My name is Jenna Jones. I am a social worker and psychotherapist. In 2016, I graduated from McGill University with a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and I have been involved in the field of eating disorders ever since.
To date, I have worked with well over 1000 eating disorder clients. As a clinician, I have experience in inpatient units, day programs and outpatient programs. I have provided individual therapy, couples therapy as well as family therapy, and I have led a wide range of eating disorder groups. I have also had the pleasure to supervise and train eating disorder interns. Long story short, I am absolutely passionate about eating disorder recovery therapy.
At the beginning of 2021, I launched my own private practice. However, I quickly found myself feeling helpless by the significant increase in eating disorder service requests and the waitlists that seemed to grow everywhere. In response, I created the Body Love Lab.
The Body Love Lab project was an opportunity for me to take a minute, organize my thoughts (and my bookshelf), and give the eating disorder population immediate access to an eating disorder program that mirrored on-site eating disorder recovery treatment.
APPROACHES
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The information provided is established on leading evidence-based eating disorder recovery approaches. The theories applied include the following:
– Cognitive behavioural therapy
– Mindfulness self-compassion therapy
– Dialectical behavioural therapy
– Shame resilience theory
– Family systems theory
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I take a non-pathologising and holistic approach to treatment. I subscribe to the idea that the wellbeing of a person extends beyond their physical and mental reality and into their sociocultural world. Together, we explore the relevance and influence of family, community, cultural norms, social expectations and spirituality on a person’s health.
Through a holistic lens, I help the person identify the extent to which their inner and outer worlds have become confused and blurred through unspoken rules, microaggressions, internalised messages and oppressive structures.
I support the person in understanding and improving the ways in which their internal dialogue is connected to the society they live in and the people in their world.
