Joy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Sociology from the University of Victoria and a Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication from Royal Roads University. She has a Post-Graduate Certificate in Positive Psychology based Health and Wellness Coaching and is certified by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches and the International Coaching Federation. Joy is also a Certified BodyIntuitive Master Practitioner.

 

Joy spent 10 years working with the BC Public Service as a coordinator for small business and residential energy efficiency programs, as well as working as a Certified Energy Advisor to assist people in improving their home energy efficiency. Joy has worked in the Environmental Studies office at the University of Victoria, assisting graduate students as they complete their programs, and she currently works at Vancouver Island University, where she provides mentorship, coaching and support for students who are completing a certificate program.

 

Joy is passionate about helping people align their work and personal lives with their inner strengths and wisdom. She supports people in identifying and developing their life’s passions while finding strategies to maintain their well-being. Her dedication to wellness is demonstrated in her Master's thesis research, which focused on how some environmental activists are able to maintain their health and well-being despite the chronic stress and negativity surrounding their work, while others suffered from burnout. 

 

Joy’s coaching work is complemented by her training as a Body Intuitive Practitioner. This non-invasive modality of energy work bridges  Eastern and Western medicine and uses the latest science in psychoneuroimmunology to allow the client and practitioner to uncover the root cause of the issues that are keeping them from experiencing optimal health. Her goal is to support people in removing barriers and flourishing in all aspects of their lives.  

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Joy is a devoted and engaged mother, partner, cyclist, artist and lover of nature.