Registered Clinical Counsellor (#21453)

MS.Ed. Mental Health & School Counselling

University of Pennsylvania

M.A. Clinical Psychology

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

B.S. Psychology & French

University of Denver

Certifications & Trainings

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health- Advanced Practice - Douglas College- April 2025

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy- Level 1 ( Fraser Health Authority).

• SMART Recovery Facilitator

• San’yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training (2023).

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 (The Gottman Institute, 2024).

(She/her)

Samantha founded Calm Waters Counselling Collective in 2025 with two primary goals: Increase access to counselling services & Create a community of counsellors that values collaboration, authentic connections, and continued growth.

In pursuit of those goals, Calm Waters offers group counselling covering a variety of topics (anxiety, DBT skills, ADHD), individual counselling, consultation teams and of course- events for counsellors to connect!

Samantha also works with Fraser health as a crisis clinician for the Child & Youth Emergency Response Team, providing clinical consultation to emergency room, physicians and psychiatrists for children, youth and young adults who present with a mental health crisis.

Part of reducing barriers to accessing mental health care includes managing financial burdens.