• Are you in private practice?: Yes
• Do you participate in any insurance plans?: No
• Do you offer sliding scale/reduced fee counselling? No
• Telephone/Video counseling: Yes
• Please list all languages that you speak: English

What kind of clients do you work with?  

Individuals, couples, families

Message from Therapist

My approach to therapy is shaped by my Catholic understanding of the human person. I see each person as a unique, relational being endowed with dignity and created for a special purpose. Various experiences in life -- especially in our relationships -- can impact our ability to recognize and respond in freedom and truth to living our life. I work with clients to help them understand how the various parts of themselves, triggered by events and people, might be in polarized. This interior feeling of chaos or emptiness leads to distress. By helping clients attune to their strengths and vulnerabilities, people have the ability to heal and find harmony both internally and externally in their family, workplace, and community. I accompany clients and help them become more fully the people they were created to be. With couples and families, I assist them in gaining insight into the deeper meaning beneath their apparent conflicts. I am trained to work with clients who experience trauma or complex trauma. I am able to integrate a Catholic perspective with therapy should my clients request it.

Healing can start when we feel heard and accepted in a safe and compassionate space. I find it rewarding to accompany people seeking a new path or perspective. I help clients find wholeness, meaningfulness, and healing. I know that it is possible to flourish even after the darkest storms.

Bio

Jody earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Thomas Aquinas College (California) where she enjoyed studying philosophy and theology. After returning to Canada, she worked for the Archdiocese before marrying and embarking on a 25 year adventure in parenting and homeschooling her four children. Jody worked as a teacher and educational consultant for Mother of Divine Grace Home School. Jody worked in parish ministry including faith formation and RCIA. As the homeschool years were winding down, Jody decided to pursue a Masters in Clinical Counselling through Divine Mercy University (Virginia) where she could be immersed in the study of psychological healing through a Christian lens. Jody’s own life experiences and challenges have provided a wealth of earned wisdom to enhance her professional development. Jody is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC.

Credentials, Training, Qualifications

• Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) #17995
• Masters in Clinical Counselling with Divine Mercy University (Virginia)
• Bachelor of Arts, Thomas Aquinas College, California
• Green Cross Academy of Traumatology: Trauma trainings
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) externship
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) Foundations

Expertise

• Marriage Relationship Enrichment 
• Conflict and relationship strain
• Divorce and separation
• Spousal abuse & abandonment
• Life crisis and crossroads
• Trauma including complex trauma and abuse
• Grief & loss, infant loss and perinatal loss
• Stress, compassion fatigue, & burn out (caregivers, first responders, church ministry)

Counselling Methods Used

I approach clients in an attachment-based and trauma sensitive manner that integrates a consideration of the whole person. 

Primary treatment approach: Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Couples: Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO); Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) 

Specialization in Trauma. Including various interventions: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)