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About

Hello! My name is Jakkapan (he/they), and I am a first-generation immigrant from Thailand and am of Thai and Laotian ancestry. Since 2023, I have been grateful to live and work as an uninvited visitor on the unceded traditional territories of the WSÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən peoples.

I recently completed my PhD in Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta and am in the process of registering as a psychologist with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia. In addition to my counselling work, I engage in research related to migration, displacement and the impacts of being non-status (i.e. undocumented).

In my free time I enjoy hiking, camping, reading, running, and any opportunity to spend time with or around cats.

Counselling approach

I embrace a person-centered and social justice-oriented approach in my counselling work. I believe that a strong relationship is the foundation for the most meaningful therapeutic work, and look forward to getting to know you, the values you hold, what you feel make things difficult, and what you desire to grow towards.

My therapeutic wheelhouse draws from foundations based in compassion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and emotion focused therapy.

Areas of Interest

• Identity exploration and relationship to self, including with gender and sexuality
• Physical, developmental, and neurological disabilities
• Migration related concerns
• Chronic pain and illnesses
• Life transitions
• Lived experiences of discrimination (e.g., identity, race, ability status, etc.)
• Lived experiences of trauma and associated symptoms