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About Jessica Barnes

As a mother of three young children, I have first-hand experience with the challenges that can come with starting and raising a family while still trying to stay centred and healthy yourself. With over a decade of experience, I have spent my career working with individuals and families, specializing in:

  • Pregnancy and postpartum

  • Parenting and relationships

  • Separation and divorce

  • Anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions

  • Life’s greatest challenges are hard enough without judgement. My approach to therapy starts with a client-centered, non-judgmental stance and is supported by my own life experience and knowledge of evidence-based practices and information.

    • I believe that healing requires a holistic approach; physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational well-being are interconnected and equally important.

    • Having an empathetic listener who can hear your story and where you want things to be different is often the most powerful forms of “help” I can offer.

    • I can provide resources where necessary, and together we’ll develop a path forward to where you want to be, as well as how to monitor improvements. 

  • I have been in the social work field for over 15 years. Prior to starting my practice I worked in Child Welfare for six years, and completed Parenting Plan Evaluations for the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. In 2011, I completed my Master of Social work from the University of Toronto.

    I am registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and am a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers and the Association of Family & Conciliatory Courts.

  • I am a passionate learner and am dedicated to maintaining up to date knowledge on evidneced based approaches to therapy. The following is a sample of trainings I’ve completed;

    • When Trauma Survivors Have a Baby

    • EFT Foundations

    • Advanced Perinatal Mental Health

    • Reproductive Trauma

    • IFS (Internal Family Systems) for Parents

    • Postpartum Anxiety, Rage & Burnout

    • EFT For Disordered Eating & Negative Body Image

    • Ten Best Anxiety Treatments

    • Understanding Family Violence 3-Day Training (AFCC)

    • AFCC Online Conference

    • Perinatal I-CBT for OCD

    • Parenting While Autistic or ADHD, Coping Strategies to Reduce Overwhelm

    • Supporting Perinatal Loss Webinar Series