Jessica has experience supporting clients with:

• Anxiety and excessive worry
• Depression and low mood
• Mood disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Trauma and difficult life experiences
• Grief and loss
• Anger and emotional regulation
• Relationship difficulties
• Self-esteem
• Major life transitions
• Learning difficulties
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Tourette’s syndrome
• Bipolar disorder
• Dual diagnoses and overlapping mental health concerns
• Neurodivergent presentations
• Behavioural and emotional difficulties

Jessica draws from several evidence-informed therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, behaviour therapy, trauma-focused therapy, grief and loss, and group therapy.

She integrates these approaches thoughtfully, tailoring treatment to each client’s individual needs, goals, strengths, and circumstances.

At the heart of Jessica’s practice is the belief that meaningful therapy begins with a strong therapeutic relationship and a sense of safety. She works intentionally to create a warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental space where clients can feel heard, understood, and accepted.

Jessica also incorporates a skill-based approach to therapy, helping clients develop practical tools they can use both inside and outside the therapy room. Depending on the individual’s needs, this may include strategies for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, managing thoughts and behaviours, improving relationships, developing healthier coping patterns, and increasing self-awareness.

She also takes a holistic lens, recognizing that mental health is influenced by the many interconnected aspects of a person’s life, including relationships, environment, experiences, identity, strengths, and patterns of behaviour.

Rather than focusing solely on symptoms or diagnoses, Jessica works collaboratively with clients to understand the broader context of their experiences and identify meaningful pathways toward change.

Jessica knows that life—and mental health—can be complicated.

She doesn’t expect clients to fit neatly into a diagnostic category or arrive knowing which part of their experience needs attention first. Instead, she takes time to understand the whole picture: what you’re struggling with, what you’ve lived through, how you tend to cope, what is happening around you, and what you would like to be different.

Building a strong therapeutic alliance is central to Jessica’s work. She believes that feeling safe, respected, and genuinely understood creates the foundation for exploring difficult experiences and making meaningful changes.

Therapy may involve developing strategies to manage intense emotions, changing patterns of thinking or behaviour that are no longer helpful, processing difficult experiences, navigating relationships, developing healthier coping patterns, or adjusting to significant changes in life.

Jessica sees herself as an agent of change, supporting clients as they move from feeling stuck or overwhelmed toward greater self-understanding, resilience, and personal agency. She believes that change is possible and that therapy can provide both the relationship and the practical tools needed to create meaningful shifts.

Jessica’s perspective is also informed by personal experience. Having grown up in a family affected by parental mental illness, she has a personal understanding of the ways mental health challenges can affect both individuals and families. She brings this lived experience alongside her professional training and more than two decades of experience in the mental health field, allowing her to approach her work with empathy, compassion, and a deep appreciation for the complexity of each person’s story.

The goal is not simply to manage symptoms. Jessica works alongside clients to build greater understanding, practical skills, resilience, and confidence in their ability to navigate life’s challenges.

Jessica provides individual psychotherapy and has extensive experience working with people with diverse and overlapping needs, including individuals with mood and personality disorders, dual diagnoses, learning difficulties, neurodevelopmental differences, and significant mental health concerns.

She may be particularly well suited to clients who have felt that their concerns overlap, don’t fit neatly into one category, or require a therapist who is comfortable looking at several parts of the picture at once.

Jessica works collaboratively with each client, building on existing strengths while developing new tools for meaningful and lasting change.

In-Person Therapy — Barrie, Ontario
Virtual Therapy — Available across Ontario
Availability — Limited weekday virtual appointments and select Saturday appointments