I am devoted to deepening my own self understanding and learning new skills as an educator, trauma and grief responsive healthcare provider and community based chaplain.
A few lessons I've learned in my work:
My approach to spiritual counseling & women's wellbeing honors the heart as the center of the self and the wisdom of the body. I work collaboratively with my clients to help them identify their somatic responses, overcome limiting beliefs, and develop practical strategies for achieving their goals. I believe that coaching is a process of self-discovery, and I am committed to providing a supportive and compassionate space for each client.
Although life can hurt, if we listen to the messages of our hearts, we can awaken to life’s possibilities, to healing and to truth. All human beings have the capacity to grow and change.
Folks seek me out for my calm presence, intuitive approach and gentle way of inspiring and evoking the best in others.
I have supported hundreds of women, couples & families for 25+ years. Some of my training/lineage includes:
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) 2 Units
Recognizing and Treating Spiritual and Religious Trauma
Marriage Counselling- Level 1
Trauma Healing
End-of-Life and Palliative Care
Foundations of Spiritual Healing & Sufism
Spiritual Direction & Small Group Companioning
Grief Work Training - Birth, Breath & Death
Grief Sensitivity Virtual Learning Institute
Social Justice & Movement Chaplaincy
Spiritual Care for Disaster & Humanitarian Relief
Seminary Courses
Community Resiliency Model (CRM)
Liberatory Ideas and Embodied Practices
First Aid Mental Health
Ethics, Communication and Boundaries Through the Lens of the Nervous System
Massage Therapy, Tradtional Tibb Al Nabawi & Ayurveda
iPEC - Certified Professional Coach
Compassionate Communication (NVC) with Marshall Rosenberg
Sufi Enneagram
Teaching Certificate - ITEP Graduate University of Toronto
M.Ed Curriculum and Instruction
Montessori Teacher Training
Certified Family Mediator
Gottman Marriage Therapy - Bring Baby Home
Postpartum Doula Skills Simkin Center- DONA
Prevention, Identification and Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Illuminated Lifeways
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