I am a woman over the age of fourty and have been working as a helper for almost twenty years.  I started out as a youth worker in a residential home in 1990 and worked in jails, in half-way houses counseling children and teens who had witnessed family violence. 

Between 1984 and 1992 I lost two important relationships to Anger, Isolation and Depression. When I met my now-husband in 1994, I made a conscious decision to study these problems and change their influence in my life in order to keep this new, wonderful person in my life. As of 2008, we’ve been together thirteen years.

As I progressed personally and professionally, I committed to build myself a solid foundation based on effective tools and practices of change… and that’s how I became a life-long student of these practices.

Inter-Action Consulting is my private practice of therapy that works with people, not on people. Therapy that is brief and focused on dissolving the problems that hurt relationships in families.

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Who are the People I have worked with?

They are:

• People who care about others, don’t like being labeled and are done with feeling tired and upset.
• People who are ready to work on changes, just as soon as they figure out what those changes might be.
• People feeling desperate for a change, who are worried that something truly devastating may be around the next corner.
• People who like images and words.
• People whose values, hopes and dreams persist in spite of problems.

Do you fit this description?

You may be considering therapy, or you may like to read about self-development and relationships. You may have ideas and experiences, opinions and question that you would like to share.

If this IS you- then why not sign up for my e-journal?

It is free, and I promise it will be informative. And I would love to hear from you with thoughts, questions and suggestions for articles. Click to Sign Up
 
Writing my e-journal for an interested audience motivates me, clarifies my thinking, inspires me to share what I am learning and to ask important questions of myself and others. This makes me a better therapist, and builds my sense of community and contribution- two main reasons that I do the work I do. To thank you for signing up I will send you a set of workbooks that introduce problem dissolving approaches that you can try out right away.

It’s something for me, something for you!

And like all good e-journalists, I will remove you from my list the moment you ask me to, and never share your information with anyone!

More about how I got here…

We moved to Toronto in 1997, and I began my University studies part-time. I carried on working in communities, offering informal counselling, anti-violence groups with youth, and after-school programs for stressed out kids.

Finally, in 2007, I finished my Master’s Degree in Social Work and began working with individuals and families outside of agency settings. I continue to do volunteer therapy, and community work as a way to reach out and learn with as many people as I can.  I also take professional development courses and participate in discussion groups with other therapists to stay fresh. I am a serious student of Narrative Therapy approaches and have taken post-graduate training in this area.

I am a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers and the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

What that means for my clients is that I take my work and my profession very seriously, continuously adding research and theory to the valuable lessons taught to me by families.

What I do for fun…

My husband is a musician- and that is fun! I paint and garden to stay connected in the present moment and keep mentally and emotionally healthy. And I continue to study, write and learn every day. We have friends and family in far-flung places, and travel by air and by Web to stay in touch. We also have Lots of Cats, but that is another story!