Testimonials and Reviews
My life was quite challenging on a few different levels and my partner and I searched out a qualified licensed psychotherapist to help me deal. Dr. Luella Jonk had a Ph.D and everything else about her truly impressed us. So far I’ve received 12 then another 12 weeks sessions with her and I intend to have more using her coaching mode of specialization.
I found Dr. Jonk to be wonderful and sensitive towards me in an honest and professional manner. She is a compassionate listener who assured me I was a ‘whole person’ which was very empowering for me. Her approach is with sensible thought-out guidance in a reliable effective but objective way which I much prefer. Luella shared my passion for art and made me feel I could be spectacular but also stressed hard work! She advised me not to give in to drama but to guide my thoughts into positive thoughts–which was very helpful for me in moving forward and out of the unhappy time I was in.
I have total trust in her ability to help me strategize a plan of action toward my next goal which is a more concrete one. I want to sincerely thank Luella for everything she has done for me.
Luella has a terrific way of communicating with people of different personalities, both men and women, in a way that instills confidence and trust. She made it easy for me to open up to her about my troubles and feelings with compassion and understanding. For myself, it made it that much easier for us to navigate through my problems together toward healthy solutions. Luella truly helped me and I learned that I didn’t have to suffer alone.
I reached out to Luella at a point where I had been working on myself but needed to work on myself as a business leader. I needed to figure out where even to start. When we first met, I didn’t know what I needed or where to start. By the end of the first session, I had unloaded years of frustration and uncertainty about the future of my business and life in general. We navigated through some challenging obstacles over the four months we worked together. In each session, I came away with a practical sense of how to move forward. Over the months, I was able to build a plan to develop myself not only as the business leader that I wanted to become but also gain a sense of confidence that I had never had before. I think it would be summarized as “Luella helped me become the best version of myself”.
One of the first things I told Luella is “I dont want to be divorced”. At the time, seeing divorce equivalent to failure. Through Luella’s coaching, I was able to name and recognize my fears of the ‘d’ word and get to the bottom of the unhappiness and desperation I was feeling.
Through individual and group sessions with and without my ex, the veil was lifted to the reality of my marriage. I was with a man who was unfazed when I left the relationship. He did not see my value or my contributions to our business and life we had built together. I can now reflect and accept my own part in allowing my previous relationship to shrink my potential under his coersive control.
I am grateful for the guidance that gave back my power. With Luella’s help, I was able to see through the gaslighting, and was given strategies to regulated my emotional distress.
It has been over 2 years since I was strong enough to take the steps to leave an abusive relationship. Opportunity flowed towards me once I set up unapologetic, healthy boundaries.
I have reconnected with my family and many friends that I had previously been isolated from. I now have a healthy partnership, where respect, communication and connection is prioritized and reciprocated. I found my dream job and am thriving. The respect and purpose I find in all areas of my life now, allows me to truely appreciate how far I have come.
Thank you for the support and words I needed to hear, when I needed them the most.
Couples Counselling Testimonials
Thanks to Luella it has become abundantly clear how negative thought patterns can be so detrimental to ones health. With her gentle and empowering guidance I finally feel better, feel mentally and emotionally stronger and more in-tune with my body and my sense of self. I can finally begin to see the authentic me rising from the ashes of constant self-destruction, that no longer defines me. All aspects and dimensions of my health have improved thanks to her wonderful techniques to help me begin my journey to healing. She’s so personable and approachable, very professional and great follow up, I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of someone to talk to or just listen. Thank you for everything.
Luella has been instrumental in resolving years of miscommunication between my partner and I. Without her guidance and support our relationship would not have endured one of the most traumatic incidents any marriage can suffer: infidelity. Luella was patient, and caring in our meetings. She taught us communication and coping techniques, which helped each of us understand what had long been missing in our relationship. We practice these lessons daily, and in doing so we have been able to re-establish a foundation of love and trust. I know we will continue to seek her support and guidance in the future.
