TRAUMA THERAPY FOR WOMEN
Trauma Therapy in North Vancouver & Online Across BC
Past experiences can continue to shape how you feel, relate to others, and respond to life—even when you cannot immediately see the connection.
You may notice yourself feeling constantly on edge, caught in overthinking or shame, repeating painful relationship patterns, or turning to food, substances, or other behaviours for comfort. These are not signs that something is wrong with you. They may be ways your mind and body learned to cope with experiences that once felt overwhelming, unsafe, or too much to manage alone.
Trauma-Trained Care
Focussed on safety, choice, and empowerment
Evidence-Based Methods
ART supports faster, lasting relief
Whole-Person Healing
Supporting mind, body and nervous system
Lasting Change
Move forward without being held back by the past
Trauma does not always look dramatic
How do I know if past trauma is still affecting me?
Trauma does not always show up as vivid memories or flashbacks. Sometimes it appears as feeling constantly on edge, becoming caught in overthinking or shame, repeating painful relationship patterns, or relying on numbing or coping behaviours.
What is trauma?
Trauma is not always the result of a single overwhelming event. It can also develop through experiences that felt frightening, unsafe, invalidating, or too much to cope with, especially when you didn't have the safety, support, or choice you needed at the time. These experiences can continue to influence how you think, feel, relate to others, and respond to life today. This is not a sign of weakness. Many of these responses began as ways your mind and nervous system tried to protect you.
A paced collaborative process.
What happens in trauma therapy?
Understand the Patterns
Build Inner Safety
Process What is Painful
Create New Responses
Trauma therapy does not mean being pushed to disclose everything or relive painful experiences before you are ready. We begin by understanding what is happening now and what would help you feel safe enough to do the work.
What is Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)?
Healing that goes beyond talk
Trauma does not always show up as a clear or distressing memory. Sometimes, you may simply notice reactions or patterns that feel difficult to understand or change.
ART is a structured form of trauma therapy that can begin with whatever is affecting you now—an upsetting situation, image, emotion, physical sensation, or recurring reaction—even if you do not fully understand where it began.
ART combines guided eye movements or bilateral stimulation with a process called voluntary image replacement. This means using your imagination to change upsetting images in a way that feels safer or more empowering. You remain in control of the process and decide how much you want to share. The factual memory remains, but the goal is for the memory—and the patterns it activates—to carry less emotional and physical distress.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Trauma Therapy
Do I Have to Talk About
my Trauma in Detail?
No. You choose what you disclose. ART allows you to work with distressing memories without describing every detail to your therapist. We can decide together what feels safe and appropriate.
Trauma therapy should feel collaborative, respectful, and paced according to your needs. As a counsellor with specialized training in trauma and Accelerated Resolution Therapy, I will work with you to understand what is happening now and decide together what approach feels most helpful.
If you're wondering whether ART could help, you're welcome to book a free consultation or get in touch through the contact page. I'm happy to answer any questions and help you decide whether it's the right approach for you.
Watch a short video on ART