ailey jolie | mcp, ma

i identify as a human first and a psychotherapist second.

As a human, I am as slow-paced as the meditations I guide, an alliteration enthusiast, a humble activist, a wandering romantic, and a deeply attuned feeler. As a psychotherapist, I am described as fiercely compassionate, gracefully provocative, a passionate pattern finder, and curious like a cat. I like holding the messy stuff, the taboo, and honouring the magic within our bones.

I come to the psychotherapy profession with transparency. As a human, I have a coloured history of triumph and trauma. Performing with the Royal Moscow Ballet, wearing the crown of Miss Canada, modelling overseas, and a brief cameo as a child on Sesame Street were the highlights the world saw; what was hidden during my youth were my experiences of sexual exploitation and violence. My experiences of trauma have informed my academic and educational choices. The areas of expertise I possess as a psychotherapist are where I have personally alchemized my pain into peace. My personal experience has led me to know that healing is not linear but circular. For this reason, I am honest in my therapeutic offerings. I am not a 'quick fix' psychotherapist because, as a human, 'quick fixes' did not offer me lasting healing.

My human experiences of healing mean that as a psychotherapist, I offer long-term psychotherapy rooted in the principles of Jungian depth psychology, relational somatics, intersectional feminism, anti-oppressive ideologies, and interpersonal neurobiology.