About Me
I graduated from the University of Calgary with a Masters in Social Work with a Clinical Specialization in 2016. Becoming a social worker was a dream for me since high school when I had the privilege of meeting a youth worker who touched the lives of the teens she worked with. She made each teen feel so important, seen and understood. In her eyes, they could achieve their dreams no matter what challenges they faced.
As a Registered Social Worker, I use a social justice lens to make sense of how the environments we grow up in and live in today, impact the beliefs we develop about ourselves and the ways we interact with the world. Understanding how early relationship patterns and experiences influence current behaviour can help you build a healthier relationship with yourself and others.
I am passionate about supporting adults, children, and youth from a different cultural backgrounds, including foster, kinship and adoptive families, with specialized training in anxiety disorders, parental separation/divorce, and trauma. I value being LGBT2S+ inclusive and neuroaffirming in my therapy approaches.
I use experiential attachment-focused therapies, primarily Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) to promote healing from the get go. My work is also informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Theraplay, and Play Therapy.
In addition to counselling, I love to spend my time outside with my partner, dog, and horse, Abbey. My recently acquired certificate in Equine Massage Therapy allows me to combine my passion for athletics, physical wellness and the outdoors to help my four-legged friends feel their best!
Why Bumbleberry?
You may be surprised to learn that there is no such berry as a bumbleberry! The term bumbleberry is a Canadian term for mixed berries (typically used in jam or pie) and for me it brings up feelings of comfort, simplicity and humbleness. The word bumble stands out to me in particular, because it implies an openness to making mistakes. As a White cisgender woman of English/Irish/Scottish and German descent, I acknowledge the unearned privilege I hold as a settler on these lands. As I work toward unlearning my biases, I acknowledge that I will make mistakes and that I will do my best to use those moments as rich opportunities for self-reflection. I hope you will also join me on this humble journey where we can continue to learn and grow together.
