QUALIFICATIONS

Therapy Training: 4 year Experiential Training Program in Group and Individual Therapy, the Gestalt Institute of Toronto.

Followed by two years of Practicum work under Supervision leading to qualification as an accredited Gestalt Therapist.  

Higher Education:University of Cambridge MA (International Development)

University of Cambridge BA(Hons) Social Science

Dissertation: Perception and Quality of Life – the effect of perception on aid and development programs.

Creative Education: Diploma Humber College Creative Writing Mentorship Program

Member of Writers Guild of Canada

Workshops and Group Experience

“Being Human” – navigating a course between the pursuit of happiness and doing the right thing (2008).

“I am a Man” - Workshop series, Informed Parent Centre (2007)

“Sexual Intimacy For Couples” - Workshop series, Informed Parent Centre (2007)

Co-leader of six-day intensive, “Introduction to Experiential Therapy.” Guangzhou, China (July 2007) - in association with the Satir Institute of China.

“The Joy of Poetry”: about joy and experiencing it through reading and writing poetry (2006). 

“Man’s Inhumanity to Man” – a workshop series for concerned and decent people in an indecent world (2006)

“Self-Esteem for Women” Public groups (twice in 2005)

“Advanced Self-Esteem” Public groups (twice in 2005)

“The Gestalt Interview” – listening and interviewing skills (2004)

Co-leader, with a GP-Psychotherapist, OHIP groups, 2004-2005

“Self-Esteem” YWCA, REACH Program, 2003-2005 (volunteer)