Jennifer Oakley

About

I am a therapist honoured to support individuals looking for harmony and clarity in their life. I specialize in Grief, Anxiety, Depression, Early Childhood Trauma, Abandonment, PTSD, with a special interest in Adoption Loss and Reunion, Family Separation, and Family Conflict.

Biography

I am a therapist honoured to support individuals looking for harmony and clarity in their life. I specialize in Grief, Anxiety, Depression, Early Childhood Trauma, Abandonment, PTSD, with a special interest in Adoption Loss and Reunion, Family Separation, and Family Conflict. I also offer couples therapy including therapy for Adopted People and Mothers of Adoption Loss navigating reunion. With a foundation rooted in Relational Gestalt psychotherapy along with the support of Brainspotting, my role as an enlightened witness supports you as you feel your feelings, strive to make sense of how you approach the world around you, and proceed on your healing journey. I work from an embodied approach to support you as you explore your difficulties, past and/or present, that you may struggle to verbalize. My compassionate side, with a little humour thrown in for good measure, makes difficult feelings a little easier to navigate. We can use conversation, movement, art, music, or role play during our sessions—whatever interests you. My 14 years' experience using inner child work, researching, and supporting fellow adopted persons and mothers of adoption loss has given me a unique insight into the struggles of adoption, the Primal Wound, reunion, reunion preparation, and the impact of early childhood traumas. If you are looking for support with PTSD, grief, abandonment, adoption, family separation, early childhood trauma, depression or anxiety, please reach out for a complementary 20 minute phone call to see if we might work well together.

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