Jennifer Lingbaoan

MA (In progress), Counsellor

Jennifer Lingbaoan

Jennifer Lingbaoan is currently accepting new clients.

Person Centered
Strength- based
Trauma-informed
Feminist
Somatic
Attachment Theory
Solution Focused
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy

Jennifer is in the process of becoming a Registered Clinical Counsellor, and is receiving regular clinical supervision from multiple supervisors including, Jennifer Hollinshead from Peak Resilience. Jennifer L.’s receipts currently show her supervisor’s licence information for insurance claims. If you are receiving third party funding for counselling, please check with your insurance provider to see if you will be covered prior to booking with her.

Jennifer (she/her) has completed all coursework and practicum requirements in her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology Program at the University of British Columbia. She is currently conducting her Masters thesis research and is expected to complete her program this year. Jennifer holds both a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honors) and Minor in Counselling from Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Jennifer has over 7 years of experience working in non-profit and post-secondary settings, including in the areas of peer support, anti-violence work, home share services for people with developmental disabilities, and more recently, in developing health and wellness programming for youth at her local Neighbourhood House. Collectively, her experiences working with a wide range of people, presenting issues, and settings, has shaped the ways in which she approaches the counselling process. More specifically, she endeavours to draw from what she has learned across these various roles to engage in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed counselling with her clients.

As a second-generation immigrant and woman of colour, Jennifer is familiar with how it can feel to be caught in the space between different cultures and groups, let alone, while navigating the various challenges that life throws our way. Although this can be a difficult situation for folks to be in, Jennifer is fascinated by how aspects of one’s identity, including their culture, strengths, and community can come together to not only shape their experiences and emotions, but also their journey towards healing. As such, Jennifer looks forward to holding space for folks to partake in sessions as their authentic selves and being by their side as they strive towards their counselling goals.

Jennifer’s counselling informed consent form can be found here.

jenl@kollectivewellness.ca

What is your favourite thing about working closely with people every day?

Bearing witness to the way a person lights up as they speak about someone or something they care about deeply, or when I describe all of the milestones I have seen them accomplish, are hands down a few of my favourite things about working closely with people. I think that sometimes, counselling can be mistaken as a space where one can only discuss heavy and difficult topics. However, I believe that we are also there to hold space for the things that give folks joy, a sense of purpose, and fulfillment, while celebrating what our clients have been able to do both in and out of sessions.

What is a personal challenge that you have overcome in your own life?

Several years ago, I had gotten into a pretty bad car accident that left me in a constant state of hyperarousal, panic attacks, and experiencing intense anxiety around being in any kind of vehicle. I was always terrified and absolutely exhausted in the days following the accident. With the encouragement of family and friends, I was able to reach out to a counsellor and attended counselling for the first time. Although it was nerve-wracking to reach out and challenging to work through these issues, I would not have had it any other way. My counsellor (and her sweet dog!) helped me process what had happened, how it affected me, and provided me with tools to not only work with my anxiety but to rebuild my confidence as a driver again.

What have you learned from your work?

People are resilient beings and regardless of how well (or not) certain approaches serve them, they have found ways to cope and get to where they are today – even before they met with a counsellor! I believe that our role as counsellors is to explore the ways in which folks can foster their resilience by sharpening their current tools and adding to their toolbox.

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