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Be afraid and
do it anyway!

Sometimes it is just so darn hard to reach out for help or hit the “send” button. We get it — and we are here whenever you mucker up the courage! We would be happy to walk you through this part of your healing journey. Ask us anything!

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Clinical Director, Registered Psychotherapist

Jacklyn Chung

“I truly believe that the purpose of life is to love — to learn to love others and to learn to love ourselves.”

Hello, my name is Jacklyn and I am the Founder of Karkiu Psychotherapy and Counselling. I love seeing you take this first step towards your inner healing and am happy to ease you into the process of therapy! I am a Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO and have been working in the field of mental health and education for over 10 years. As the Clinical Director, I oversee all cases that come through the practice – whether with me or with one of our Associates.

As your therapist, I use a balance between comfort and challenge in helping you discover who you are today, work on healing from past wounds, and improve your relationships. The aim is for you to develop a secure attachment within yourself and a sense of self-acceptance in who you are as a whole. We focus on strengths and self-compassion to assist you in building skills that will help you remain resilient and gritty. 

My clients are typically adult individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, identity loss, and relationship issues. I use a client-centered approach that empowers the individual to meaningfully regulate their inner experiences through culturally sensitive techniques, mindfulness practice, emotion-focused and trauma-informed theories.

I hope that we have the honour of working with you to discover, shape, and implement whatever healing looks like for you!

  • Depression | Suicide Ideation
  • Anxiety | Stress | Burnout
  • Work or School Related Stresses
  • Trauma including Childhood Trauma
  • Relationship Issues
  • Anxious or Avoidant Attachment Styles
  • Family Conflict
  • Sex and Intimacy
  • Grief | Life Transitions
  • Identity Development | Racial Identity
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder 
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Therapist Identity
  • Intersectional Lens
  • Trauma-Informed
  • Emotion-Centered
  • ACT
  • Attachment
  • Compassion-Focused
  • DBT
  • Somatic Therapy
  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Registered Psychotherapist (Independent Practice) with College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
  • Canadian Certified Counsellor with Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
  • Master of Education (MEd) in Counselling Psychology from University of Ottawa
  • Master of Teaching (MT) in Intermediate/Senior Division from University of Toronto (OISE)
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Honours Psychology and Human Resources Minor from University of Waterloo
  • EMDR Part 1 and 2 Intensive Training with EMDR Consulting
  • DBT Certification Training
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) with LivingWorks and trained with Kids Help Phone Crisis Text Line as a Crisis Responder
  • “The Empowered Supervisor” Training and is a CRPO-qualified Clinical Supervisor
  • Formerly an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT)