Hey, my name is Jocelyn Simpson. I am a Registered Psychologist, a mom, wife, former teacher, daughter, sister, and friend. With the many roles we play in life, it can become a complex adventure to navigate, so I commend you for choosing the adventure with intention. You are worth it.
I work with a diverse population based on varied skills I have developed and a lifetime of lived experiences. I offer a collaborative, creative, compassionate, strengths-based therapeutic approach. I am delighted to work with all my clients in understanding their core values, identifying goals, and building a genuine therapeutic connection. Using narrative therapy, I work from a biopsychosocial lens, considering biological, psychological, and social factors that may be impacting the current narrative of the client. We then explore unique outcomes or alternate narratives from a strengths-based perspective to build resources and capacity toward client goals.
I am trained in basic and parent/child attachment EMDR to address trauma and developmental trauma. I also draw from other approaches, including acceptance and commitment therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. I maintain a culturally responsive lens with an openness to incorporating creative expression in a client-centered way. With counselling support, we will work together to illuminate a path to your preferred future. I believe counselling provides new and renewed insight.
When working with children, I connect through play, the best way to a child’s heart. I seek the strengths and interests of the child and work through media such as art, sand tray, puppetry, song, movement, games, and any creative, co-constructed ways we find ourselves engaging. I also work with the FSCD team and school teams to support bridging gaps at home and between home and school. I have a special interest in supporting adopted children and adoptive families, using adoption-informed and attachment-focused approaches.
With youth, the key is to create space for voice and choice, honoring their realities and working together to find meaning, engage in self-discovery, and build autonomy while maintaining connection with parents. My years of mentoring youth and currently serving as a board member with an organization supporting vulnerable youth in our city offer further perspective.
A passion of mine is working with young adults and in women’s health. The excitement, coupled with uncertainty when launching into adulthood, can feel daunting, yet the unique power and resilience within make it a worthy journey. Juggling the many pressures of career, family, health, and life transitions can be challenging, but when space is created to reconnect with what has always been there, new insight can emerge and create meaningful opportunities. My background in leadership development and co-facilitating a leadership program focused on thriving in midlife provides a unique foundation to draw from.
In couples and family work, the goal is to find common ground, build understanding, strengthen communication, and move toward one another while honoring bids for connection. From there, it becomes about building and supporting shared dreams. Working through conflict blueprints helps navigate obstacles.
