Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Barbera completed an honours BA in psychology, a masters degree in counselling psychology and a PhD in counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto in 2013. She has completed graduate coursework in assessment & diagnosis, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, process experiential therapy, Addiction, Personality, and additional training in DBT, ACT, EFT, IFS, self-compassion training, memory reconsolidation, EMDR and many others. Dr. Barbera has over 23 years of counselling experience in community settings such as homeless shelters, walk-in clinics, university student centres, private practice and hospital settings. She gained over 4500 hours of clinical & counselling work under the supervision of other psychologists, before becoming autonomously licensed as a psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario as a registered clinical and counselling Psychologist in 2014.

?Dr. Jennifer Barbera decided to become a psychologist after working in homeless shelters & community organizations and realizing that she most enjoyed assisting individuals in a counselling capacity to better understand themselves and find greater contentment in their lives. She enjoyed helping to put people at ease though her calm, encouraging, non-judgemental and empathic attitude. She had been working in human services since completing her BA in Psychology in 2002 and then decided to return for an additional 6 years of graduate school between 2007 & 2013 and then a year or licensing to become registered s a psychologist. Her approach is constantly evolving and eclectic to suit the unique needs and preferences of each individual and couple. She has continued to grow her knowledge & experience through extensive clinical work, additional training and supervisory experience as she supervises Registered Psychotherapists, previous Graduate students working towards registering as Psychological Associates and a current psychology graduate student.
Dr. Barbera’s area of focus is on trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. She has worked with first responders and military veterans. She uses a combination of evidence-based approaches including CBT, mindfulness skills, cognitive processing and EMDR. More recently, she utilizes IFS when needed for complex trauma and a progressive approach to using EMDR and has taken several advanced EMDR and complex trauma intensive trainings.