“You’re not a bad person who needs to shape up but a good person with temporary, malleable habits that are causing you a lot of suffering
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Jay Walker
he/him
MA Counselling Psychology
Registered Psychotherapist
In-person (Peterborough & Warkworth) or online
I work from trauma-informed and intersectional, anti-oppressive approaches and work most often with people in the LGBTQ2SI+ community. With individuals and couples, I specialize in issues related to:
.C/PTSD/trauma symptoms
.depression & anxiety
.intrusive thoughts/compulsive behaviours
.disordered eating, exercise & body dysmorphia
.relationship anxiety/ROCD
.challenges with self-trust/decision making
.gender identity & transition
.challenges with sex, sexuality, and intimacy
With individuals, I tend to lean towards using Emotion Focused, Somatic, Internal Family Systems and EMDR approaches. My work is also grounded in the belief that Western culture, capitalism, and imperialism directly contribute to our symptoms, and impact our ability to heal.
With couples, I tend to lean towards using Emotion Focused, Somatic, Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based and Gottman method approaches. My work is grounded in the belief that many systems in which we live also don’t set us up to have embodied and connected relationships with ourselves and others.
I currently offer services in person in Warkworth (year round), in Toronto (March through November), and online (year round), and am connected within the Toronto, Peterborough, and Trent Hills communities of Ontario. I see clients Mondays to Fridays, daytimes and some evenings.
“Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives.
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