Qualifications

• I am Clinical Member #0391 of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists.  I follow their Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
• I am a graduate of the Toronto Institute of Relational Psychotherapy
• I have been in private practice since 2000.
• I attend continuing education courses, seminars and conferences.  Here are some examples:

1. Rethinking Couples Therapy: a radical approach to sex, love and infidelity with Esther Perel
2. The New Rules of Marriage: a relational life therapy approach to couples and couples therapy with Terry Real
3. Challenging Our Understanding of Psychosis and Exploring Alternatives for Recovery Conference – Toronto
4. Shame in the Shadow of Trauma – Dr. Judith Lewis Herman
5. The Space Between: Disability In and Out of the Counselling Room Conference – OISE/UT
6. Rainbow Health Ontario Conference – Toronto
7. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for front line workers – Certificate
8. Cybercounselling Online, Level I Certificate
9. Trauma, Uncertainty and Patterns of Attachment with Dr. Doris Brothers- Conference
10. Beginning to Use Narrative Therapy – Seminar
11. Reconsidering Trauma with John Briere- Seminar
12. Same-sex Partner Abuse – Seminar
13. Trauma and the Body: the theory and practice of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with Pat Ogden
14. Rainbow Health Conference – Halifax
15. 3rd Critical Multicultural Counselling Conference – OISE/UT
16. Rainbow Health Conference – Ottawa
17. 1st Critical Multicultural Counselling Conference – OISE/UT
18. Intersubjective work with couples with Pat DeYoung and Sonia Singer- Course
19. When psychopharmacology goes wrong with Dr. David Healy
20. Towards a Transpositive Health Care Model – Seminar

• Over the years, I have also volunteered for different organizations and projects. Here are a few examples:

1. Pathways to effective mental health services for LGBT people in Ontario – Advisory Committee (member)
2. Ontario Society of Psychotherapists – Ethics Committee (member)
3. Latin American Coalition Against Racism (Founding member, Steering Committee member, Board member)
4. Ontario Society of Psychotherapists – Board of Directors (Chair of the Nominations Committee)
5. David Kelley Lesbian and Gay Community Counselling Program at the Family Services Association of Toronto – Community Advisory Committee (member & chair)
6. Canadian Council for Refugees – LGBTQ Task Group (member)