Social Work Counseling and Psychotherapy

Jenilee loves people. Ask her why she’s a therapist and she’ll say, “it sounds cliché but I love people!” And you’ll see it in her face and hear it in her voice, she’s not kidding!  She loves to understand people (and herself!); what makes us tick, and how we can live our most authentic lives.

Jenilee’s goal, as a therapist, is to hold a safe and supportive space for you while you explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences, all in an effort to heal and grow. 

Jenilee provides counselling to people who are struggling with a variety of issues including, 

low self-esteem, trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self harm, suicidal ideation, grief and loss, and anything else that's getting in your way.

Jenilee is a lover of good food and great music, getting her hands dirty in the garden, practicing intuitive movement and flowing in yoga (she is a Certified Yoga Teacher CYT-200). She loves being an aunt to her free-spirited niece, and has a blast with her partner and two stellar step-kids; these folx, amongst others, support her in living her most authentic life.

Jenilee’s counselling approach integrates Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Image Transformation Therapy (ImTT), with a focus on living as your most authentic self. Jenilee believes in each person’s capacity to heal and grow and is intentional about creating a personalized, wholistic plan for you during counselling/therapy.

Jenilee graduated with a Masters of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, after receiving her Bachelor of Social Work from Kings University College, and Social Service Worker Diploma from Conestoga College. Jenilee is a certified Image Transformation Therapy (ImTT) Practitioner as well as a Certified Yoga Teacher, and Psychotherapist. 

Jenilee is a Registered Social Worker (R.S.W.) with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), a regulatory body administered by the provincial government to regulate the practice of social work in Ontario. For more information about OCSWSSW, visit their website at www.ocswssw.org or contact them at 1 877 828 9380. Jenilee is registered also with the Ontario Association of Social Workers. 

All of our programs are self-referral, fee for service programs, often covered by health benefit providers. We are currently offering most services via video.  

I treasure and value the opportunity to work with people and approach all individuals I support from a place of openness, empathy, and curiosity. Each of us is unique, have had positive and negative life experiences that have contributed to who we are, and have the ability to heal from what is keeping us from being healthy, happy and at peace. My goal as a therapist is to create a safe, supportive and non-judgmental space as we build our relationship together to allow for exploration of your thoughts, feelings and lived experiences as you work towards healing and growth. 

With over sixteen years of experience working in mental health and addictions, I can assist you with variety of areas of concern including low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, suicidal ideation, and trauma. To assist you with these issues and develop goals to work on, I incorporate an eclectic approach of modalities including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Strength Based Therapy, and will be fully certified in EMDR in April 2022. 

In our work together, I want to acknowledge the courage and strength it took for you to reach out for support. In our work together, we can build on the knowledge and skills you possess to help create acceptance in your life for the things you cannot change and work towards changing the things you do have control over in an effort to build the life you want for yourself. 

I graduated with a Masters of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2005 and I am a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), a regulatory body administered by the provincial government to regulate the practice of social work in Ontario. I am also registered with the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)

All of our programs are self-referral, fee for service programs, often covered by health benefit providers. We are currently offering most services via video