Jaycel

Mrs Jaycel Bay, MA

Licensed Professional Counselor

“I am a Registered Guidance Counselor with a Master’s degree in Counseling and over 14 years of professional experience in the mental health and helping professions. My work spans counseling, therapeutic support, and client-centered interventions across diverse life stages and concerns. I provide ethical, evidence-informed counseling grounded in professionalism, empathy, and respect for each client’s unique experiences. My practice emphasizes creating a safe, structured, and supportive space where individuals can explore challenges, develop insight, and work toward meaningful and sustainable change. My clinical approach integrates established counseling frameworks while remaining flexible to each client’s needs, goals, and pace. I am committed to continuous professional development and to upholding the standards of responsible and compassionate care.”

About Me

I’m Jaycel. I’m drawn to the quiet power of nature, the vastness of the sea, and the beauty of simply being. I trust in the soul’s potential to hold even its deepest pain with compassion—and in the gentle, ever-present possibility of returning to that inner wisdom. I love showing up for voices the world may have silenced, and I value the deep healing that comes from hearing them once more. I carry what some might call soul-hunger—a longing for depth, meaning, and connection—and here’s a thing: I know you do too. It takes real courage to show up as you are—and that deserves deep respect. Healing begins not with fixing, but with remembering the wholeness that’s always been within you.

Approach

Culturally attuned and neurodivergent-affirming, I hold space that feels steady and curious as we map inner parts together. In Bacolod City or online, in English, sessions are paced to sensory needs: shorter focused check-ins, slow explorations of protective parts, and practical experiments you can try between meetings. I use IFS-informed tracking and reflective prompts to help you notice patterns without rush, and we collaboratively adapt tempo and tools to your rhythm. Folks seeking gentle clarity and practical shifts tend to find this approach helpful.
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Basic Information

Services

Coaching | Counseling | Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy

Services Offered:

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    Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

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    Trauma Counselling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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    Relationship Counselling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

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    Family Therapy

    A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.

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Works With:

  • •All ages
  • •Communities
  • •Couples
  • •Families
  • •Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

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    Learning or Developmental Difficulties

    Conditions that affect a person's ability to acquire, process, or apply information, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, or intellectual disability, impacting education and daily life.

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    Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

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    Child Behaviour

    Behavioural difficulties in children, such as tantrums, aggression, withdrawal, or defiance, that signal emotional distress or developmental needs.

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    Identity & Self-Image

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

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    Inadequacy

    A persistent inner sense of not being good enough, often rooted in early experiences and manifesting as self-doubt, comparison, or avoidance.

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    Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

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    Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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    Relocation / Expat

    The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.

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    Self-Care

    Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

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Professional Title:

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    Licensed Professional Counselor

    A counselor licensed to provide professional mental health services including assessment and therapy.

Qualifications

Master of Arts

Masters

PRC Accredited University

Year: 2014

BS in Psychology (Psychometrics Track)

Bachelor

PRC Accredited University

Year: 2011

Memberships

Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association (PGCA)

Graduate Member

Service Area

Online from Philippines

In-person & Online

Online and offering in-person sessions in selected locations

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

Philippines

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