I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker with over two decades of experience and have devoted my career to assisting at-risk families. I have a Clinical Master of Social Work (MSW) in children's mental health and specialize in assessment and intervention with young children impacted by family violence, involved in family law matters, or caught up in contentious parenting disputes. My practice is primarily focused on conducting forensic interventions, both evaluative and therapeutic, and my training includes family mediation, play therapy, attachment-based parenting and developmental screening of young children. My dedication to the highest standard of practice means I regularly attend and contribute to research based training, workshops and conferences across North America. I have worked alongside family law professionals throughout my career, have extensive experience as a witness in family court and have been qualified as an expert in children's mental health and social work.

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I provide a range of clinical and forensic interventions for infants, children, teens and families, tailored to meet the unique needs of each child and family. I work with children and their caregivers to educate, and offer strategies for helping children adjust to major life transitions, such as divorce and separation

 

I am an instructor with the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary where I teach graduate coursework on the topic of infant, early childhood and parental mental health and I have presented locally and internationally on the topic of Therapeutic Access. I am a member of the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW), the Social Workers Association of Alberta (SWAA), the Alberta Family Mediation Society (AFMS) and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) where I currently hold a position on the Alberta Chapter Board of Directors. 

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I accept referrals for the following interventions. 

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• Individual Counselling & Play Therapy

• Practice Note 7 Views of the Child Intervention

• Practice Note 7 Triage Interventions and Parenting Capacity Assessments

• Child Consultant 

• Child Development Consultations

• Therapeutic Access

• Family Therapy

• Parent Child Relationship Therapy

• Parent/Child Contact Problems

• Parent Coaching/Co-parent Coaching 

• Registered Circle of Security Parenting Program Facilitator

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Jane Gillespie Counselling & Consulting is located in Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Stoney Nakoda Nations: Chiniki, Bearspaw, Goodstoney and Tsuut’ina Nation and home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation, Calgary Nose Hill Métis District and Calgary Elbow Métis District, who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.

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