Does life feel harder than ever?
Anxiety, stress, depression- they can make life feel overwhelming. I understand. And the current climate isn’t helping, is it?
For so many of us, we don’t even know what’s going to happen next week or month, and forget about trying to plan for the upcoming school year.
When we’re already struggling with feelings of anxiety, depression, the need to constantly please others or be “perfect” all the time, life starts to feel unmanageable.
I can help you.
I have the tools to give you and the depth of understanding to teach you to use them to your best ability.
Free of judgement, full of empathy, and completely confidential, we will work together to bring you back to peace, contentment, and pleasure in the every day.
As we progress on our compassionate, empathetic therapeutic journey, you will start to feel the sense of overwhelm decrease and your sense of control over your life and emotions increase.
You’ve got this. Let me help.
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.
When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.”
I take the fear out of therapy.
How clients describe their experience:
The most common feedback I get from women I’ve worked with is that I take the fear out of therapy because I’m easy to talk to and insightful about their situation. They appreciate that I’m authentic and straightforward because juggling pain, anxiety and stress is tough enough, right? Clients report feeling calmer and more relaxed during our work together and are often surprised at how quickly the sessions go by.
Your time is valuable to me, so during our time together, we’ll stay focused on the simplest way to get you closer to where you want to be because my goal is for you to start living a more deliberate balanced life as soon as you’re ready.
I do my best work with women who are motivated to explore what is no longer working and open to trying out new ways of doing things. These women are also committed to the work because they realize that change in therapy doesn’t happen overnight. They’re usually SO tired of getting in their own way and allowing pain, anxiety, and stress to rule their life that feeling uncomfortable for a short time is something they’re willing to put up with in order to get to where they want to be.
I’m empathetic and supportive of your process and am here to help guide you through this place in your life along with any challenges that arise. You won’t be alone. If you’re ready to get off what has become your task list roller-coaster ride of a life and finally leave pain, anxiety and stress behind to find more balance and JOY, I’m here to help you!
WHO AM I?
I’m Jennifer Bartok and I specialize in women’s counselling.
I will pay close attention to what is and isn’t working for you in creating the life you want and along the way, I’ll do my best to check in to make sure things remain helpful so that you get the most out of therapy.
My hope is that you feel understood, supported, and encouraged to add more JOY while creating your most deliberate life.
and feel joyful again.
Life JOY Therapy specializes in treating professional women in Ontario with issues that are affecting their quality of life, productivity, relationships, and feelings of self-worth. Founder Jennifer Bartok offers an attachment-oriented experiential approach to therapy based on your own humanistic experiences making each and every session custom-tailored to you and your needs. She draws from her expertise in Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) that uses our biological needs of attachment to understand our emotions, reactions within relationships and helps clients experience the impact that their emotions have on their life and ways to change. She holds multiple credentials and certificates. Read more about Jennifer here.
