"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.”
 
- Carl Rogers

Kathryn, a Master of Counselling student, brings a unique blend of experience as both a
classroom teacher and counselling practicum student. Her years of teaching in specialized and
mainstream classrooms with the Calgary Board of Education have equipped her with a deep
understanding of children's diverse needs, including neurodivergent learners such as those with
autism and ADHD, students with learning disabilities, and gifted students. Her focus has always
been on helping each child reach their full potential and experience success.
Kathryn has worked as a Vocational Consultant, a role typically reserved for registered
psychologists. In this position, she analyzed how physical disability, chronic pain, and emotional
functioning affect an individual’s daily life and vocational potential. She contributed to treatment
recommendations and assisted in preparing expert vocational consultant reports for use in the
legal system. This experience strengthened her ability to integrate clinical knowledge into
complex, real-world contexts.
Kathryn’s counselling approach is client-centred, trauma-informed, and
neurodivergent-affirming, supporting children, teens, and adults. Many families connect with her
for insight around learning needs, ADHD, autism, and school-related stress. In her work with
children, she frequently uses play-based counselling and caregiver coaching to ensure strategies
carry into home and school. Adults may seek support with life challenges and changes,
depression, anxiety, and coping with difficult or traumatic situations.
Across all age groups, Kathryn’s approach is consistently client-centred, trauma-informed, and
somatic-based. Her approach is evidence-informed and collaborative, where she sets clear goals
and takes small steps between sessions, ensuring that her clients make helpful strategies stick.
Outside of work, Kathryn enjoys spending time with her family, her pets, reading, and caring for
her extensive plant collection