Jessica Batres, RSW
Seasoned Therapist
Registered Social Worker, she/her
OCSWSSW #840982
Telus Health eClaims Direct Billing
NIHB Direct Provider
Grounded, empathetic, and anti-oppressive virtual therapy for individuals and couples across Ontario. Specializing in anxiety, perinatal and postpartum transitions, couples therapy, adult neurodivergence, and trauma recovery—offered in English, Spanish, and French.
Grounded, Culturally Affirming Therapy
That Meets You Where You Are
Life and relationships rarely follow a straight line. When stress accumulates, whether from marital strain, neurodivergent burnout, systemic barriers, or past trauma; it’s easy to feel disconnected from yourself and the people you love most.
Jessica’s practice is built on safety, empathy, and practical collaboration. Drawing from evidence-based modalities like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Trauma-Informed Care, and Somatic practices, she helps individuals and couples decode emotional patterns, regulate their nervous systems, and create lasting, meaningful change.
As a trilingual social worker with Latinx roots, Jessica brings an innate cultural awareness to her work. You don't have to spend half your session explaining cultural nuances, family dynamics, or the complexities of migration. She simply gets it.
What Brings You to Therapy?
GENERAL ANXIETY, OVERTHINKING & BURNOUT
You feel like your mind never shuts off. You're constantly predicting worst-case scenarios, managing a perfectionist internal voice, and feeling physical tension or emotional exhaustion from holding everything together.
How Jessica Helps:
Jessica uses somatic nervous system regulation, Cognitive Behavioural strategies, and narrative tools to help you unhook from racing thoughts, establish clear boundaries, and restore a calm, grounded internal baseline.
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PERINATAL, POSTPARTUM & MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
Pregnancy or new parenthood isn't feeling the way you expected. You're struggling with postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, sensory overload, identity loss, or feeling disconnected from your partner after having a child.
How Jessica Helps:
Jessica provides a warm, non-judgmental space to process birth experiences, manage perinatal mood shifts, navigate parental burnout, and help you reconnect with your sense of self as you transition through parenthood.
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COUPLES, CYCLE ARGUMENTS & RELATIONAL DISTANCE
You and your partner keep having the same argument over and over. Emotional distance, miscommunication, or unaddressed resentment leave both of you feeling misunderstood, defensive, or disconnected.
How Jessica Helps:
Drawing from Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), Jessica helps you decode the root emotional triggers driving your conflict cycle, rebuild safety, and establish healthy communication habits without taking sides or assigning blame.
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ADULT NEURODIVERSITY & "NEUROSPICY" PARENTING
You're an adult struggling with late-identified ADHD/Autism masking and burnout, or a parent feeling completely overwhelmed by the sensory and emotional demands of raising neurodivergent kids.
How Jessica Helps:
Jessica offers practical, neurodiversity-affirming care that rejects "one-size-fits-all" advice. She helps you create sustainable routines, unlearn masking shame, and develop parenting strategies that honor your brain's natural wiring.
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TRAUMA, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) & RELATIONAL WOUNDS
Past relationship wounds, boundary violations, or gender-based violence leave you feeling hyper-vigilant, distrustful, or disconnected from your body and personal power.
How Jessica Helps:
Jessica provides an anti-oppressive, feminist-informed trauma space where you can process past harm at your own pace, safely process emotional memories, and rebuild body trust and personal agency.
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CULTURALLY AFFIRMING & TRILINGUAL VIRTUAL CARE
You're tired of having to explain your cultural background, migration stress, or family obligations to a therapist who doesn't understand intergenerational dynamics or language nuances.
How Jessica Helps:
As a trilingual social worker (English, Spanish, French) with deep Latinx roots, Jessica provides organic cultural understanding. You can express yourself in your preferred language without needing to translate your lived experience.
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Relational, Trauma-Informed & Anti-Oppressive Therapy That Gets to the Root
When life feels heavy, whether from chronic anxiety, perinatal transitions, relationship strain, or neurodivergent burnout, you don't need clinical jargon or surface-level advice. You need a space where you can drop the mask, process hard realities, and build practical tools for real life.
Jessica’s clinical practice brings together deep expertise in feminist-informed trauma care, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), somatic nervous system regulation, narrative therapy, and perinatal mental health. She works collaboratively with individuals and couples to break unhelpful cycles, process anxiety, and restore emotional baseline strength.
As a trilingual social worker (English, Spanish & French) with Latinx roots, Jessica brings an inclusive, culturally responsive lens to every session. You never have to waste session time explaining family expectations, intergenerational dynamics, or migration nuances. She brings natural understanding and zero judgment.
Education and Trainings
University of Windsor
2017-2021
Master’s of Social Work
University of Montreal
2010-2014
Bachelor’s of Science
Social Work & Addictions
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Internal Family Systems
Self-Compassion Therapy
Mindfulness Based Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
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Jessica works extensively with couples and relationships, neurodivergent adults and families raising neurospicy children, trauma and gender-based violence (GBV) recovery, and major life or migration transitions. She also provides dedicated, bilingual support for Spanish-speaking clients and members of the Latinx community.
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Yes! Jessica provides fully fluent, trilingual therapy in English, French, and Spanish (Español). Whether you prefer to conduct your sessions entirely in Spanish or switch between languages to express complex emotions, she provides a natural, culturally responsive space.
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Jessica offers direct billing options to make therapy as accessible as possible:
• Telus Health eClaims Direct Billing: Available for most major private insurance providers.
• NIHB Direct Billing: Covered under Non-Insured Health Benefits for eligible First Nations and Inuit clients.If your insurance provider isn't eligible for direct billing, you will receive a detailed receipt immediately following your session to submit for reimbursement.
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Jessica’s approach to couples therapy is non-judgmental, practical, and collaborative. She helps partners identify repeating conflict cycles, improve communication, process underlying emotional needs, and rebuild intimacy and trust—without taking sides or assigning blame.
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Jessica practices exclusively via virtual therapy with Changing Tides. She provides secure, PIPEDA-compliant video sessions to individuals and couples residing anywhere in Ontario, offering high-quality care with the convenience and comfort of joining from home.
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You can self-book directly through our secure online Jane App calendar at your convenience. If you’d like to speak with her first, you can schedule a free 15-minute connection call to ask questions and ensure she feels like the right fit for your goals.
Outside the Therapy Room
When she’s not holding space for clients, Jessica is knee-deep in whatever book has her hooked that week, being a gym-rat and sweating out the stress of the day, or hanging out with her kids—because that’s the kind of love that keeps her grounded when life gets loud.
Ready to work with Jessica?
Take the next step toward deeper connection, anxiety relief, and personal clarity. Book your initial session or free 15-minute connection call online today.