Does Life feel overwhelming?
You feel like you need help, and are looking for an empathetic and and compassionate therapist.
You’re in the right place!
What is stress?
Physiologically, stress is your body’s natural reaction to a change that requires a response, which is more commonly thought of as our “fight, flight, or freeze” response. When we don’t have the tools to cope with stress productively, it can cause a great deal of MORE stress and problems down the road.
These can include:
loss of appetite
difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep
muscle tension - how tight are those poor shoulders of yours?
shortness of temper - maybe you’re feeling really snappy lately?
inability to focus on tasks or the positive things in your life
Sound Familiar?
What causes stress?
The truth is, life can be stressful.
Major life changes like a change or loss of a job, financial worries, changes in your personal relationships, deadlines, and even learning a new skill or adapting to a major life shift - like a global pandemic, for instance! - can all add strain and stress.
Sometimes we feel pressure to succeed or to be perfect all the time, and don’t know how to get past that.
I’m a therapist who’s empathetic and compassionate. I can guide you through these challenges successfully.
I specialize in EFIT - Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy, a modality with a long history of clinical success - often in less time than other types of therapy!
That - most of the time - when we work together, you’l feel better faster.
Want to feel better faster?
What does stress feel like?
Although stress shows up in each of us differently, we all at least some share common reactions. Symptoms will be noticeable, and can include:
headaches
moodiness
heightened anxiety
digestion problems
anger outbursts
sleep problems
lack of sex drive
lack of motivation
change in eating
restlessness
feeling overwhelmed
In short, feeling stressed all the time can really impact your life!
How I help treat your stress:
Stress management includes finding out where your stress stems from and then applying tools to:
de-stress
create more balance
become more assertive
reconnect you to yourself
incorporate self-care
teach you compassionate self-care tools that will help you as you move forward
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.
