Marni is a Registered Therapeutic Counselor with over 30 years experience working with adults and children in various educational and therapeutic capacities. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from McGill University and a Masters in Expressive Arts Therapy and Psychology from the European Graduate School in Switzerland. Additionally, Marni has a graduate certificate in Mindfulness Based Teaching and Learning and is trained to facilitate Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs for adults.

Marni is committed to the wellbeing of others. Her work is inspired by the belief that our relationship to our selves is the most important relationship we will ever have and that  in order to have true joy, acceptance of others, and a sense of wellbeing, we must have self love, acceptance and compassion. Marni works as a yoga teacher, meditation and mindfulness facilitator and coach.  She currently holds a teaching position at  Fraser Academy, a school in Vancouver dedicated to students with learning differences, where she uses Executive Functioning coaching and the Orton Gillingham approach for children and youth who have dyslexia; both to help them overcome their challenges in reading and spelling and to better cope with the anxiety that surrounds that.