Caron’s Education and Experience

Below is a list of Caron’s various certificates, courses, and degrees. Her education is ongoing in the form of reading, attending seminars, and accessing the most current information online.

2021 – The Milton H. Erickson Couples Conference online – 2 days, Certificate

2020 – Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level I

2019 – Intergenerational Trauma, Terry Real, 5 week online course

2019 – Uncommon Knowledge, Mark Tyrrell, The Rewind Technique (for working with trauma)

2018 – Complex Trauma and Shame: Somatic Interventions, Janina Fisher, online course, Certificate

2018 – The Milton H. Erickson Couples Conference presented in Oakland, CA, 3 days, Certificate

2018 – Steps Toward Healing Traumatic Attachment and Borderline Personality Disorder, Janina Fisher, online course, Certificate

2017 – The Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) Online Training Program delivered by the Provincial Health Services Authority of British Columbia, 8 week course online, Certificate.

2017 – Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) – One Day Course, Certificate

2017 – The Institute for Relational Intimacy – 12 Week Course Online – Assessments for sexual concerns, anatomy, and consent, Certificate

2016 - Drs. John & Julie Gottman: Making Marriages Work by Uncovering Secrets of Sex, Love & Trust, 7 week course online, Certificate

2016 – The Body Keeps the Score (working with trauma) with Bessel van der Kolk, MD, online, Certificate

2016 – Clinical Implications and Applications of the Adult Attachment Interview with Daniel J Siegel, MD, Online, Certificate

2016 – Membership with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

2015 – Various online webinars with the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine

2014 – A one-year training course obtained online with The Couples Institute. The Couple Institute focuses on the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating attachment, differentiation, and neuroscience

2013 – Love Is Not Enough: When Traumatized Clients Push the Therapist Away presented by Robert Muller via Good Therapy

2013 – The Milton H. Erickson Couples Conference presented in Manhattan Beach, CA, 3 days, Certificate

2012 – Relational Life Therapy: The New Rules of Marriage presented by Terry Real via Good Therapy

2012 - Mindfulness and Self-Care presented by Ashley Davis Bush via Good Therapy

2011 – The Freedom to Love: An Online Training Course to Liberate Your Genuine Heart given by Pema Chödrön through Sounds True (six sessions)

2010 – Registration with the British Columbia College of Social Work

2009 – Master of Social Work, Specialization in Clinical Practice, University of Calgary, Edmonton Division

2007 – Bachelor of Social Work, University of Calgary, Edmonton Division 

2007 – Practicum at Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital – working on the Cognitive Impairment Unit and the Brain Injury Unit

2006 – Practicum at Children’s Services - Prevention of Family Violence and Bullying Division

2006 – Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA) Training Seminar

2003 and 2004 – Community Volunteer Income Tax Program – Certificates

2002 – Seminars on Art Therapy; Bipolar Disorder; ADD Management; Aboriginal Mental Health Concepts, Issues and Approaches; Addiction and Mental Illness; and F.A.S.D.

2001 – Registration with the Alberta College of Social Work (ACSW)

2001 – Suicide Intervention Seminar - Certificate 

        Canadian Mental Health Association