Heather completed her Bachelor of Arts degree (Honors) at the University of Saskatchewan in 2009 and her Masters of Counselling degree through the University of Calgary in 2017. She has completed training in EMDR, Mindfulness Based Counselling Strategies, The Grief Recovery Method, Theraplay, The Incredible Years parent training, play based interventions for Trauma. Between degrees, Heather has had the opportunity to support children and families as a Youth Care Worker in group home settings and as a match facilitator, agency trainer, and club coordinator at Boys and Girls Club Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton.

Heather has worked as a Mental Health Therapist at The Family Centre where she gained experience working in collaborative service delivery models supporting families involved with Children’s Services, and as a school based mental health therapist. She continues to support families facing mental health challenges through her work in Infant and Preschool Mental Health at CASA, Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health. Areas of interest for Heather include stress and life transitions, anxiety, trauma, depression, learning disabilities and ADHD, separation and divorce and emotional regulation. Heather provides counselling services to children, youth, and adults.

Heather is a member in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists and Psychologists’ Association of Alberta.

I am grateful to have the opportunity to walk alongside those who have experienced grief, loss, and trauma in their lives. Through my own experiences of mental health challenges and loss, I have an appreciation for the isolation and loneliness that often accompanies these events and I strive to provide a warm, safe, and non-judgmental space that allows individuals to feel seen, heard, and connected.

I am a Registered Psychologist with a master’s degree in Counselling from the University of Calgary and a bachelor’s degree in Honors Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan. I have supported children, youth, and adults on their journeys through grief, loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, substance dependence, sexual abuse and more. I work from a client-centred, attachment-based approach and view each therapeutic relationship as unique and utilize a number of different approaches in my work including mindfulness-based practices, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), solution-focused approaches, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Theraplay and play based interventions, and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). In addition to therapeutic work, I have also facilitated workshops on Parenting After Separation and continue to run psychoeducational groups in a community-based setting.

When I am not at work you can find me spending time with my friends and family, cooking a big meal, enjoying time outside, or engaging in a yoga or mediations practice. I am also an avid reader and love to spend a quiet day or night reading a good novel.