Kathryn received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brock University and her Master of Arts: Psychotherapy and Spirituality from Wilfrid Laurier University. Kathryn is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)along with being a member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP).
She has received various certificates including: Working with the Body and Boundaries in Somatic Experiences: A Polyvagal Perspective, Anger Solutions Train the Trainer, Core Concepts and Interventions in EFT, Gottman Level 1 Training, Walking Through Grief- Helping Others Deal with Loss, Trauma-Centered Psychotherapy Techniques, Self Compassion in Psychotherapy and Addictions & Mental Illness-Working with co-occurring Disorders. Developing her skills as a psychotherapist is important to Kathryn, therefore she remains active in continuing education.
Prior to pursuing a career in psychotherapy, she worked at Autism Ontario, and in residential homes with individuals diagnosed with neurological and developmental disorders. She has experience as a crisis counsellor and student mentor. Regarding the psychotherapy realm she completed agency work at the Family Counselling Centre Niagara which exposed her to treating a variety of presenting challenges.
Her passion is supporting individuals to find their own authenticity and introduce healing by exploring how to connect the feeling & thoughts to associated behaviors and choices. This includes facing the hurt, disappointment, fear, and sadness to navigate a new way of living a healthy life. While it can be challenging, this process will allow you to become more connected with yourself and therefore will help you to make choices more fitting to who you are.
