Meet Our Team

 

Jennifer Clarke

Registered Social Worker (BSW, MSW, RSW)

I am a Registered Social Worker and a practicing clinician for over 20 years.  I hold an earned Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) degree and a Master’s in social work and completed advanced training in Africentric family therapy and palliative care. Both my education and professional training have prepared me for providing evidence-based therapeutic approaches in counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, families, and groups, as well as social justice.

I take an eclectic approach that is tailored to the unique needs of each client to help them effectively address personal life challenges and transitions.

I integrate complementary methodologies with empathy and compassion to help clients see their issues in a wider social context and find ways to better navigate and challenge systems of oppression and trauma, including racial trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

I understand the complexity of juggling academic and professional responsibilities with family and mental health concerns.

Specifically issues like grief/loss, anxiety, depression (including chronic illness and infertility), relationship conflicts and intergenerational trauma. I will work with you to sort through deep-seated questions and issues related to self-worth, self-esteem, and confidence to achieving your education and career goals, negotiating social, family, and romantic relationships, and navigating work and academic environments, including self-advocacy.

I look forward to working with you to overcome obstacles to move forward and thrive.