Mariette is a client-centered, solution-focused therapist who has worked for more than two decades with individuals, and/or with individuals and their partners who are seeking to resolve problems and conflicts, to deal with losses and life stress or life crises, to explore options during significant life transitions or major changes, to cope more effectively with major illness, injury or disability, to enhance their assertiveness skills and communications skills and to enhance their personal relationships.

Mariette has cross-cultural expertise & sensitivity and has travelled & worked in other countries and continents including Africa, Australia, South America, Central America and Asia. She works with both heterosexual and gay/lesbian couples and with various age groups, including young adults, adults and seniors. She is skilled and experienced in working with couples who are in conflict, separating, divorcing or seeking to improve, reconcile and/or heal their relationships, and with adult families who are grieving or seeking to cope with a history of loss, abuse, tragedy, or life crises, past or current. Mariette is a strong and talented advocate with a very broad range of skills. She will provide support for individuals and/or their families who are involved in or affected by the medical/legal process, for the victims of violence and/or major trauma, and for those who have been sexually, physically or emotionally abused, or those who have been tortured in prison or elsewhere.

Mariette also teaches Canadian and foreign-educated nurses, assisting them with their preparations for the CRNE (CANADIAN REGISTERED NURSE EXAM); and also with the SEC, and with the NCLEX.  Tutorials are provided on the UBC campus, on a one-to-one basis, or in small groups of not more than 5 nurses, or for those who live elsewhere in the province or elsewhere in Canada, distance education options are available.  A program description will be provided by email, or don't hesitate to call.