Welcome!
About Jana
I am a compassionate therapist who works in integrative ways to meet your individual needs and goals. I offer a non-judgmental space for you to safely explore your thoughts and emotions.
I am dedicated to providing high-quality service with the goal of supporting you on your journey towards healing and growth.
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​Feeling stuck, lost or overwhelmed? Let's get curious together to gain a fresh perspective. I'll help you identify your patterns and empower you to create meaningful change in your life.
My focus
Anxiety
Anxiety can be debilitating and overwhelming, but it doesn't have to control your life. Anxiety is typically a reaction to a perceived lack of safety. We worry = we anticipate threat, in an attempt to prepare for potential danger.
Most commonly, the threat is not real, but we get caught in the anxious spiral, regardless. By assessing your current triggers and underlying causes, together, we can tackle your anxiety from its root.
Depression
Depression can make it difficult to find joy and meaning in life, but it doesn't have to be a part of your life. Depression is how your body responds to defeat. Many people endure defeat for years, unaware of its causes. To my understanding, depression is not a condition. Rather, it is a reaction to one's circumstances and/or past experience. I hear clients unfairly describe themselves as lazy and unmotivated and many feel like a failure.
Trauma
Trauma is practically an inseparable part of lived experience. Most of us experience some degree of trauma throughout our lives, but in some cases, trauma can overtake the nervous system entirely. It leaves people feeling disconnected, broken or, conversely, running on stress energy. Feelings of shame, worthlessness, and hopelessness follow. The good news is trauma can be healed and nervous system regulation re-established.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy can be a powerful tool for improving communication and deepening your connection with your partner. I work with couples at all stages of their relationship, from early conflicts to support through separation and divorce.
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I work integratively using a structured approach, focusing on the couples' dynamic and conflict navigation.
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Stress and burnout
Chronic stress is a way our body communicates sustained pressure put on our system. This pressure typically manifests as physical exhaustion, moodiness, fogginess and feeling hopeless and loss of meaning. Our body tells us we have fallen out of our natural rhythm and it invites us to pause.
When we pause and reflect, we can re-evaluate our choices and actions. Giving yourself a break is usually the start of weaving your way back into the flow.
Attachment issues
Stemming from early childhood experiences, attachment patterns can significantly impact an individual's ability to form and maintain healthy relationships in adulthood. These issues often manifest as difficulties with trust, boundaries emotional regulation, and intimacy. Tackling attachment issues involves understanding how early attachment experiences have shaped current relationship dynamics.
Testimonials
"I have been attending counselling with Jana for just over one year, this being my third attempt at counselling having struggled with my mental health for well over 10 years, often attempting to cope with unhealthy habits and addictions. Working with Jana has been a life-changing experience, I have rediscovered and revisited events and trauma that have affected me longer than I realized and in ways I never understood. She has equipped me with the tools to take more control over me and my environment, making me responsible for my own happiness has been one of the most liberating sensations I have ever experienced and for the for time in a decade I can say I am ok with who I am and where I am in life. Would highly recommend Jana to anyone who feels they are in need of counselling."
J.O.