Jackie Dowling Therapy & Coaching (RCC, ACC, EMDR)

I have known Jackie for years, and I have been in touch with her since she has started creating her Reducing Overwhelm as a Highly Sensitive Person" workshop. It has been well worth the effort because she has created such a well organized

I was referred to Jackie by a friend who highly recommended her and I found her to be incredibly knowledgeable, compassionate, and kind. Not only is Jackie an excellent listener, but it is apparent that she stays on top on the latest research in her area and is always providing resources and references relevant to what I need and where I am at the time.I came to Jackie because I was very anxious, stressed, and out of sorts both in my job as a teacher and in life. Over the year we worked together in person, she taught me tools that have greatly lessened my anxiety and I feel more grounded as a result. I have benefited from a very positive shift in how I deal with and feel my emotions since I met Jackie. We also did EMDR work which helped me to connect the dots as to my strong reactions and feelings to life situations. EMDR helped me to process past events and see them in a completely different way that doesn't feel heavy anymore. I didn't expect to see results so quickly!As a result of our work together I realized where I was stuck and feel so much lighter moving forward. Jackie helped me to spot many unhelpful patterns and I am doing so much better now. Since Jackie moved to Victoria, we do our sessions over Skype which has been really convenient.

Jackie really made me feel like we were in it" together. She is so present

I attended Jackie’s online training Reducing Overwhelm as a Highly Sensitive Person on March 19, 2023. I am a trauma therapist, and I was seeking to deepen my understanding of the experience of Highly Sensitive People (HSP) to better support my clients. Jackie’s presentation was very informative, and she was able to demonstrate not only the difficulties for HSPs, but also the gifts of the trait, which are many. Her presentation invites participants to view the experience of HSPs through a very compassionate and empathic lens, which she was able to model through her self-disclosures of her own experience as an HSP. Some of the highlights for me were her explanations of the trait using first person narratives, how she was able to connect it to childhood experiences, and her explanation and demonstration of tools for emotional regulation. I highly recommend this training to HSPs and to other therapists who are seeking to understand the experiences of HSPs.

Jackie is so compassionate in her approach. She understands how to meet people where they are, honor their lived experience, and guide them to where they desire to be. It's always refreshing when someone can hold highly sensitive people in a container where there is no pressure to perform so they can go at a pace that honors their energy. I highly recommend working with Jackie or attending her workshops designed to support highly sensitive people.