Patricia is always seeking to serve her clients in a manner that honours the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. She also believes that every interaction is an opportunity for healing!

With over 25 years of experience in the counseling field, Patricia is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT), Registered Social Worker (RSW), Registered Psychotherapist (RP), and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). She specializes in trauma and the body, attachment issues, relationship challenges, and wellness in the workplace.

Her experience has encompassed issues such as anxiety, depression, relationships (individual, couple, and family), reclaiming sexuality, spiritual and religious abuse, ADHD, communication, trauma (abuse, bullying, violence, medical, motor vehicle accidents), PTSD, stress, anger, adoption and identity, parenting, life transitions, grief and loss, 2SLGBTQIA+, terminal illness and chronic pain.

Patricia provides consultation and training to agencies and organizations seeking to incorporate trauma-informed practices to support their efforts to ‘keep the soul in their work.  She employs therapeutic tools and skills to uniquely meet the needs of each workplace. 

As an Approved Supervisor with OAMFT/AAMFT and CRPO, Patricia has supervised numerous university graduate interns in the MSW, M.Ed. and M.Sc. programs.   She also offers clinical supervision to practitioners who wish to deepen and enrich their clinical practice and improve the quality of service and accountability in their work.

Patricia’s experience and achievements, include almost 40 publications in peer-reviewed and professional journals, as well as individual chapters in several edited books published in Canada and the United States.  She has earned the reputation as an expert in the field. She has presented at several national conferences and teaches and consults worldwide.  In 2022 Patricia received the provincial Inspirational Leadership Award from OASW.  In 2023, she was a nominee for the Champion of Mental Health Award.

A two-time cancer survivor, Patricia has been “in a warm and wonderful relationship for the past 28 years,” Patricia is the mother of four adult children and a growing number of grandchildren.