Jill Peckford, MSW, RSW

Jill is a Registered Social Worker providing individual, couples and family counselling to adults in St. John’s, NL.

Working from a holistic and Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed perspective, she specializes in the areas of addictions, relationships, trauma, life transitions, crisis intervention and suicidal ideation.  She has experience in working with folks in alternative relationships (i.e. open relationships, consensual non-monogamy, mixed orientation, polyamory).

Jill holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Memorial University. She has completed training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing.

Jill is a Registered Trainer in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and has completed a Yoga Teacher Training Program to deepen her mindfulness and yoga practice.  She is also a co-facilitator for a Clinical Skills course at the Memorial University School of Medicine.