Beth Jacobs

Beth Jacobs's patrilineal familial relations are Annishanbe from Walpole Island First Nations, and their matrilineal relations are Settler (Irish-English) Newfie from Newfoundland and Labrador. They are two-spirit (queer, ace spectrum) and passionate about supporting Indigiqueer, Two-spirit and trans-Indigenous kin. Their spirit name means "merger between both worlds," they are turtle clan and embrace wholistic teachings and ways of being, knowing and doing their work. They have over ten years of supporting Indigenous youth in the community and over fifteen years working with youth. Beth self-describes as anti-racist, anti-ableist, anti-sanist, anti-colonial, and anti-oppressive. Beth sees the therapeutic relationship as a team effort to help the client gain wholistic healing, self reflection, empowerment, confidence and care. 

Beth has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Gender Studies from Memorial University, supporting their efforts to center intersectional experience and identities as influential in one's narrative. They also have a systemic approach, understanding systemic oppression and its implications on Indigenous, queer and BIPOC communities. They draw from Indigenous feminist and queer pedagogies to center empowerment of individuals' personal journeys. They also recognize the role of cultural, spiritual, relational, environmental, and social experiences, how stressors and trauma impact humans, and how we walk on a holistic healing path. 

Beth has a Bachelor of Social Work from Memorial University and a Masters of Social Work (Indigenous wholistic practice focused) from Wilfrid Laurier University. Beth assures to guide therapeutic processes by connecting their education, lived experiences, and counselling skills to empower individuals to process trauma and deepen their holistic healing path. Beth is passionate about creating safe spaces and promoting compassion, stories, and trauma-informed healing in our communities. They are dedicated to helping people process childhood trauma, sexual violence, spiritual trauma, cultural trauma and relational trauma. Beth also holds a Harm reduction approach to substance use and other coping mechanisms, drawing from Mad Matters, person-centred and anti-oppressive insight.

Beth also hopes to continue furthering their skills and insight in consistent professional development, constantly growing in wisdom and understanding of how to support people. Beth desires to center relationality and care in the therapeutic relationship. They have been doing  EMDR training, Compassionate Inquiry Post Graduate Training and desire to so complete  Inter Family Systems (IFS) training. They want to show their dedication to trauma-informed care and continuing professional development with a focus on dissociative experiences. 

Beth welcomes anyone who wants to process trauma and its impact on mental wellness and wholeness to connect and see if they would be a good fit for you. Everyone deserves to have space for the grief and complex feelings of experiencing life. Everyone deserves to be cherished and cared for amid stress and celebration. Beth hopes to give a gentle space for people to feel heads, seen, value,d and caredfor, and for people to feel heard, seen, value,d and cared for. 

Beth Offers: Virtual Mental Health Counselling In Ontario and  Nova Scotia