Dan is a registered psychologist (#2896-AB) who offers extensive experience and expertise to clients who are in the midst of a life changing transition, emotional quandary, grief work, spiritual discovery and/or existential dilemma.

He has completed specialized training and certification in emotion-focused therapy, focusing-oriented therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, positive psychology, and narrative therapy. In 2009, he completed a doctoral dissertation at the University of Calgary titled, Uncovering and Understanding the Spirituality and Wholeness of Educators.

Dan’s approach is person-centered and based on the healing power of the therapeutic alliance. It entails creating a safe, open, engaging relational space. He acts as a catalytic companion by using strategic questions to probe and coax the client to the meaningful discoveries and adaptations that will make a difference for them.

Dan has 150+ hours of theoretical and experiential Psychedelic/Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (PaT/KaT) training. Since April 2022 he has been doing legal, clinical Pat/Kat preparation/integration sessions with treatment resistant PTSD, Trauma & Depression clients.   Dan began studying and practicing contemplative disciplines, dream interpretation, non-ordinary states of consciousness and psycho-spiritual discovery work at the age of fourteen.