Jessica Vanderwal, Social Worker

About

Ms. Jessica Vanderwal is a Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience. She works with children and families through challenges associated with parental conflict and separation, intimate partner violence, physical and sexual abuse, and behavioral difficulties. She has also worked in crisis intervention with children, adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, relational and attachment issues, stress and burnout, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.  

In her work with others, Ms. Vanderwal plays a supportive role and strives to create a safe space for sharing and engagement in the therapeutic environment. She is committed to helping others on their healing journeys and practices from a strengths-based, emotion-focused, trauma-informed framework. Ms. Vanderwal has a Bachelor of Arts in Child Studies, a Bachelor, and a Master of Social Work. She is also a psychotherapy intern with the Order of Psychologists of Québec (OPQ). She has been a committed member of the Order of Social of Work, Family and Marriage Therapists of Québec (OTSTCFQ) since 2008. Ms. Vanderwal provides counseling services in both French and English to children and adult individuals, families, and couples seeking support.