PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES
Trauma & PTSD Therapy
Experienced Trauma Therapist in Vancouver for True Recovery
You are allowed to talk. You are not alone.
If you’ve experienced an overwhelming and distressing traumatic event that still impacts your daily life, you are not alone. As a skilled Trauma Therapist in Vancouver, I specialize in PTSD recovery and offer a holistic approach to resolve trauma and get effective relief from your symptoms.
I provide a safe, supportive space to understand your experience and address the effects of trauma. I offer research backed tools that are proven to be effective for recovery. I'm here to help you reconnect with your sense of self, manage overwhelming emotions, and rebuild meaningful relationships.
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Together, we’ll work towards resolving trauma wounds, restoring your well-being and finding hope again. Your path to healing starts here, with kindness and respect.
Understanding PTSD: Normal Response to Abnormal Events
Post Traumatic Stress is an intense emotional and psychological response to distressing past or present harmful events, such as abuse, violence, or neglect. It overwhelms the nervous system, leading to profound effects on a person’s emotional and cognitive well-being. Trauma can lead to persistent feelings of fear, sadness, or anger and can distort a person’s self-perception and beliefs, making them feel ashamed, worthless, or mistrustful.
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Experiencing trauma may also result in behavioural changes, such as avoiding reminders of the trauma or withdrawing from social interactions. Physically, trauma can cause chronic pain, fatigue, and other stress-related symptoms and often strains relationships and complicates emotional regulation.
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These reactions to trauma are normal ways for your nervous system to respond. As a Trauma Therapist in Vancouver, I understand these challenges and offer support to help you navigate your recovery journey. You deserve to feel better, and recovery is possible with appropriate support tailored to your experience.
Understanding the Symptoms of Trauma
Trauma can deeply affect your emotional and mental well-being, and its impact often manifests in several ways:
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Re-experiencing the Trauma: You might find yourself frequently reliving the trauma through intrusive memories, vivid flashbacks, or distressing nightmares.
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Shifts in Mood and Thinking: You may feel emotionally distant from others, overwhelmed by negative emotions, or burdened by distorted thoughts and beliefs, increasing a sense of isolation and affects how you see yourself and the world.
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Avoidance: It’s common to avoid people, places, situations, or even thoughts that remind you of the trauma. This can be a way to protect yourself from the emotional pain, but it might also limit your interactions and experiences.
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Hyperarousal: Symptoms of hyperarousal can include trouble sleeping, heightened alertness, irritability, angry outbursts, and difficulty concentrating. You might also feel constantly on edge or engage in reckless or self-destructive behaviours.
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Hypoarousal: On the other hand, you might experience physical lethargy, mental fog, and emotional numbness. This can lead to withdrawing from social interactions and losing interest in activities you once enjoyed.
"Throughout our lives we develop ways to cope and protect ourselves. That is a very smart thing to do, especially if we have had hard experiences. The truth is you are not broken. Even though you may feel lost from your self, it never went away. We just need to clear the path."
~ Carly Goodfellow ~
Integrative Trauma Healing: Recovery of Self and Aliveness
Navigating the aftermath of trauma can be incredibly challenging, especially when these events have shaped a worldview of constant threat or self-doubt. It’s common to feel stuck or disheartened with feelings of being on edge, hypervigilant, emotionally unstable, and struggling to feel like yourself again.
To help you process and integrate traumatic experiences, manage emotions effectively, and build resilience, I use effective, research based approaches to trauma treatment including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Somatic therapies), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Clinical Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) tools.
I offer a treatment uniquely tailored to you, to alleviate both emotional pain, foster a noticeable reduction in post-traumatic stress and anxiety symptoms and bring a greater sense of calm and stability.
As you engage in therapy, you may feel:
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Improved emotional regulation, better able to manage anger, fear, and sadness.
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Increased control over your nervous system which can contribute to overall well-being.
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A strengthened capacity for intimacy and more fulfilling relationships, alongside a heightened ability to set and maintain healthy boundaries.
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Integration of dissociative parts of yourself, promoting a deeper connection with your true self.
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A more profound sense of being in tune with yourself, empowering you to navigate life with greater ease and resilience.
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Your journey towards healing and self-discovery starts here, with compassionate support tailored to your unique needs.
Ready to Take A Step Towards Recovery, Growth and Vitality?
I offer a free online meet and greet to learn more and to get a feel for how I work and go through any questions you may have. You can book online by clicking below.
Contact me today to explore how we can work together to help you feel relief and connect with a more secure and resilient self.
