Trainers and Consultants

Karine is a passionate practitioner, consultant, and educator with over 20 years of experience in leadership within the social work field. She has extensive training in trauma-informed therapeutic approaches, clinical supervision, facilitation, public speaking, and leadership. Karine has worked in a wide variety of settings, including as a clinical consultant for leadership teams and as a social work instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University, Windsor University, and George Brown College.

Karine focuses on conscious leadership, self-awareness, conflict resolution, psychological safety, and transforming workplace culture. Through her training and consultation, she strives to help leaders deepen their skills, align their leadership style with their personal values, and support equity and integrity in the workplace. Her approach is guided by a social justice, anti-colonial, queer/trans affirming, and strengths-based lens. As a trainer, Karine takes a trauma-informed approach to create brave, compassionate, and reflective learning spaces. She interweaves practical examples, humour, and an ethic of care into all her training, and believes in a world where everyone should be able to live and work with dignity, safety, and belonging.