Michelle Jeong

  • Location: Ontario & Broadway, Virtual

    Days and Hours:

    • Monday 10:00am - 6:00pm (Ontario & Broadway) & 3:00pm - 5:00pm (Virtual)

    • Thursday 10:00am - 6:00pm (Virtual)

    • Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm (In-person)

    Virtual sessions may be available on Fridays, Saturdays, and additional Thursday times by request. Please contact to book.

    Practicum ends May 2026.

    • Adlerian Approach to Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders – Center for Adlerian Practice (2025)

    • Advanced EFT Masterclass – Centre for Psychology & Emotional Health (2024)

    • Emotion Focused Therapy: Foundational Skills - Centre for Psychology & Emotional Health (2024)

    • Indigenous Tools for Living – Focusing International (2023)

    • Supporting Sex Workers – Living in Community (2023)

    • Understanding Trauma - Complex PTSD & Somatics – HSABC (2022)

    • Anti-Oppressive De-escalation Skills - HSABC (2022)

    • Trauma Informed Tools for Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault - HSABC (2022)

    • Applied Harm Reduction: Beyond the Basics 6 Part Webinar Series – HSABC (2022)

    • Trauma-Informed Care – Sanctuary Institute (2023)

    • QTBIPOC Youth and GBV: Confronting Racism and Queerphobia in Youth Services

    • GBV Prevention for LGBT2SQ+ Youth – SAFER Project (2022)

    • Building Capacity to Prevent and Address GBV Against 2SLGBTQ+ Youth – SAFER Project (2022)

    • Stepping into Meditation & Community – Namchak Community (2022)

    • Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence Training – Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre (formerly WAVAW)

Bio

Hi there! I’m Michelle (she/her).

I’m a queer, neurodivergent, chronically ill student counsellor and eldest daughter of Korean immigrants. I came to this work through navigating caregiving, cultural dissonance, and family history shaped by war, colonialism, and migration. Growing up in a predominantly white, queerphobic area of BC, I learned how to hold tension, ask hard questions, and move through systems not built for me. My decade of anti-violence work with survivors of sexual violence and folks navigating trauma, substance use, poverty, and systemic harm taught me to sit with layered grief, honour coping/ survival strategies, and recognize how often people are dismissed, or asked to both hide and prove their pain.

In session, I bring curiosity, care, and steady presence. Whether you arrive with questions, ambivalence, or strong emotions, I aim to offer a space where you don’t have to mask or shrink, and where you can reconnect with parts of yourself that have felt lost, silenced, or shamed. At the core of my work is a commitment to co-creating culturally aware spaces that honour complexity, support meaning-making, and move toward connection, authenticity, and moments of delight.

My practice is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and rooted in intersectional feminist and harm reduction frameworks. I integrate narrative, somatic, mindfulness, and emotion-focused practices. I'm interested in how cultural, structural, and historical forces shape our stories and coping. I welcome sex work, kink, non-traditional relationships, and 2SLGBTQ+ identities. I also value feedback, and am committed to ongoing self-reflection and unlearning.

Some (but not all) areas I support include:

  • Sexual and gender-based violence

  • Identity, shame, and self-compassion

  • Intergenerational, childhood, and relational trauma

  • Neurodivergence

  • Chronic pain and nervous system regulation

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Culturally sensitive boundary setting

  • Navigating life transitions, relationships, and chosen family

Outside of counselling, my forest-gremlin soul finds joy in green spaces, cooking with loved ones, tending to my balcony garden (and lemon tree Lenny), and snuggling with my two mini poodles.

I am fully vaccinated & boosted, mask in public spaces, and am happy to wear a mask during in-person sessions.

Image Description: Michelle is centered in the photo, smiling with her teeth at the camera. She has long wavy dark hair and wears round glasses. She is dressed in an olive green button-up shirt over a white dress with a colorful floral and cherry print. The background is filled with greenery.

Michelle Jeong

(she/her/hers)
Student Counsellor

In-Person and Virtual Sessions

Michelle is only accepting new clients for individual counselling sessions!

Please email us at connect@collective-healing.ca to connect with Michelle for counselling services. For existing clients, self-book here.

English, Sliding Scale Available, Student Counsellor, Available in the Evening, Neurodivergent, Queer Identified, Available on Weekends, BIPoC & Queer Identified, BIPoC Identified, Student Counsellor/ Lower Cost, Accepting New ClientsLuisa OspinaVirtual, In-Person, Hybrid, Individual Counselling