ABOUT

About. Jessica MacDonald is a registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). She has a Masters of Social Work degree specializing in Health and Mental Health from the University of Toronto
Professional Designation. Masters of Social Work, Registered Social Worker
EMDR trained therapist through an EMDRIA accredited program
Primary Focus. Anxiety - Depression - Grief/Loss - Stress - Self-Esteem - Personal Development - Pregnancy-related Mood Changes/Maternal Mental Health (prenatal/postpartum anxiety/depression, Infertility, Miscarriage & Loss etc.) - Women’s Mental Health - Body Image - Trauma - Interpersonal/Relationship Concerns - Family & Life Transitions - Parent-Child Conflict - Violence Against Women - LGBTQ - Finding Balance - Difficult Life Transitions - Starting Over - Separation/Divorce - Attachment - Self-Harm
Therapeutic Modalities. Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Attachment, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Family Systems, and Trauma-Based Therapies
Training. Jessica completed her graduate internship training in Adolescent Psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto) and with the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry team at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
Experience. Working with youth and adolescents facing anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, suicidal thoughts etc. Additional experience as a researcher working both in women’s and pediatric mental health on projects surrounding trauma, cancer and family therapy (Women's College Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, SickKids - Toronto). Jessica also provided grief and loss counselling, having facilitated therapy to both individuals and groups following suicide loss (Toronto Distress Centres), and has worked as a grief & mental health counsellor in the field of perinatal social work (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, NICU - Toronto)
Professional Designation. Masters of Social Work, Registered Social Worker
EMDR trained therapist through an EMDRIA accredited program
Primary Focus. Anxiety - Depression - Grief/Loss - Stress - Self-Esteem - Personal Development - Pregnancy-related Mood Changes/Maternal Mental Health (prenatal/postpartum anxiety/depression, Infertility, Miscarriage & Loss etc.) - Women’s Mental Health - Body Image - Trauma - Interpersonal/Relationship Concerns - Family & Life Transitions - Parent-Child Conflict - Violence Against Women - LGBTQ - Finding Balance - Difficult Life Transitions - Starting Over - Separation/Divorce - Attachment - Self-Harm
Therapeutic Modalities. Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Attachment, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Family Systems, and Trauma-Based Therapies
Training. Jessica completed her graduate internship training in Adolescent Psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto) and with the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry team at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
Experience. Working with youth and adolescents facing anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms, suicidal thoughts etc. Additional experience as a researcher working both in women’s and pediatric mental health on projects surrounding trauma, cancer and family therapy (Women's College Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, SickKids - Toronto). Jessica also provided grief and loss counselling, having facilitated therapy to both individuals and groups following suicide loss (Toronto Distress Centres), and has worked as a grief & mental health counsellor in the field of perinatal social work (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, NICU - Toronto)