I am a registered psychologist licensed to practice in Alberta and British Columbia.  I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Brandon University, a Master's degree in Counselling from Providence Theological Seminary, a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from Brandon University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Calgary.  I have worked professionally at the Alberta Health Services Chronic Pain Centre in Calgary for the past 25 years, where I have provided direct clinical services to patients with a wide array of chronic pain disorders, particularly chronic headaches, and participated in the training and supervision of psychology students, interns, and medical residents.  I have been a registered psychologist since 2004. 

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Within my professional role, I was the psychologist representative on a multidisciplinary panel for the Ambassador Project; a provincial project funded by the Institute of Health Economics tasked with the development of best practice guidelines for primary care physicians in the treatment of patients with acute and chronic back pain and headaches. The guidelines developed by the Ambassador project were adopted provincially and promoted as best practice in Alberta. I was also the lead psychologist contributor to public information on the therapeutic treatment of migraines published by Migraine Canada.  As an associate psychologist at Mandel & Associates, I have been conducting chronic pain, disability, and vocational assessments of individuals with chronic pain and mental health disorders since 2011 for private clients and the government of Alberta. I also conduct chronic pain and vocational independent medical examinations (IME's) of personal injury litigants through my work at Mandel & Associates. The purpose of these assessments is to assist in determining the severity and permanency of individuals' problems and employability. I am a member of the Canadian Pain Society and an original board member of the Pain Society of Alberta.  I have given numerous presentations to professional audiences on topics of chronic pain, headaches, and mental health.  I have been a professor for many years, most recently as an Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology at Trinity Western University, where one of my primary interests was teaching psychological assessment principles and skills to graduate Counselling Psychology students.