Evidence-Based Counselling Modalities to Support Your Healing
Trauma-Informed and Client-Centred Approaches for Your Unique Healing Journey
I provide trauma-informed counselling services designed to meet your individual needs. My approach integrates a variety of evidence-based trauma-focused therapies alongside client-centred modalities to support your healing and growth.
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Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART): A gentle, evidence-based trauma therapy that uses visualization and eye movements to quickly process distressing memories and emotions.
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Attachment-Based Therapy: Focuses on healing relational wounds by exploring early attachment patterns and fostering secure connections.
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Culturally-Sensitive Therapy: Therapy that respects and integrates your cultural background, values, and identity into your healing process.
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Experiential Interventions: Hands-on therapeutic techniques that engage emotions and senses to promote healing and insight.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): An effective trauma treatment using bilateral stimulation to help your brain reprocess traumatic memories and reduce emotional distress.
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Faith-Based Counselling: Integrating your spiritual beliefs into therapy for holistic healing and support.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS): A parts-based approach that helps you understand and harmonize different aspects of your personality.
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Mindfulness: Practices that cultivate present-moment awareness to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.
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Narrative Therapy: Helps you reframe and rewrite the stories you tell yourself, empowering new perspectives and personal growth.
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Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy: Supportive therapy tailored to respect and affirm neurological differences such as autism, ADHD, and more.
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Parts Work (Ego State Interventions): Techniques to identify and integrate parts of yourself to heal internal conflicts and trauma.
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Person-Centered / Humanistic Therapy: A supportive, empathetic approach focused on your unique experience and strengths.
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Polyvagal Theory-Informed Therapy: Uses understanding of the nervous system to support regulation and resilience after trauma.
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Somatic-Based Therapy: Connects mind and body to release trauma held physically and restore well-being.
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Strength-Based Therapy: Focuses on your inherent strengths and resources to promote healing and growth.
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Trauma-Focused Therapy: Specialized approaches to address the complex effects of trauma on mind and body.
Presenting Issues I Support in Counselling
Experienced in Helping Clients with a Range of Mental Health and Life Challenges
Common Presenting Issues I Work With Include:
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Anger Management
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Anxiety Disorders
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Boundary Setting and Maintenance
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Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
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Chronic Pain Management
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Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
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Coping Skills Development
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Depression and Mood Disorders
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Dissociation and Trauma-Related Symptoms
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Family Conflict Resolution
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Geriatric and Seniors’ Mental Health
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Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support
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Life Transitions and Adjustment Issues
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Neurodiversity Support (e.g., Autism, ADHD)
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Parenting Challenges
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Relationship Issues and Communication
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Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation Support
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Self-Esteem and Confidence Building
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Sleep Issues: Insomnia and Nightmares
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Spirituality and Meaning-Making
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Stress Management
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Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)