Kristen completed her undergraduate degree (psychology) at Simon Fraser University. She then relocated to Ontario, where she received her Master's Degree from Western University in Counselling Psychology, and her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in a joint Clinical and Counselling Psychology Program.

 

Kristen has worked in a variety of settings, including the UBC Counselling Centre, a hospital trauma unit at The Center for Addiction and Mental health (CAMH), and as a Career Counsellor at U of T Scarborough. She has supervised Master's level psychology students during their practicum experiences and she has also worked at Vancouver General Hospital in a specialized clinic, providing psychological support and cognitive assessment to patients with chronic rare metabolic diseases.

​

​