“Jineya is fantastic! Prompt return of text/email messages and very accommodating schedule wise. She is very professional and very understanding, I recommend her to anyone looking for a counsellor.”
“My EMDR sessions; they have made a huge difference to my ability to cope with things that would have caused me awful anxiety in the past.”
“She used my language and explained things a very simple way that made sense to me. Jineya said 'what does it serve you?', and that always sticks with me any time I am feeling a negative emotion/feeling irritable and impulsive. I found emdr the most helpful.”
“Jineya was always very open and understanding and keen to listen to everything I wanted to talk about. She made me feel like a friend that she deeply cared about and I could feel her empathy every time I expressed myself even if it was painful and intense. She helped me realize that I’m not alone and mostly everyone has some sort of anxiety about different things. She helped me see the lighter side of the struggles I went through by helping go over them and create positivity from them. She always tried to relate to my problems and obstacles and helped me realize again that I’m not alone with everything that I’m feeling. Jineya also gave me lots of helpful skills to take home after our time together that I still use in my daily life. Such as meditations to do, writhing and journaling techniques and podcasts and audio to listen too. The affirmations she used throughout her sessions are still with me today and help me feel more confident, happy and optimistic.”
"She was thorough, understanding, compassionate and knowledgeable, ready with ideas, resources and motivation. I would highly recommend Jineya and the entire counseling service at Camosun."
"With her help, I was able to acknowledge an issue I have been putting off in my life for some time, and by letting this issue be shared, she was able to give me great advice on how to deal and where to improve upon. From what was thought to be help with career advice, not only helped my career goals, but also helped resolve personal issues and support my personal goals."
"What I found most helpful about counselling was just working through problems together and bouncing ideas off of her and her suggesting ways to help cope with certain issues."
"I learned a great skill for not judging myself so harshly. At the end of the day, I would take ten minutes to reflect on my feelings/ thoughts about the day, without attaching judgement to them. This was very freeing. As well, I felt like my counsellor helped to normalize many of the areas that I found concerning and/or challenging (ie. Questioning sexuality, struggling with career choices), which helped me feel more comfortable experiencing being not 100% clear in those areas."
"The ability to connect with someone who is actively listening and offering support, options, alternatives, etc."
"Being able to talk through my issues in a safe and incredibly positive environment."
"Something that I REALLY appreciated about Jineya is that she always made sure I was getting the most out of our sessions. If we had talked about a topic during a session, for the next time she would ask about how the topic was doing and then she would ask if I wanted to continue on with that issue or if I had anything in particular I wanted to work on that day. It was helpful because I knew if the session wasn't going how I needed it to in the moment I was always able to say something and Jineya was very flexible about changing directions. I really enjoyed working with you! Thanks for your help this semester. Good luck during your next stages! :)
"Having somebody who is unbiased listen to my problems and do their best to offer solutions. Jineya was always kind and patient, and sometimes she wasn't sure of how to help me but she did her best and was honest about when she was out of her area of expertise. She provided some insight about the problems I was facing and I found it very helpful to apply to my life."