1:1 Virtual Therapy in Canada

Therapy for the parts of pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood that feel too tender or overwhelming to share in the mamas’ group chat.

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If you’re reading this, something in your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience hasn’t felt simple.

But, before we jump into talking about therapy, let’s name what you may be longing for your motherhood journey to feel like.

Maybe...

• You imagined this journey would feel different.
• You want to feel more in control of your emotions through pregnancy or postpartum.
• You want your experience to finally make emotional sense.
• You want to reconnect with your partner without pretending you’re fine.
• You want to trust your body again and feel at home in it.
• You want space to say the hard stuff without sugarcoating.
• You want to feel less like you’re holding it all together and more grounded in your daily life.


But even when you know what you want, your day-to-day reality might feel very different.

But right now you are experiencing…

  • Waking up at 3 a.m. and feeling unbearably lonely

  • Feeling so changed that you avoid mirrors because the reflection doesn’t feel like you

  • Snapping at your partner over small things and wondering if it’s something deeper

  • Laughing in photos while secretly replaying the moment your birth plan unraveled

  • Feeling guilty for wanting your partner to see you, not just the baby

  • Drowning in “shoulds.” I.e., “I should be enjoying this"

  • A nervous system that feels stuck and hijacked

  • Avoiding intimacy because your body feels foreign

  • Hearing “you’ve got a healthy baby” and thinking, “Yes… but what about me?”

It's understandable that your system feels stretched, tired, confused, or protective.

You just haven't found a space to process and make sense of it yet.

You need...

  • A space where you can talk about all of this without judgment.

  • Support that honours pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and everything in between.

  • Someone who understands the emotional impact of these experiences - not just the clinical side.

  • Help unpacking how pregnancy, birth, and postpartum shaped your identity, relationships, and sense of self.

  • Support to rebuild your relationship with your body from a place of gentleness and personal agency.

  • Room for joy and healing that doesn’t ignore what’s still tender.

In therapy, we will:

  • Look at the moments in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum that changed how you see yourself

  • Untangle the anxiety, overwhelm, or grief that’s been sitting just under the surface

  • Support you and your partner in understanding each other more clearly

  • Reconnect you with your body in a way that feels gentle, safe, and grounded

  • Make room for healing without pretending everything is okay

Hi, I’m Jessica. I am a licensed Canadian therapist, breathwork guide, and mother.

I work with women navigating the quiet, heavy, confusing parts of pregnancy and motherhood, the moments no one puts on a baby announcement.

I became a therapist and a mother in 2020.


My own difficult birth and postpartum experience shaped how deeply I understand this work.

My approach is grounded in:
• EMDR (healing stored emotional experiences)
• Hakomi-inspired somatic and mindfulness work
• Nervous system attunement
• Space for the spiritual, intuitive, and meaningful parts of your journey

My work meets you exactly where you are, without rushing or pushing, while helping your nervous system make gentle, meaningful shifts.

And, I offer virtual therapy to individuals and couples in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories.

What clients I’ve worked with often experience…

  • Feeling calmer and less overwhelmed day-to-day

  • Understanding their emotional patterns more clearly

  • A quieter, more settled nervous system

  • Less tension around their birth experience

  • Feeling more connected to their partner and baby\Being able to talk about their pregnancy or birth without shutting down

  • More confidence in their ability to navigate motherhood

  • A gentler relationship with their body

  • Fewer spikes of anxiety and emotional reactivity •

  • A growing sense of “I feel like myself again

These shifts are possible for you too.

Healing can help your nervous system soften, your emotions feel more manageable, and your sense of self feel clearer and more connected, even as motherhood reshapes you.

So what do next steps look like?

If you want to have a chat over a virtual coffee first, to see if we'd be a good fit, you can book a consultation by clicking the button below.

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