Carol is a registered social worker who provides counselling services to children and youth. She practices from an eclectic approach that pulls from various evidence-based theoretical models. She has worked with children and youth who have experienced trauma and/or have struggled with depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicidality, grief and bereavement, or who have gone through significant life changes. Carol is particularly interested in working with children and youth with concerning sexual behaviour to prevent future victimization, divert criminogenic behaviour, increase prosocial aspects of life, and support parents’ or caregivers’ well-being.

Carol holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Calgary. She is a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers (OCSWSSW) and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). She has over ten years of social work experience in various clinical positions at local hospitals, including CHEO. Carol has worked as a research assistant for the Royal Ottawa and CHEO. Furthermore, she teaches future social workers in the School of Social Work at Carleton University. In addition to her work at OCFR, Carol continues to work at CHEO and Carleton.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING: Play Therapy, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), and EMDR (Basic Training).