YOUR VOICE: COUNSELLING SERVICES
Breaking the Silence of Distress
Your Voice: Counselling Services aims to provide support to individuals experiencing difficulties with maintaining optimal mental wellness due to identity-based discrimination, trauma, relationship issues or self-acceptance. Through therapeutic intervention, Your Voice: Counselling Services can help individuals feel heard and validated.
It can be challenging for someone to cope with life's various issues without having a safe and comfortable space to discuss their feelings. Speaking to a counsellor can be key in terms of gaining better understanding of your emotions and seeking the clarity you need to address your personal issues.
My name is Jaleesa Bygrave and I have a Master's degree in Social Work and have worked in the field of social work since 2011. I have a wealth of experience providing social work services to clients affected by anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, racial stress and/or trauma, ableism, criminal justice system involvement, chronic health issues, homophobia/transphobia, grief/bereavement and relationship concerns.
I am a registered social worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). I have experience working with clients of diverse backgrounds and experiences and incorporate this into my social work practice.
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
I have made public appearances on podcasts, at conferences and community presentations where I discussed subject matters such as ableism, racism and mental wellness.
* My Stuttering Life October 2019
* My Stuttering Life January 2020
* Canadian Stuttering Association November 2020
* CHML Health and Wellness Show 2021
* The Happy Molecule Podcast S2 E17 2021
* BIPOC Students Collective: Destigmatizing Black Mental Health
* Canadian Stuttering Association Let's Talk 2022
* McMaster University - YouThrive: Placing Lens on Race-based Trauma 2022
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
Clients can book an appointment on evenings and weekends. Counselling sessions are 50 minutes in length.
Cost: Each counselling session is $100.
Supervision or consultation services are also offered on evenings and weekends. Meetings are 60 minutes in length.
Cost: Each supervision or consultation meeting is $50.
Methods of payment: cash, e-transfer, and cheque. A receipt would be provided at the end of each counselling session or supervision/consultation meeting.
Location: Currently, all sessions are conducted by video chat or phone.***
Please note: Social work services are not covered under OHIP. Some private health plans or extended health benefits provide coverage for clinical social work services.
CONTACT
PLEASE ENTER YOUR INFORMATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COUNSELLING SERVICES.
