Jordan Day Weir (they/he) Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying)
My Story
Hi, I’m Jordan. I’ll try to keep this brief, but the truth is that my journey into healing work is the story of my life. In a way, everything I’ve experienced has led me to this point: my loneliness and feelings of difference as a child, my retreat into art and literature, coming out as transgender, and then the pull towards big questions - who am I really? What does it mean to be alive? But these big questions couldn’t be answered in words. I began meditating and learning about different spiritual traditions. I became more present to my relationships, which were showing me how scared I was: scared to be myself, scared to be seen, scared to be fully alive. These fears came from core wounds that I knew all human beings suffer with, not just myself. I wanted to better understand how to heal and help others heal, so psychotherapy became my next step. The therapy space is one that provides a dedicated container for the process of healing: re-parenting our younger selves, letting go of narratives that are untrue, and realigning with our sense of wholeness. I’m so enchanted by this process and find great meaning in creating a therapeutic container for others. Honing the capacity to do healing work with people is directly related to my own healing process, and it is this alignment of inner and outer worlds that make me call healing my soul work.
Education and Training
I studied English and Philosophy as an undergraduate, then continued into an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Toronto. During this time, I volunteered as a crisis line responder at the Distress Centre of Greater Toronto and received training in suicide risk assessment and prevention, and distress management. I have a certificate in Mindfulness Facilitation (MindFIT) from the University of Toronto, and have been leading mindfulness and creative writing groups since 2019. I received my Master’s (MEd) in Psychotherapy and Counselling from the University of Toronto (OISE), where I was trained in integrative psychotherapy, and completed my practicum at Phoebe Chin Therapy, a private clinic that prioritizes anti-oppressive values and art-based therapy. I am currently receiving specialized supervision in Internal Family Systems therapy and process-experiential (emotion-focused) therapy. I have also completed seminars in Somatic Experiencing, EFT, and IFS, and am a current student at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto.
My Commitment
I am committed to offering my services to a diverse range of clients and groups. My approach to therapy takes into account the oppressive dynamics at play in our world and the different experiences people can have given their unique identities. My own experience as a white transgender person has given me insights both into the effects of oppression on the psyche and the blindness of privilege (which harms the psyche in a different way). I aim to enter the therapy space with a balance of knowledge about the impact of social systems, as well as openness to learning about the unique experience of the individual client.
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