“Life is a long lesson in humility.”

– Sir J. M. Barrie
Scottish novelist & dramatist
(1860-1937)

“When we were children we used to think that when we were grown up we would no longer be vulnerable, but to grow is to accept vulnerability.”

– Madeleine L’Engle

Professional Development

Susan continues to expand her clinical capabilities through workshops, seminars and other professional development.

She has completed the following programs:

• P.A.C.T. model of marital therapy (Toronto) Level I & Level II
• A.E.D.P immersion Columbia University New York City
• Introduction to Collaborative Practice (Level I Training), Toronto
• Advanced Collaborative Practitioner’s Training (Level II Training), Toronto
• Externship in ‘Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy,’ Ottawa Couples and Family Institute
• ‘Trauma Uncertainty and Patterns of Attachment,’ Doris Brothers, Trinity College, Toronto
• Relational Psychotherapy, Jean Baker Millar Institute, Stone Center at Wellesley College, Boston
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Sue Johnson, Toronto
• ‘After the Affair,’ Janis Abrams Spring, Toronto
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Les Greenberg, Toronto
• ‘Bringing the best out in couples even when they are at their worst,’ Hincks Dellcrest, Toronto
• ‘Engaging Men in Therapy,’ Hincks Dellcrest, Toronto
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ‘Relationships and Brain Chemistry,’ Toronto
• Sensorimotorpsychotherapy, Pat Ogden, Toronto
• The Study of Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders, Clare Pain, Toronto
• Treating Trauma and Addictions, Kathy Steeles, Toronto
• Long Shadows of Trauma, 2002, Toronto
• Trauma Dissociation and Attachment, Vancouver
• Dissociative Disorders Training, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (International Society for the Study of Dissociation)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Toronto

Susan also participates in ongoing clinical supervision of her practice.