Christine is a Registered Social Worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in social work, both from the University of British Columbia.
In addition to her ample counselling, public speaking, group facilitation, leadership, and skilled trainer expertise, Christine brings to our private practice counselling team over 17 years of professional experience honed in the non-profit and public sectors. She has walked beside a myriad of clients from all walks of life, from children and youth to parents, couples, and families, helping them through a depth and breadth of mental health, behaviour, addictions, parenting, relational, and conflict challenges.

Christine’s approach and experience
Incorporating a trauma-informed, relationship-based perspective, Christine works from various theories and approaches, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT). Her training competencies include an Externship in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) with the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), Sexual Abuse Intervention Level II, ARC (Attachment, Regulation, Competency), and PCIT (Parent Child Interactive Therapy) modalities, group facilitation for caregivers and staff, as well as children and youth. As a certified Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) facilitator, Christine also has extensive expertise in supporting individuals who experience suicide ideation and can assess level of risk.

How Christine helps couples spark reconnection
Christine has honed her professional expertise on human relationships for almost 20 years and loves using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy to help couples deepen and repair their connection. Her vast experience in the foster care system has deepened her understanding of connection, grief, and loss, as well as her compassionate mastery in creating therapeutic interventions that support people in moving through these challenges. She cultivates relentless hope and resilience through her continued education and daily meditation practice. Most importantly, Christine is a profoundly humble and gracious therapist who believes in relationships and couples’ boundless, under-realized potential to heal, attach, and deepen their self-awareness and connection to each other. Connection sparks tremendous possibilities to change and grow in love and Christine can help you get there. Her approaches, positions her as a leading expert in understanding family dynamics, facilitating transitions, addressing childhood attachment and trauma, and nurturing the parent-child relationship.