Denise works for the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo/Wellington as the Addictions Peer Practice Lead and is a Canadian Certified Peer Support Worker (CCPSW). She has worked as a peer for over ten years and has provided peer support on both all peer and interdisciplinary teams within the healthcare system and recently started her own private practice.

Denise provides coaching and mentoring to the peers who work in the Waterloo/Wellington areas to address topics such as peer drift, reflexive practice, use of lived experience, and self-care. Denise is presently working on a project alongside Health Canada to define and strengthen the Peer Workforce in the Waterloo and Wellington Regions.