Who Am I?
Jennifer Pilling
She/Her
Registered Social Service Worker and Social Worker
Tisay Pinay (Multiracial Filipino) Settler
Proud AuDHDer
Irreverent Crone
Grounded Mystic
Devout Animist
Intentional Subversive
Reiki Master (8th Gen.)
What makes me different from other therapists?
Offerings Include:
1 on 1 Therapeutic Sessions (Psychotherapy)
Areas of Focus:
Children, youth, & adults
Neurodiversity (ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, PDA, Gifted, HSP, twice exceptional)
Depression, Anxiety, Overwhelm, & Burnout
Grief and Loss
PTSD and Complex Trauma
Intergenerational Trauma
Cultural Identity and Belonging
People searching for a deeper understanding of themselves and the worlds around them on
The Tagalog word Kaagapay translates to “one who stands by one’s side in support”. It is a concept which is grounded in mutual respect, trust, and solidarity, values which guide the way that I interact with you in the therapeutic space. My role is not to save you from yourself, but to stand by your side as you work through the shadows and make your way back to your true self; the person you were before the world changed you, the person you have been all along.
My practice is decolonial, transcultural, and liberation focused, work which is inherently trauma-informed, systemically critical, queer and neurodivergent affirming, and grounded in the reclamation of ancestral and cultural wisdom.
As an EMDR trained therapist, I have access to a tool which is recognized as one of the most effective methods of processing trauma. However, the traditional way it is practiced - that is, focusing on an individual’s isolated experiences and thinking processes - risks missing (and strengthening) intergenerational and systemic sources of harm. Sometimes our distress is a rational response to an irrational world. I will never use the tools at my disposal to help you make yourself small.
I will collaborate with you to build a culturally relevant, empowering treatment plan that honours the complexity of your lived experience and recognizes the ongoing impact of structural oppression.
I will help you find meaningful ways to cope and support you in increasing your capacity to hold distressing symptoms.
I will support you when you sense injustice, help you trace it back to the source, and then help you decide what you are going to do about it.
I will be your Kaagapay - I will stand with you as you process your experiences and then celebrate with you as you reclaim your power… and your joy.
Martin Toliver
“Social work was never meant to be neutral. Our code of ethics says to challenge social injustice, not just to document it in case notes... Stay dangerous.”
Qualifications
Spirituality Without Bypassing: IFS as a Spiritual Path (in progress), Richard Schwartz, Ph.D. & Lissa Rankin, M.D.
Integrating EMDR & IFS Therapy: Clinical Tools to Process Trauma & Resolve Inner Conflicts, PESI
Foundations of Somatic Therapy for Trauma, PESI
Bridging Models: IFS in EMDR Clinical Practice, Trauma Therapist Institute
Integrating the IFS Model Across Clinical Applications, PESI
EMDR Basic Training, Agate Institute
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, PESI
Certified Card Reader, Hay House
Contemporary Indigenous Issues, University of Western Ontario
Indigenous Knowledge & Traditions, University of Western Ontario
Indigenous Cultures of the Pacific, University of Western Ontario
Master of Social Work, King’s University College
Trauma Informed Care, King’s University College
Moving from Conflict to Collaboration
Including the Body in Psychotherapy
Advanced Practice with Indigenous People, King’s University College
Listening to Indigenous Voices: Mary-Anne Kechego, KAIROS Canada
Honours Bachelor of Arts: Social Justice and Peace Studies, King’s University College
Indigenous Canada, University of Alberta
Mental Health First Aid, CMHA York Region & South Simcoe
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education, University of British Columbia
Reiki I, II, III, Mastery, Heartlight
ASL Level 1, Canadian Hearing Services
ASIST, LivingWorks