Estera A. Boldut, PsyD, RSW
Estera is the Program Director of the Master of Christian Studies in Marriage and Family Therapy. She joined the Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy Program as the Clinical Coordinator in 2015 and is also a registered social worker. Before she joined Trinity Western University, she worked with adoptions in orphanages in Romania.
As a Registered Clinical Counselor and a Marriage and Family Therapist, Estera specialized in working with couples and families (adoption, disability, chronic illness). She is doing consulting work with different agencies, training staff and managers.
She holds a small private practice seeing clients, offering supervision to individuals and groups. She co-teaches a Fundamentals in Clinical Supervision course, training the new generation of clinical supervisors.
- Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) (California Southern University; 2019)
- Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy (Trinity Western University; 2010)
- BA in Social Work (University of Bucharest; 1997)
Expertise
Sex Therapy, Cultural Diversity, Addictions and Domestic Violence, Clinical Supervision
- Empathy, Compassion and Burnout Prevention among Mental Health Practitioners
Recent Publications
Boldut, E. (2019) Empathy, Compassion and Burnout Prevention among Mental Health Practitioners. Doctoral Thesis. California Southern University, Irvine, CA.
Affiliations & Memberships
- BC College of Social Workers
- BC Association of Social Workers
- BC Association of Clinical Counselors
- MFT 590 Counselling Practicum
- MFT 630 Counselling Diverse Populations
- MFT 670 Marriage & Family Therapy II
- MFT 676 Comprehensive Evaluation
- MFT 691-4 Counselling Internship
- PTH 510/511 Spiritual Formation for Mental Health Practitioners
- PTH 660 Spiritual Res in Marr & Fam Therapy