Marcella Jelinek (She/Her) BCYC, MC, RCC

Sometimes circumstances change, sometimes you change, sometimes it’s both. When you’re in between who you’ve been and who you want to be it’s normal to feel stressed, anxious, depressed, disconnected, or just uncomfortable. I specialize in transitions. Whether you’re balancing taking care of aging parents with raising kids, starting or ending a career, or trying to figure out how and where you fit into a rapidly changing world - I want to help you figure out where you’re going and how you want to get there.

I primarily use an emotion focused counselling approach. Which is a fancy way of saying I believe that reconnecting and working with your emotional self is the best way to move through transitions. I create a safe space for clients to identify feelings and feel them instead of thinking or suppressing them. When you integrate thoughts and feelings your whole body knows what’s true for you and your best way forward. My approach is warm, collaborative, and informal.

I have supported teenagers who use drugs and have mental health concerns, and their families. I have experience helping adults of all genders through trauma, gender and sexuality exploration, depression and anxiety, and recovery from substance use and misuse. I am 2SLGBTQ+, non-monogamy, kink, and BIPOC friendly.

I might be right for you if:
- You find yourself stuck in harmful repetitive patterns and want to forge a way out of them.
- You like a counsellor who pulls from different theories and tools to create a personalized approach.
- You're cutoff from your emotions or feel numb and disconnected.
- You want a counsellor who prioritized your beliefs, values, and lived experience.

I might not be right for you if:
- You prefer a counsellor who strictly adheres to one specific counselling model (E.g EMDR).
- You prefer a directive therapist who tells you what to do instead of working with you to find solutions.