my time as a provisional psychologist I experienced meaningful work in different contexts. I worked in the public school system, providing therapy and support to junior high students and their parents. I also assisted in forensic assessments, where I worked with a wide range of clientele involved in the court system. I also worked in private practice, where I learned the importance of using treatment and intervention, in addition to developing counselling skills. I believe I have found a comfortable environment to provide therapy for clients and I have also found the most comfortable environment for myself.

My primary psychological approaches focus on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Person-Centred Therapy. These counselling (talk therapy) approaches are effective and make sense, but I also believe that it may be necessary to use specific treatments/interventions such as EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, Focusing (mind/body processing), and art therapy to help individuals process information at another level.