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Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
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Bethany Jacobs

Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW

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Peterborough, ON K9H
Healing, recovery, and walking in wholeness are not journeys meant to be taken alone. You deserve support that honors your strengths, your story, and your capacity for growth. In this space I will work with you so your healing is supported with care that is gentle, grounding, and rooted in respect for your lived experience. This space is for those carrying stress, trauma, and life’s complexities—where mental wellness and wholeness can be explored without judgment and with intentional care. Here, you are welcomed exactly as you are.
The support I offer is through a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens—actively working against racism, sanism, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia in all forms. The care I provide is especially attuned to those navigating dissociation, trauma, and the daily impacts of systemic oppression.
Everyone deserves space to grieve, feel deeply, and to be held through both hardship and joy. You are worthy of care that sees & cherishes your full humanity
Bethany Jacobs now for a free 15 minute consultation

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Virtual/Online

Peterborough, ON K9H

My website
I offer online sessions to people in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
I specialize in Sexual Abuse, Trauma and PTSD and Dissociative Disorders (DID) 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and groups  
I would love to support you in your mental health, wholistic wellbeing, and healing journey.
Bethany Jacobs
Connect with Bethany Jacobs
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Virtual/Online

Peterborough, ON K9H

My website
I offer online sessions to people in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
I specialize in Sexual Abuse, Trauma and PTSD and Dissociative Disorders (DID) 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and groups  
I would love to support you in your mental health, wholistic wellbeing, and healing journey.
Bethany Jacobs

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $150
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

e-Transfer, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa

Insurance

  • Blue Cross
  • First Nations Health Authority
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I can offer direct billing for NIHB clients in Ontario. I am a Blue Cross provider. For other plans, payment is due at the time of service, and I will provide you with a receipt after each session that you may submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I can offer direct billing for NIHB clients in Ontario. I am a Blue Cross provider. For other plans, payment is due at the time of service, and I will provide you with a receipt after each session that you may submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of Ontario / 848745 Bethany Jacobs
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 3 years
  • Attended Wilfrid Laurier University , Masters of Social Work , Graduated 2024
  • Additional Credentials

  • Degree/Diploma from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Bachelor of Social Work / 2023
  • Degree/Diploma from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences (Majoring in Sociology and Gender Studies) / 2023
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I have years of experience working with Indigenous, Queer, neurodivergent, and mental health communities. I am passionate about supporting survivors of trauma on their healing path. I am a Registered Social Worker with OCSWSSW), and also virtually practice with ACSW, NSCSW, NLCSW, and MCSW.
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I have years of experience working with Indigenous, Queer, neurodivergent, and mental health communities. I am passionate about supporting survivors of trauma on their healing path. I am a Registered Social Worker with OCSWSSW), and also virtually practice with ACSW, NSCSW, NLCSW, and MCSW.
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)

Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Grief
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Neurodiverse affirming
  • Racial Identity
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Thinking Disorders
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I work with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety or trauma. During our sessions, we will work on understanding your story and how it influences you wholistically: mind, body, emotionally, relational and spiritual/culturally
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I work with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety or trauma. During our sessions, we will work on understanding your story and how it influences you wholistically: mind, body, emotionally, relational and spiritual/culturally
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Endorsement

Emily Oxford
Emily Oxford
Pre-Licensed ProfessionalBAMACP*
Bethany has a warm and accepting presence that makes people feel truly seen and validated. Their care is a gift, a safe haven, and their authenticity &compassion shines through in their commitment to community and walking alongside those facing oppression.

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Indigenous Peoples

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Indigenous Peoples

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Expressive Arts
  • Feminist
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Multicultural
  • Person-Centered
  • Polyvagal informed
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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I have completed a year long training in Compassionate Inquiry. I am trained in EMDR. I am pursuing an Advanced Certificate for EMDR Therapist in Trauma/Disscoiation with Institute for Creative Mindfullness. I am pursuing a certificate in Polyvagal Theory.
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I have completed a year long training in Compassionate Inquiry. I am trained in EMDR. I am pursuing an Advanced Certificate for EMDR Therapist in Trauma/Disscoiation with Institute for Creative Mindfullness. I am pursuing a certificate in Polyvagal Theory.
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Location

Primary Location

Virtual/Online

Peterborough, ON K9H

Nearby Areas

Towns/Cities

Postal Codes

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I offer online sessions to people in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
"
I offer online sessions to people in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
Photo of Bethany Jacobs, Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Bethany Jacobs
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW