Throughout Janaina’s career in nursing and psychology, she has undertaken many roles, experienced life transitions, and learned how to draw on her own life experience, in combination with education and professional training, to support those that she is caring for.

Janaina’s work is informed by both professional expertise and personal understanding, allowing her to support my clients experiencing:

• First-hand & vicarious trauma
• Stress & burnout
• Depression & anxiety
• Self-esteem concerns
• Relationship issues.

Supporting Healthcare Workers

Having been a health care worker for many years, Janaina knows firsthand the intensity and demanding nature of a career in the medical field; and how challenging it can be to compartmentalize and separate professional identity from self identity. When your career is centered around taking care of others, it can feel foreign to prioritize taking care of yourself, and it’s typically you and your relationships that suffer.

This lens allows Janaina to support folks in the medical field by helping them:

• Process traumatic work-related experiences
• Reconnecting with identity outside of work
• Address burnout and emotional exhaustion
• Re-engage with meaningful relationships, hobbies, and interests

Young Adult & Life Transitions

Janaina enjoys supporting young adults navigating the confusion and challenges associated with managing the responsibilities of the present and the uncertainty of what future may hold, all while trying to enjoy their life.

Transitions like:

• Entering the workforce upon graduation
• Starting a first full-time job
• Changing social circles and establishing healthy relationships
• Managing present responsibilities while facing an uncertain future

Janaina’s goal is to support her clients in:

• Integrating evolving identities and roles
• Responsibility shifts with self-compassion
• Build practical tools to ease life transitions

Perinatal & Reproductive Mental Health

Janaina is especially passionate about supporting individuals and couples navigating the impacts of infertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and loss.

During her 12yr career as a registered nurse specializing in labour and delivery, she has witnessed the cycles of joy and trauma that accompany these big moments and major life transitions. She holds a unique understanding for the ways that these deeply personal and intimate experiences stir up a range of feelings, including:

• Anger
• Pain and isolation
• Hopelessness
• Overwhelm and uncertainty.

Janaina supports clients during your work together by:

• Exploring and understanding the impacts of these experiences on themselves and their relationship,
• Processing trauma and grief
• Learning new tools to navigate the next phase of life

Therapeutic Approach

Janaina’s clinical work draws from:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Existential Therapy
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Gottman Method (for couples work)

The therapeutic lens’ Janaina’s work is informed by:

• Feminist perspectives
• Multicultural Frameworks
• Lived experiences from her nursing career
• Living and working in rural and urban settings both in and outside of Canada

What You Can Expect From Janaina

Knowing how difficult it can be to share your most vulnerable experiences with someone new, Janaina works intentionally to create a space where you feel:

• Seen and heard throughout your work together
• Respected
• Safe to be yourself

She does not consider herself an expert on your life and will always centre your self-knowledge. Your life and experiences are uniquely yours. Her role is to walk alongside you in your therapeutic journey. It is an honour to be a part of that journey, and she looks forward to learning about you and from you throughout your sessions.