Qualifications

Sarah holds a Master of Counselling degree from City University and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #19421) in good standing.

Sarah actively pursues professional development and training to keep her skills up to date with current research. Her post-graduate professional development includes:

Trauma & Anxiety

  • From Spiraling to Unraveling: The Hypnotherapeutic Treatment of Anxiety, 2025, Dr. Douglas Flemons

  • CBT-I to Treat Insomnia: Proven Interventions That Go Beyond Sleep Hygiene, 2024, Dr. C. Darley

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) — Certified, 2023

  • Rewind Technique, 2022, Uncommon Knowledge

  • Prolonged Exposure Emotional Processing Therapy, 2021, University of South Carolina

Emotional Regulation & DBT

  • DBT Level 2, 2025, Fraser Health Authority

  • Motivational Interviewing, 2024, University of British Columbia

  • How to Lift Low Self-Esteem (CBT), 2022, Uncommon Knowledge

Clinical Hypnosis

  • Clinical Hypnosis Skills for Health Professionals, Level 2, 2025, Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis

  • Clinical Hypnosis Skills for Health Professionals, Level 1, 2024, Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis

  • Precision Hypnosis Advanced Course, 2023, Uncommon Knowledge

Neurodiversity & Learning

  • Practitioner Associate Interim, 2020, Canadian Academy of Therapeutic Tutors – Orton-Gillingham

  • Orton-Gillingham Practitioner, 2019, Reach Learning Centre

  • Foundations of Multisensory Learning, 2019, Reach Learning Centre

  • Rx for Writing, 2019, National Institute for Learning Development (NILD)

  • Educational Therapy I, 2018, National Institute for Learning Development (NILD)

  • Rx for Math, 2018, National Institute for Learning Development (NILD)

Assessment & Case Conceptualization

  • Somatic Symptom Disorder and Functional Neurological Disorder, 2025, University of British Columbia