…connecting people with themselves, with each other, and with God…

I am a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada and a psychotherapist. This site began as a personal blog over 20 years ago, when blogging was a new and experimental way for me to put words into the public sphere. Now it has evolved to include a collection of my thoughts and writings, as well as a record of things I have done and places I have visited. On it, you can also find archived my blog and the text of some of the sermons I have preached (some even have video or audio links, depending on the church where I was preaching).

Thank you for joining me on this journey.

A little bit more about me:

I was born and lived until my early teens in Southern Ontario. As a teenager, my family moved to different places across the county, exploring different parts of Canada while sharing in ministry with communities on the prairies and in northern BC. As a young adult, I moved to Victoria,BC for university, studying psychology. I took up sailing and eventually worked aboard a tall ship, mentoring young people in life and in faith as we explored the unique cultures and environments of the Canadian West Coast, the South Pacific Islands, and East Asia. When I came home, I completed a Masters in Counselling Psychology and worked as a mental health and addictions caseworker in non-profit homeless shelters and transitional housing as well as some private practice.

After discerning a call to ordained ministry, I went to seminary and completed a second Masters degree in divinity. Matthew and I met at seminary and got married in our final year. Most recently, I was the Assistant Curate at the Church of St John the Divine, a large urban parish in downtown Victoria, British Columbia.

Over the years, I have been honoured to work for our church national and international. I was a member of the Board of Alongisde Hope (formerly the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund) from 2014-2023 and represented them on the Council of General Synod for the 2016-2019 triennium. I represented North America on the Board of the Anglican Communion’s forum for relief, development, and advocacy: the Anglican Alliance from 2016-2023. Locally, I was honoured be a member of the Board of Directors of Bernadette McCann House for four years. I am delighted to be living in Petawawa and serving the Anglicans of the Valley.

Prior to beginning training for ordained ministry, I completed an MA in Counselling Psychology and am a Registered Psychotherapist (RP – Inactive) in the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). My work in this field has been in a mix of for-profit and non-profit settings doing individual counselling, group facilitation, and psycho-educational workshops. I have worked in provincial health care facilities, private and non-profit counselling centres, homeless shelters, and transitional supportive housing. My ability to develop rapport with clients, families, and other professionals through effective communication and listening skills makes me successful at what I do.

Welcome to my online island. Please connect with me – comment on blogs, enjoy photos – and join me on this journey.

**All views expressed here are my own and are not reflective of any workplace or church group I belong to**