Trauma and PTSD therapists in Alberta, Canada
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Alberta, Canada who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
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PTSD/Trauma
Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, RCSW EMDRIA Approved Consultant & Credit Provider
When traumatic experiences shatter your sense of safety, the past has a disorienting way of invading the present. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn't simply a set of memories you can't forget—it is your nervous system remaining trapped in survival mode long after the threat has passed. Whether triggered by a single overwhelming event, complex relational trauma, or prolonged distress, your body stays braced for impact through sudden flashbacks, hyper-vigilance, emotional numbness, or disruptive sleep.
At Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services, we recognize that these intense responses are not flaws, but adaptive survival strategies your system created to keep you alive. Guided by our practice values of empathy, integrity, tailored care, and authentic growth, we offer a rock-solid, trauma-informed sanctuary where healing moves at a pace that honors your boundaries—never forcing you to relive pain before you are ready.
Pathways to Restoring Internal Safety:
Unwind the Survival Alarm: Utilize gentle somatic grounding and nervous system regulation to discharge trapped physiological fight, flight, or freeze energy.
Process Traumatic Memories Safely: Integrate painful experiences using evidence-based, compassionate approaches that take the sharp, reactive edge off intrusive memories.
Reclaim Your Life & Wholeness: Rebuild an unshakable sense of present-moment safety, cultivate deep self-compassion, and step back into a life defined by peace rather than protection.
Trauma may have changed the way you experience the world, but it does not get to write the rest of your story. Together, we can help your nervous system realize the danger is over, allowing you to step out of constant defense and back into genuine connection, vitality, and joy.
26 Years Experience
Online in
Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Mark Giesbrecht, MA, CCC, RCC - Psychotherapist
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, CT, CCC, RCC
Just because something very difficult and negatively impact-full happened to you doesn't necessarily mean you experienced trauma. Trauma is the bodies way of telling us we have not resolved a past event or period of extreme stress over time. There are steps you can take to change how past events continue to impact you today. Freedom from the past is possible.
31 Years Experience
PTSD/Trauma
Renee Lyon
Therapist, MACP, RSW, CEH
Trauma is at the root of so many of our ways of being in the world. I like to focus on healing the inner child. I am well versed in PTSD healing strategies. I don't have EMDR training.
32 Years Experience
Online in
Alberta (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Meg Lindemulder
Marriage and Family Therapist, Canadian Certified Counsellor, Counselling Therapist
At Curio Counselling Calgary, our compassionate therapists provide specialized Calgary counselling for religious and spiritual trauma. Whether you’ve faced trauma within a religious institution, experienced spiritual abuse, left a high-control group, or are considering leaving a religious community, we’re here to support your journey to recovery and well-being.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Calgary, AB T2R 1J6
PTSD/Trauma
Tina Larkin
Registered Social Worker, Master of Social Work, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Trauma and PTSD can have far reaching consequences. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with training in evidence-based trauma modalities. Using a trauma informed lens we will explore how trauma and PTS impacts your ability to live the life you most desire and develop strategies to take your life back.
9 Years Experience