I first found my passion for sport psychology as a high school athlete in Calgary, Alberta. Due to an injury and needing reconstructive knee surgery for my ACL, I was forced to sit out for a season where I had a front-row seat to the connection between the mind and body. Working through physiotherapy showed me the powerful role my mind played in my recovery and performance. My experience with physiotherapy sparked my curiosity for sport psychology and would influence my educational path for the next 13 years.

After completing a combined degree in Psychology and Kinesiology from the University of Lethbridge (Alberta), I knew I had to obtain specialized knowledge related to sport psychology.

As a result, I pursued a Master of Arts in Sport and Performance Psychology at Denver
University (Colorado). While in Colorado, I worked with many athletes and high performers from various backgrounds, including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, track, tennis, and firefighting academy students. In the summer of 2016, I secured an internship at IMG Academy (a private sports academy in Florida) within their mental performance department. At IMG, focused on skillfully blending empirically supported techniques with the art of group presentation to deliver mental performance skills to groups of athletes (e.g., football, basketball, track, and golf). Finally, my education took me to Massachusetts, where I studied Counselling Psychology and expanded my ability to understand how mental health and other factors can impact an individual’s performance on a day-to-day basis, whether it be athletics, work, or
parenting.

My past training and experiences span a broad range of psychological difficulties, including working with individuals who experience trauma, anxiety, addiction, depression, or insomnia.

Additionally, I have worked clinically in a community mental health clinic, psychiatric hospital, trauma hospital, and a group private practice.

This wide range of training and clinical experience has aided and enhanced my ability to work with individuals from all walks of life, allowing me to best support my clients in reaching their performance goals.

Using a combination of performance and clinical techniques, I now focus on helping athletes and other individuals at all performance levels adapt and build flexibility to recognize their potential and achieve success. If you could get 1% better, would it be 100% worth it?

I am a member of the following organizations:

• College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO)
• College of Alberta Psychologist (CPA)
• Canadian Psychological Association (CAP)
• Board Certified by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) in
  Neurofeedback (BCN)
• Certified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)