She has worked in the non-profit sector as a therapist, educator, supervisor, and researcher and has been the Director of the Family Violence Prevention Initiatives at the Calgary Counselling Centre since 2005. She has worked in the area of family violence for the past 17 years and has been involved in the development of numerous community programs including the Men's Domestic Conflict Help Line, the Male Domestic Abuse Outreach program and Homefront. She is a member of over a dozen community committees in the area of family violence.