I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina Faculty of Social Work, Saskatoon Campus. In addition to my academic position I am a practicing, AAMFT certified individual, couple and family therapist.
I study couple and family therapy, mental health, substance use and misuse, trauma, and medical assistance in dying
Experience
–present
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina
Education
2017
McGill University, PhD Social Work
Publications
2019
Measuring Mentalizing in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples With Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors and Their Partners, Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy
2018
“It’s About Us, You Know?” Relapse in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy for Addictions, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
2018
Emotionally Focused Therapy in the Context of Addictions, The Family Journal
2016
“I Was Like Damaged, Used Goods”: Thematic Analysis of Disclosures of Childhood Sexual Abuse to Romantic Partners, Marriage & Family Review
2016
“As Time Went On, I Just Forgot About It”: Thematic Analysis of Spontaneous Disclosures of Recovered Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
2015
Attachment, A Matter of Substance: The Potential of Attachment Theory in the Treatment of Addictions, Clinical Social Work Journal
2013
Couple Therapy Treatments for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
2012
With Laura: Attachment and the Healing Potential of Substitute Caregivers within Cross-Cultural Child Welfare Practice, First Peoples Child & Family Review