Jennifer Russell Psychological Services
Support for Individuals, Families and Children
Evidence-based trauma therapy to process the past, restore self-connection, and support forward movement.
Available in person in Jasper & Hinton and Online across Alberta.
How I Support You & Your Family
Families
Family therapy helps improve communication and strengthen relationships by supporting families in working through challenges together and building healthy relationships.
Individuals
Trauma-focused individual therapy offers a safe, supportive space to process and heal from difficult or overwhelming experiences. At a pace that feels comfortable, individual therapy supports deeper healing—helping you regain a sense of safety, control, and connection with yourself. Individual therapy is tailored to the unique experiences and needs for children, adolescents and adults.
Couples
Support for couples navigating relationship challenges, communication, and the impact of trauma on connection and intimacy.
Therapeutic Approaches Designed to Support You
For the last 17 years I have been supporting individuals healing. In doing so I utilize:
Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy conceptualizes problems as separate from
the person and focuses on the client’s skills, competencies, beliefs, values, and abilities that will assist them to reduce the influence of problems in their lives. It also considers the individual, family, community, and cultural narratives that can lead to racism, discrimination, and marginalization. Understanding these larger problem stories can create freedom and space for a person to follow their truest vision of themselves.
Family Systems Therapy
Family Systems Therapy combines different modalities (Bowen,
IFS, Structural, Virginia Satir, Narrative) that focus on resolving couple and family conflict as well as the long-lasting struggles resulting from family trauma. In this way, family systems approach can be utilized in individual, couple and family therapy. This approach allows us to understand the roles that a person has been conditioned to play from a young age and how this is impacting their current relationships. It also understands how multi-generational trauma impacts relational and behavioural patterns.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is an intervention
designed to address traumatic events and the behavioral, emotional, somatic, mental and spiritual impacts that result from adverse life experiences. EMDR has been shown to be effective for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). EMDR may also help to diminish urges and addictive behaviours, help with anxiety and other mental health concerns.
Somatic Approaches
Somatic Therapy honors the wisdom of the body. It recognizes that
the body’s memory is often more accurate and relevant then cognitive memory. It looks at discharging trauma through working with the body and allowing people to become free from chronic fight, flight, and freeze responses that impact one’s entire well- being.
HTT (Historical Trauma Transmission)
Historical trauma transmission refers to the ways trauma experienced by
previous generations can affect the emotional, psychological, and relational patterns of those who come after them. In therapy, we explore how these inherited experiences may influence your current well-being and work toward healing, resilience, and healthier patterns in moving forward.
IFS (Internal Family Systems)
IFS therapy is an evidence-based approach that understands the mind
as made up of different “parts”, each with its own feelings, roles and intentions. In therapy, we explore these parts with curiosity and compassion and how they influence thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. This process helps reduce inner conflict, heal past wounds, and strengthen a sense of calm, clarity, and self-leadership.
Mindfulness Practices
Mindfulness is the practice of bringing gentle, non-judgmental awareness to
the present moment. In therapy, mindfulness helps individuals notice thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations with greater clarity and compassion. This practice can reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and support greater balance and well being in daily life.
What to Expect as a Client?
Compassionate & Holistic Care
I offer a respectful, heartfelt approach that honours one’s wisdom and medicine in healing. I believe healing occurs when one’s heart, mind, spirit and physical body is honoured.
Trauma-Informed Expertise
My work utilizes a trauma informed lens with skilled clinical intervention by integrating practices from Narrative therapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems and Somatic exploration.
Experience with Complex Trauma
I feel confident in supporting survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence, colonial and intergenerational trauma, as well as those navigating complex relationship challenges.
Safe & Confidential Space
All sessions are confidential and compliant with the College of Alberta Psychologists Standards of Practice and Canadian Code of Ethics
Specialities and Focus Areas
With 17 years of experience, I support individuals and families impacted by complex and intergenerational trauma. My work also addresses related concerns such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, family-of-origin dynamics, anger regulation, and relationship and communication challenges. I have exptensive experience working with survivors of sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, residential school trauma, and first responder-related trauma.
Jennifer Russell Psychological Services
I look at healing through the lens of the medicine wheel and the continual finding of balance in one’s mental, spiritual, physical and emotional self.
Steps in working together
Which are often circular rather than linear.
Establishing safety and goals
Developing a trusting relationship, creating emotional safety and collaboratively identifying goals in therapy and possible approaches in therapy.
Working Phase
Processing trauma, working through difficult experiences, reclaiming old parts, and releasing what is no longer needed.
Integration and Maintenance
Integrating insights and changes into daily life, strengthening new patterns and supporting the maintenance of lasting change.
Fees
Jennifer is an approved provider through NHIB: Non-Insured Health Benefits Program and IRS RHSP: Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program in Alberta. This program provides access to see a psychologist for First Nations and Inuit People without having to pay upfront.
Otherwise, Jennifer’s fees are
$200.00/ hour.
She can direct bill several insurance companies that pay the full amount or a portion. Payment is due after the session ends and is accepted by etransfer.
Professional & Client Feedback
“Having witnessed Jennifer’s work, I deeply respect the clarity and honesty she brings to trauma-focused practice. Her thoughtful approach offers a steady, transparent, and compassionate presence, creating space for difficult conversations and healing.”
Matthew Cairns
“Jennifer is a skilled clinician with a big heart. I have so much respect for her integrity and kindness in the way she walks along side the people who come to see her. I have witnessed first hand how she has changed lives!“
Trish Dupuis
About Jennifer
I have extensive experience in treating complex intergenerational trauma. This focus has given me experience in systemic family interactional challenges, family violence, sexual abuse, addiction, and various mental health issues.
I have worked with First Nations People at the Mamowichihitowin Program and supported those in healing from intergenerational trauma utilizing non-colonial ways.
I am passionate and continually learning from clients while educating myself in adhering to best practices and non-colonial approaches.
I continue to honour all those that have walked on the path of healing and feel blessed to sit with people of all ages.
I live in Jasper National Park and enjoy spending time with my children and partner in nature, cooking, yoga, reading and extended family time.
Supervision & Consultation:
I am a Registered Psychologist in Alberta and have 17 years of clinical experience in supporting families, children, youth and elders. I have experience in supervision and Team leadership positions at the Mamowichihitowin (Wellness) program (https://www.mcwp.ca) presently and historically.
I honour the path of clinical growth along side one’s personal inner care.
As a supervisor
I focus on fostering clinical confidence, ethical decision-making, and enhancing evidence-based practice. I believe in creating a safe, collaborative space where supervisees can explore, challenge, refine their skills, and grow into compassionate, competent practitioners.
As a mentor
I value curiosity, reflection, and recognizing the unique strengths each clinician brings to their practice.