About Jessica

Jessica is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (#6820) and Registered Clinical Counsellor (#16848) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors respectively.  Jessica is offering counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families.  

With ten years experience, as a counselor, Jessica is skilled at helping individuals, families, and couples create effective, positive, and lasting change.   She has experience as an educator, and counsellor in a variety of settings including community based mental health, schools, and agencies.

Jessica holds a Master’s of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology from Adler University.  Jessica also has a Bachelor’s of Education degree from the University of British Columbia with a specialization in self-regulated learning.  

Jessica has worked with a diverse population, expressing a variety of presenting problems, including but not limited to depression, stress and anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, separation and divorce, loneliness, self-esteem, anger management, life transitions, parenting, work and career, grief/loss, addictions, trauma and PTSD, and personal growth. 

Jessica works from a Client-Centered approach to ensure that the counselling experience is effective and specialized to client needs.  Jessica employs the use of many therapeutic modalities in practice including:

         – Solution Focused Brief Therapy

         – Existential Therapy

         – Person Centered Therapy

         – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

         – Adlerian Therapy

         – Family Systems Therapy

         – Motivational Interviewing

I was struggling with anxiety for about a year and was referred to Jessica through my work. I started my sessions and found that she is a good natured person with a relaxed attitude. She provided the tools and skills I needed to stop sweating the small things and take control of my life again. I would recommend Jessica to anyone. She has really helped me live a happier life. Thanks Jessica

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I first sought Jessica’s counselling services as I was feeling overwhelmed with being one of the primary caregivers of my elderly mother. I initially thought that if I could just get a few tips to cope with my mother’s mental health, that was as much as I could get out of counselling. To my amazement, my sessions with Jessica went much deeper than just tips for my mother’s mental health; they covered the whole spectrum ..read more

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When I first met Jessica, I knew right away my life would change for the better. I met her a few weeks after I moved back to Vancouver from Montreal. I had just found out my dad had terminal cancer and was starting a new job with a very difficult and toxic colleague. I was quite a mess. Jessica was able to help me navigate through life with her flexible and adaptable approach. However, the ..read more

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