Janaina Spady

challenges using methods to help process trauma, holding space for their grief and learning new

tools to take into the next phase of life.

I know firsthand the intensity and demands of a career in the medical field and how challenging

it can be to compartmentalize and separate your professional self from your personal self. Taking

care of ourselves feels so foreign when our career is centered around taking care of others, often

resulting in neglecting our family life, our social life, and ourselves. My own lived experience

as a medical professional has guided my training and my approach to clients navigating

relationships, self-esteem, stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, and trauma. I support folks in the

medical field by helping them process traumatic work-related experiences and reconnecting with

the people, hobbies and interests that remind you who you are beyond your work.

I also support young adults to navigate the confusion and difficulties of both the present and

what the future may hold. Some of these life transitions may include moving from school to the

work force, working a first full time job, changing friend groups and healthy family

relationships.

In my practice, I draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Existential Therapy, and

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. In my couples work, I draw on my training in Gottman Level 1

My practice is informed by feminist and multicultural perspectives, recognizing the many factors

that shape us as individuals, including these wealth of professional and life experience I gained

during my nursing career in a variety of rural and urban settings across Canada and around the

world

I know how difficult it can be to share with someone, and my hope is that you feel heard and

seen throughout our work together. Your life and experiences are yours alone; I don’t consider

myself an expert on your life. I am honoured to walk alongside you in your therapeutic journey

and to learn both about you and from you in our sessions.