Judy brings her warm spirit and wisdom to all her training and counselling sessions. Judy believes that a counsellor or trainer must stand as a witness or “walk with a person through their experiences.” Judy feels our world would find more healing if more people experienced compassionate listening. Judy is there to assist people in finding their own inner richness and personhood by offering her support and encouragement. Judy encourages people to face and move through their issues by confronting and challenging in an honest and caring manner. Judy encourages people to transform their lives so they may experience their own power and create their dreams. Judy does not “solve” your problem, but works with you to assist you in discovering the best processes and strategies that work for you. People may need guidance and suggestions as to what to incorporate and how to change, but the final decision is up to the client. Judy uses her expertise and evidenced based techniques to work with each individual, couple or family. Judy works, as member of their team, to help them develop more effective cognitive, emotional and behavioral strategies. Judy believes that inside every person is a sense of goodness and wonderment that needs to be fostered and encouraged. Judy does not believe that people are broken, but rather that people’s difficulties arise from ineffective cognitive and behavioral strategies. Life strategies, even ineffective strategies, are the most effective strategies that a person could create, in that moment. Judy recognizes that at times these unhealthy patterns are learned through family of origin or other “learning opportunities” along life’s way; i.e., divorce, loss of a loved one, lack of self-love, and other challenges life presents. Judy is here to help you gently learn to accept yourself and find a new way of living. Strategies, beliefs, and behaviors can be changed and what is learned can be unlearned.