Jillian Martin (She/Her/Hers), Co-Owner

Jillian is a Registered Psychologist, Provisional Supervisor and Co-Owner of YMM Collaborative Practice. Jillian primarily focuses on perinatal and reproductive mental health as well as sex therapy. Her approach to therapy is person-centred, trauma-informed, non-judgmental, compassionate, sex-positive, and pleasure-focused.

Jillian has over 15 years of experience working in the field of mental health. She is a registered psychologist in good standing with the College of Alberta Psychologists since 2013. Jillian began her private practice in January of 2020 committing to continued education and developing skills and competence to best support the clients she is working with. Jillian’s own struggles with perinatal anxiety was a catalyst for shifting focus towards perinatal and reproductive mental health. Jillian is passionate about sexuality and her goal is to provide a space that is safe, sex positive and enhances the sexual health of clients of all bodies, genders, relationships and sexual orientations.

Jillian works with adult individuals and couples. Jillian works from an anti-oppressive framework working to address systems and structural forms of oppression. Jillian shows up authentically in the client-therapist relationship. She is warm, genuine, and curious and has a deep passion for supporting the overall health of her clients.

Fun Facts: Jillian is a mother, a runner and exercise enthusiast, lover of coffee, and an extroverted-introvert. She loves to read, spend time with her family and friends, and be outside (preferably by the ocean or on the golf course). Jillian’s favourite movie is Home Alone Lost In New York and she can quote it word for word.

Specialties: Jillian's primary focus is perinatal and reproductive mental health, and sex therapy though she has experience working with, but not limited to adults experiencing anxiety, life transition, depression, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, parenting, relational issues, chronic pain, trauma and PTSD and more.

Jillian is trained in different therapeutic modalities and techniques such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) among others. These are woven together to meet individual client needs.

Client Focus: Adult, individuals, couples, 2SLGBTQIA+

Rate: $220