Hi, I'm Jade and I use mostly they/them pronouns. I am an avid learner, I enjoy being creative, I love being with nature, and I am fascinated and drawn in by the things we can't explain or know for sure.

I have a master's degree in Clinical Social Work and am registered with the Alberta College of Social workers #11299. These are my credentials, but the work that I do goes far beyond these designations. In addition to academics and ongoing clinical learning, I've comitted myself to other ways of learning which are more consistent with indigenous ways of knowing. My teachers have included elders, medicine people, the written word, poetry, all types of art, activistism, children, history, nature, the animate, tarot, the body, ancestors, all type of relationships, and any other source of wisdom I can find. 

Over the years, I've learned that people want and need to be seen, understood, and supported as they are to truely thrive in life. I will join you in your healing journey, to see you and support you. Even when nothing might be okay, you're going to be okay and we can find that sense together. 

My peferred areas of practice include:

Personal identity  and relationship to self

Reconnecting to the body and it's wisdom

Relationships

Trauma (especially relating to family of origin, health, identity, loss, religion)

Neurodivergence

Grief & Loss

Chronic Pain & Disability

Life Transitions

Queer Identities

Sex Positive and Kink Alligned

What you can expect when you work with me:

• Bottom up approach to healing: though the stories of what happened to us are important and a part of the process, the healing comes when we connect with the information our nervous systems provide in relation to the various pieces of our stories and our connections with our communities.

• Take up space: There is no wrong way or bad way to feel or be. In therapy,  I will encourage you to take up space, to feel what you need to feel, and be who you need to be.

• A focus on compassion, curiosity, and authenticity: Healing work is best done without judgement, and when we release expectation so we can accept ourselves just as we are in the moment, this is the type of therapeutic space I will provide for you.

• All kinds of healing are valid, there is no wrong way to heal, and I believe you: I appreciate healing that comes from unexpected, unconventional, and ineffable ways.