Trauma-informed therapy
Online trauma therapy For adults in Ontario
What is trauma-informed therapy?
Trauma-informed therapy recognizes that difficult experiences impact how we function in life.
If you’ve been wondering, “What’s wrong with me?” and “Why do I keep repeating the same negative patterns?” - it might be time to take a different perspective. In working together, we will instead explore the questions of, “What happened to me?” and “How did that impact me?” Rather than judging your experiences as dysfunctional, we will understand how they are protective adaptations that have helped you to survive.
All types of trauma deserve recognition and support.
While trauma can involve serious and life-threatening events, trauma also involves less severe, almost “ordinary” events. If you’ve had to undergo chronic stress, emotional neglect, or instability without receiving adequate support, the impact of these traumas can build up over time and cause significant harm.
You are not flawed or broken.
Let’s work together to understand how these protective responses developed, respect them as important parts of your story, and find new ways for you to feel safe, connected, and empowered in your life.
maybe you…
Know exactly which trauma(s) you want to work on,
such as growing up in an unsafe household, or being in an emotionally abusive relationship.
Aren’t sure where your current issues stem from, but you know there are past traumas that you haven’t dealt with,
such as the loss of an important person, or being bullied at school or in the workplace.
Feel like “trauma” is too strong of a word, but you have a feeling that your experiences have impacted you,
such as growing up with parents who meant well but were emotionally unavailable.
Trauma-Informed therapy can address:
ANXIETY & Worry
You’re living in a constant state of worry and stress, even when there is no immediate danger. Your mind automatically goes to the worst-case scenario. You feel on edge, restless, and overwhelmed by everyday situations.
Depression
You feel sad and empty and you just can’t shake it off. Everyday tasks are hard, and nothing makes you happy. You’re tired all the time and want to stay in bed to avoid it all. You feel hopeless and worthless, like nothing you do matters.
grief & loss
You feel a deep ache in your heart and a longing for what you have lost. Your emotions come in waves, from numbness or anger to guilt and sadness. You carry with you the painful void of what once was, and is no longer.
SELF-criticism & Shame
You have a harsh inner voice that judges you and doubts everything that you do. You dwell on every mistake and it’s hard to feel proud when you’ve accomplished something. Your inner critic is relentless, making you feel inadequate and unworthy.
loneliness
You feel like you’re on the outside looking in. Everyday activities feel empty or meaningless without sharing them with others. You feel lonely and want to connect, but the risk of being seen and judged is too much to bear.
relationship issues
You’re stuck in a cycle of misunderstandings, conflicts, or distance with someone important to you. You go back-and-forth between blaming yourself and feeling guilty, or blaming the other person and feeling resentful.
childhood emotional neglect
You were fed, clothed, and financially provided for by your parents, but your emotional needs were unmet. You feel guilty complaining about your “good childhood”. Now you feel empty going through the motions of life, and you have a feeling it has something to do with how you were raised.
childhood abuse
You grew up in an unsafe home. As a kid, you assumed the adults were right and you were wrong. When you’ve been harmed by the very people who were supposed to love and protect you, this can leave deep emotional wounds that affect you well into adulthood.
complex ptsd
You wish there was just a single trauma that harmed you. Instead, there were too many moments that chipped away at your sense of self. Today, you constantly feel at war with yourself and with other people. You feel out of control and sometimes you don’t know if life is worth living.
You don’t have to just survive through life - you deserve to thrive.
Together, we can heal the pain of past trauma so that you can reclaim your well-being today.
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