Psychotherapy for Trauma
Trauma can have a lasting impact on emotional well-being, relationships, and daily life. Through a safe, compassionate, and evidence-based approach to trauma therapy, we work together to process painful experiences, build resilience, and support lasting emotional healing, growth, and recovery.
"We can’t change what happened to us but we can change how it lives within us."
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Trauma Counselling
"It wasn't that bad."
Minimizing what happened or comparing your experiences to others might make you believe that because someone else had it worse, your own pain does not count. By telling yourself "it wasn't that bad," you are unintentionally dismissing your own suffering. Healing begins not by comparing pain, but by acknowledging its impact. Recognizing that your experiences affected you does not mean you are blaming others or dwelling on the past—it means giving yourself permission to understand your story with honesty and compassion.
"Talking about it will only make things worse."
If you've spent years trying not to think about what happened, the idea of talking about it may feel overwhelming. You may worry that opening old wounds will bring back painful emotions, make you lose control, or leave you feeling worse than you do now. These fears are understandable, especially if avoiding the memories has been your way of coping and getting through difficult days. Healing involves creating a safe, supportive space where you can explore your experiences at a pace that feels manageable.
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“It happened a long time ago.”
Trauma is not defined solely by the event itself, but by its impact on the nervous system, emotions, relationships, and your sense of safety. The effects of trauma may continue to show up and even when you're not actively thinking about the past, your mind and body may still be carrying its effects. For many people, the goal is not to erase the past but to reduce its power over the present.
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi
Types of Trauma
Childhood and Developmental Trauma
Childhood trauma can have lasting effects on emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Experiences such as abuse, neglect, loss, or exposure to violence can impact a child's sense of safety, self-worth, and ability to trust others. Maybe you grew up in an environment where difficult experiences were normalized, leaving you unsure whether what you endured was truly harmful. Childhood trauma may have you struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, or conditioned immobilization.
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Acute Traumatic Events
Acute trauma results from a single distressing or overwhelming event, such as a motor vehicle accident, natural disaster, assault, medical emergency, or sudden loss. Following a traumatic event, you may experience symptoms such as anxiety, shock, fear, intrusive thoughts, difficulty sleeping, or heightened emotional reactivity.
Domestic Violence
If you are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, you may be living with anxiety, fear, low self-esteem, difficulty trusting others, and feeling constantly on edge. The impact of domestic violence can affect your relationships, sense of safety, and overall well-being.
Narcissistic Abuse
You may find yourself questioning your thoughts, feelings, or sense of reality. Manipulation, gaslighting, criticism, control, and emotional invalidation can have a profound impact on your self-esteem, confidence, and ability to trust yourself and others. You may feel confused, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns.
Emotional Trauma
Are past experiences continuing to affect your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and sense of well-being? Emotional trauma can result from experiences such as rejection, betrayal, loss, emotional abuse, bullying, or other deeply distressing events. You may struggle with anxiety, low self-esteem, difficulty trusting others, emotional overwhelm, or feeling disconnected from yourself and those around you.
Betrayal Trauma
When you experience a significant violation of trust by someone you depend on or have a close relationship with, such as a partner, family member, friend, or caregiver, the emotional impact can be profound, often leading to feelings of shock, anger, grief, confusion, and difficulty trusting others. Betrayal trauma affects a person's sense of safety, self-worth, and relationships.
Vicarious Trauma
Healthcare professionals, first responders, therapists, caregivers, and others in helping roles are regularly exposed to the suffering, trauma, or distress of others. Over time, hearing about or witnessing traumatic experiences can impact your emotional well-being, leaving you feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, burnt-out, anxious, or disconnected.
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Intergenerational Trauma
Trauma resulting from experiences such as abuse, displacement, loss, systemic oppression, or family dysfunction can continue to influence individuals and families long after the original events occurred. You may struggle with anxiety, low self-worth, difficulty with relationships, or a persistent sense of emotional burden and you may notice patterns of emotional pain, coping strategies, relationship challenges, or stuck beliefs that have been passed down through your family across generations.
Medical Trauma
If you have experienced a distressing medical event, traumatic birth experience, diagnosis, procedure, or hospitalization, these experiences can leave you feeling anxious, fearful, overwhelmed, or mistrustful of healthcare settings, even long after the event has passed. You may experience intrusive memories, heightened stress, difficulty attending medical appointments, or a sense of vulnerability related to your health.
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“You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become.” — Carl Jung
Getting Help for your Trauma
As a trauma specialist, I help process your difficult experiences with care and support, so they often become less overwhelming, allowing you to move through life with greater confidence, freedom, and peace.
Understand Your Patterns Of Protection
Regain Your Voice
Complete The Stress Cycle
Therapy For Trauma Approach
Treatment for trauma is as individualized as you are. Using a trauma-focused, culturally curious lens, I work collaboratively with clients to understand how their experiences have shaped their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and sense of self. Together, we create a safe and supportive space to process difficult experiences, build resilience, and foster healing. Depending on the type and severity of the trauma, therapy may include evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and somatic interventions that support both emotional and physical recovery.
