Jody Kulyk (she/her), MACP-Q
Practicum Therapist (Yorkville Univ)
I aim to take a holistic approach with my clients by offering unconditional positive regard and empathy in a space that is inclusive and welcoming to all cultural communities. I use primarily person-centered and solution focused approaches in my work with clients. I offer treatment in Treaty 1 territory and strive to position myself as an ally in the process of reconciliation. I have worked in education for the past ten years, particularly helping with the overall success of adult students. Now I am finishing my master's degree in counselling psychology.
Outside of therapy I love to spend time with my family and friends. I like to go for hikes and walks with my dog Einstein and listen to true crime podcasts and apocalyptic audiobooks.
If you would like to work with me, I invite you to connect with me via email or my booking link.My clients are amazing people. They come in with their struggles, their hurts, their fears, their insecurities, their difficult stories, their trembling hands, their breaking hearts, and they lay it on the table. They bravely take a look at their lives, and inside themselves, and take steps to grow and shift so they can finally experience the changes that they have wanted to see in their lives.
So often my clients come into session feeling defeated, broken, isolated, anxious, or hurt, but I also see their courage, their resilience, their tenacity, their strength, their joy, and their unwavering desire to connect in meaningful ways with people in their lives.
I am so deeply honored that my clients trust me to see and walk alongside them.
My passion for therapy grew out of the observation that when people are in personal or relational distress, not only is human support the best medicine, but they often need someone to walk with them or guide them back toward finding their connection, place of centre, or sense of wholeness.
To my mind there is no greater work. I really care about people and find it very fulfilling to watch people step back into their power, enjoy better relational health, or more personal wholeness.
I am the proud mother of four amazing teens, 2 doodles, and 2 cats who avoid us. I like to tinker with a guitar, and am a persistent but unsuccessful gardener. You can often find me having coffee with a friend or walking on the nature trail close to my house.