Stephanie comes with a strong educational background and several years of experience providing specialist treatment to people with eating disorders in the public healthcare sector in Canada and currently in New Zealand.
Born and raised in Canada, Stephanie moved to New Zealand in 2020. Through her career, she has worked with children with disabilities, people experiencing homelessness, alongside other mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and trauma. Stephanie has always had specific interest in youth and adolescent mental health, which continues to be her passion.
Stephanie has had training and experience in providing evidence based eating disorder treatments like Family Based Treatment for Adolescents (FBT), Adolescent Focused Therapy (AFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), and Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM). Stephanie is in the process of certification in FBT through the Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders (USA, http://train2treat4ed.com/faculty).