Jess Erb (she/her) D.Psychotherapy

I trained as a doctor of psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh, UK. For the past decade, I have worked with at-risk youth in both Canada and the UK, working specifically with issues such as depression, suicidal ideation, low self-esteem/body image, anxiety, sexuality and sexual trauma. I’ve worked adults regarding work-related stress, relationships / family functioning, depression, and personality disorders. I have also provided ‘Life Review’ work with elderly clients. I have mentored and trained new psychotherapists in the UK and am currently a certified supervisor with the CRPO in Toronto, ON. I am also an active potter and love getting messy at the pottery wheel - it is where the title 'Centred Self' came from: That interplay of being still and centred in ourselves, this is where therapeutic work can happen. 

 I believe that there is no such thing as a ‘Band-Aid’ approach to counselling; therefore, instead of providing quick-fixes, I welcome us to dive into issues together. From the first session with me we will start to talk about the issues that have brought you to therapy and where these might have originated – granting us insight into patterns of behaviour that may have been useful in the past but now may be actually getting in the way of your health. In our second phase of therapy we will start to see patterns emerge based upon your past history. There is nothing taboo with me, and as we learn more about your past, we may uncover areas that were once unconscious – making connections on how the past and present often interweave in our day-to-day lives. In our third phase of therapy we will then start to make these changes – often using the therapy session as a safe place to try these out. Through looking at the past and the larger context of your social world we can start to get a clearer picture as to why you may be facing distress and with this insight, we will work together in overcoming these issues.