Jennifer Hassard
Jennifer Hassard, MSW, MBA, MSc, is a social worker and psychotherapist with more than 6 years in clinical practice focused on health and family. She has experience in community services, specialized in family counselling, and graduate-level teaching. She is a Family Worker at AMCAL Family Services in Montreal, where she provides therapeutic services to families facing complex challenges, including family violence, parenting difficulties, and systemic cultural barriers. She also maintains a private clinical practice, offering services to individuals, couples, and families.
Jennifer holds academic roles as a Course Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor at Trinity Western University and as a Faculty Member at Living Systems Counselling. Her teaching and supervision focus on couple and family therapy, including grief, end-of-life care, and Bowen Family Systems Theory. She has contributed to curriculum development and the launch of a university-based family clinic.
Her background includes roles in school counselling, oncology and palliative care social work, and community grief support. She holds degrees from McGill University and HEC Montréal and is currently completing a Master of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Credentials and Background
- Master of Social Work, McGill University (2022)
- Bachelor of Social Work, McGill University (2020)
- Master of Business Administration, École des Hautes Études Commerciales, University of Montreal (2002)
- Master of Science (Biology), McGill University (2002)
- Bachelor of Science (Biology), McGill University (1999)
- Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (expected Fall 2026), Trinity Western University
- Course Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor, Trinity Western University
- Faculty Member, Living Systems Counselling
- Family Worker, AMCAL Family Services
- Private Practice, Systems Therapy
- Graduate of the Living Systems Internship program in Bowen Family Systems Theory and Therapy
- Clinical experience and registration in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec
- Registered Clinical Social Worker, BC College of Social Workers (#16570)
- Registered Social Worker, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (#855109)
- Professional Social Worker, Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (#HASJ2005200TS)
- Psychotherapist, Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (#62223-24)
- Experience in community social work, palliative care social work and school counselling
- Bilingual in French and English
