Jane Ronec, AASW

Jane Ronec is an AASW social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety and big life changes. She works with people dealing with grief, trauma and mood concerns. She also supports those struggling with relationship and intimacy issues, addictions and parenting stress.

Jane listens without judgement and treats the person, not just the problem. She believes clients are the experts in their own lives and helps them build on existing strengths. Sessions focus on practical steps you can use between meetings and on making decision points feel clearer.

With nine years of professional experience, Jane has worked extensively with the effects of family violence and with people recovering from abuse. Her background includes supporting those managing compassion fatigue, bipolar mood shifts, ADHD challenges and career stress. She brings that experience into collaborative conversations about coping and safety.

Jane combines several evidence-informed approaches to suit different needs. She draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values, cognitive behavioural tools to change unhelpful thinking, and elements of emotionally-focused and dialectical work for strong emotion and relationship patterns.

People describe practical, down-to-earth sessions that focus on steps they can try at home. If you are feeling stuck in a midlife crisis, questioning purpose, or simply overwhelmed, she can help you sort priorities and plan manageable changes.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for stress, midlife uncertainty and coping with change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with behavioural experiments and practical exercises. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on patterns in close relationships and on naming emotions to change how people connect with each other.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Jane works with clients to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning is revisited as therapy continues so the work stays relevant and useful.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives - they remove travel, let people choose quieter times, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. These practical benefits often make it easier to keep working on goals between sessions and to use therapeutic tools in day-to-day life.