2019 - Present Athabasca University – MHS (in progress)
Master of Health Studies
2008 - York University – Honours BA
Major/Minor in Psychology and English
2008 - York/Seneca Rehabilitation Services Certificate Program
Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
2018 - Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Certification
2018 - Living Life to the Full Facilitator Training
2016 - CAMH TEACH Certificate Program
2016 - GAIN-Q3 MI ONT Local Trainer Certification
2016 - GAIN-Q3 MI ONT Administration Certification
2015 - ASIST Certification
2008 - Life Skills Coaching - Level I
2019- Fundamentals of Patient Navigation
2019 - The KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ Indigenous Cultural Competency Experiential Workshop
2019 - 2SLGBTQ+ Capacity Training
2019 - Dialectical Behaviour Therapy training
2018 - Risk Assessment
2017 - Essential Skills for the New Supervisor
2017 - HSJCC Conference: Walking the Path to Wellness (Presenter)
2016 - Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) Conference
2015 - Human Trafficking: Canada is Not Immune
2015 - Addictions and Mental Illness: Working with Co-Occurring Disorders
2015 - Brief Solution Focused Therapy Workshop
2014 - CAMH Refugee Mental Health
2014 - Trauma Talks: Advancing Cultural Understandings in Trauma-Informed Care
2014 - 2nd Annual Addictions and Mental Health of Ontario Conference
2013 - Mindfulness and Affect Regulation Approaches to Trauma Therapy: New Theory and Techniques
2013 - Ontario HIV and Substance Use Training Program – HIV, Hepatitis C, and Harm Reduction
2013 - Opiate Use among Pregnant & Parenting Women
2013 - Holistic Resolution to Family Violence in the South Asian Community Conference
2012 - Making Connections: The Intersections between Domestic Violence, Substance Use, and Mental Health
2012 - Trauma-Informed Care Workshop
2012 - CAMH Seminar: Motivational Interviewing
2011 - Suboxone Education Course
2009 - Youth and Substance Abuse Training – Level I & II
2009 - Seminar: Impact of Violence, Abuse, and Neglect on Children
Images taken by Alexandra Newman at Leakey's Bookshop in Inverness, Scotland