Jess Rathwell, RCC

Associate Supervisor
(she/her/hers or they/them/theirs)

Virtual and Phone Sessions

Jess is not currently accepting new clients. Waitlist available!

If you are interested in connecting with Jess, please contact evennowcounselling@gmail.com. For existing clients, self-book here.

Jess (she/they) is a queer, cis, chronically ill, neurodivergent, white settler of mixed Irish and unknown ancestry resultant of family adoption. Jess uses she or they pronouns and invites you to share with me what identifiers currently feel right for you. They live on the unceded traditional and ancestral homelands of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) Nations.

Jess has been working as a counsellor in community and public health settings for over a decade, including mental health programs, hospitals, non-profit organizations, and schools. Alongside this work, Jess provides clinical supervision for new and student counsellors.

Jess’s values are guided by social justice and being trauma-informed. She aims to be anti-oppressive, body neutral, sex positive, and committed to unlearning colonialism. Jess offers tools from narrative therapy, family systems, somatic approaches, and parts work. They have completed a post graduate program in Expressive Arts therapy, so if finding the right words isn’t for you, they have some creative tools we can try.

Jess has experience with mental illness and substance use, chronic illness and pain, burnout, trauma and vicarious trauma, grief, and loss. She brings warmth, humour and respect to the connections she has with others.

Jess is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#17871) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. They have a Master’s in Counselling from City University of Seattle and completed the Expressive Arts therapy certification from the Justice Institute of British Columbia.

Jess’s Rates

15 min Phone Consultation
No Cost

Individual Counselling

50 min
Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
Standard: $150
Generous: $175+

Clinical Supervision and Consultation

50 min
Sliding Scale: Open to Discussion
Standard: $150
Generous: $175+

(Rates include GST)

Approaches in Therapy

Parts Work
Somatic Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Family Systems
Expressive Arts Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Licensure & Degrees

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Selected Professional Training

Masters of Counselling Psychology (MCP, City University of Seattle)
Expressive Arts Therapy Certification (JIBC)