Trauma and PTSD therapists in North Cowichan, British Columbia BC, Canada CA
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in North Cowichan 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.
PTSD/Trauma
Sagewood Counselling & Consultancy
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Many, if not most of us have experienced trauma at some point in our lives. Traumas may be very significant events such as sexual abuse, natural disasters, car accidents, loss of a loved one etc. Or traumas can be what we might consider less signifiant events in our lives such as being embarrassed or humiliated or emotional abuse from another person. Although we usually try to do our best to overcome the effects of these experiences on our own, sometimes unresolved trauma can lead to greater difficulties and create parts of ourselves that get 'stuck' leaving us unable to move past the memories and related physiological sensations. Perhaps you are anxious and fearful of certain people, places or situations, or maybe you just always feel 'on edge', and unable to truly relax and feel safe. Maybe you have intrusive thoughts or images that just won't stop. Some people, especially those with PTSD may have flashbacks and nightmares stemming from the traumatic memories. Others often experience muscle tension or chronic pain that may also be related to the trauma(s) experienced, but they have not yet been able to fully process and resolve these experiences. If any of these stress response symptoms sound familiar to you, or if you have experienced trauma in your life and want to be supported as you work through those difficult memories and the places you may find yourself 'stuck', I will do my best to help you find some relief so you can enjoy an improved quality of life.
22 Years Experience
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Adria Lipsett
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
I am highly skilled in trauma and PTSD counselling, providing a safe, supportive space for healing. My trauma-informed approaches help you process and integrate difficult experiences. My goal is to foster resilience and recovery.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near North Cowichan, BC
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia
PTSD/Trauma
Strength in Heart Counselling
Treatment Center, RSW, RCC, CCC
Trauma can affect every aspect of your life, sometimes long after the event. Our trauma-informed therapy helps you process painful experiences and regain a sense of safety. We support you in building resilience and moving forward at your own pace.
8 Years Experience
In-Person Near North Cowichan, BC
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia
PTSD/Trauma
Arne Pedersen - Hypnotherapy Victoria
Hypnotherapist, RCCH
Have past traumatic experiences left you feeling stuck in fear and distress? I provide compassionate and professional support to help individuals heal from the effects of PTSD. Through a blend of therapeutic dialogue, mindfulness-based processes, and hypnotherapy, we'll work together to process painful memories, rebuild a sense of safety, and commence on a journey of healing and recovery.
15 Years Experience
In-Person Near North Cowichan, BC
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia
PTSD/Trauma
Teo Counselling Services
Registered Psychotherapist, MACP, CCC, RPq
As a therapist with extensive experience working with vulnerable populations, including refugees, I understand the lasting effects of trauma on mental health. My trauma-focused approach combines evidence-based techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients process their experiences and reclaim their lives. With empathy and cultural sensitivity, I create a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can heal and rebuild resilience.
6 Years Experience
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia (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
In-Person Near North Cowichan, BC
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia
PTSD/Trauma
Lincoln Stoller
Counsellor/Therapist, PhD, CHt, CCPCP
If you have read these descriptions, then you will appreciate I focus on solutions and not symptoms. I feel all symptoms relate to a problem that has a solution. It is only in the rare situation where your problem is out of your control, that I will grudgingly admit you may be struggling with an internal dysfunction. But even in that case, I look toward the mind and body's natural healing abilities to regain balance and control.
Trauma and PTSD should be considered as two parts to the same thing. Trauma may be acute and PTSD may be chronic, but any acute trauma will leave post traumatic scars if it is not resolved in the present. We all have post traumatic scars from traumas we've ignored. We have grown around these in the way that a tree's trunk grows around barbed wire. And like the wire and the tree, these may seem minor at the time we encounter them. Small traumas embed themselves when we fail to resolve their pernicious effect. Many disturbing childhood experiences are of this sort.
Acute trauma needs to be reframed quickly. It's like a breached birth; an event that's stuck in the birth canal. It needs to be rotated and its truth released. All trauma has a truth which may or may not be part of you. Acute trauma can be re-experienced, but it does not have to be re-experienced literally or accurately. Such trauma is most effectively re-experienced in a dream-like manner because in dreams, unlike in waking life, you can build new realities. For this, dreamwork, hypnosis, entheogens (psychedelics), and brain training build resilience and insight. Each of these are a tool, not a pill, palliative, or solution. They are part of a healing program.
To deal with PTSD, building resilience and revising memories is important, but your thoughts also play a role. Talking helps when it's cathartic. Aim to recreate the situation without being the center of it. Watch it from a safe distance. You do this in spirit.
You are a survivor and a victim, but also a perpetrator. This is important: in some sense you put yourself in this situation and you have gained a unique experience where others have not lived to tell the tale. Somewhere in your history you made decisions that brought you to these ends. If you are not to blame, then you can examine your decisions and reframe your thoughts for the future. If you are to blame, then the lesson is easy: don't do this again! This may result in your feeling fearful, regretful, paranoid, angry, or guilty. You can use all of those feeling to your advantage because they are yours to create, direct, evaluate, accept, or reject, but first you must feel them. It is for this that you most need a protector who understands the process.
I play the role of the protector, but I will not be comfortable in guiding you into territories in which I sense you are in danger. Dealing with trauma with the help of a counselor requires both trust and a shared foundation. The effective counselor will be a role model and an ally. We venture to confront your dragons, and these dragons are real. I accompany you in the reconstructed experience. Much like a shaman, I present you with a mirror in which to see your true self as a warrior, fool, survivor, and hero.
21 Years Experience
In-Person Near North Cowichan, BC
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia
PTSD/Trauma
Michelle Iulianella Counselling & Psychotherapy
Counsellor/Therapist, BEd, MBA, MA, RCC
Generational trauma is the transmission of traumatic experiences and their associated psychological and emotional effects from one generation to the next. This type of trauma can also be passed along through unexamined familial beliefs, sociocultural norms and narratives that describe traumatic events. People with family histories that include systemic oppression or abuse, war, genocide, or marginalization can experience this type of trauma. Generational trauma can manifest as anxiety, depression, anger, guilt, shame, and a sense of disconnectedness or isolation. It can also impact family dynamics and relationships, including the ways in which individuals relate to their families of origin, their partners and their own children. Michelle believes that recognizing and processing generational trauma in therapy is an integral step towards putting an end to the legacy of traumatic experience and promoting healing within individuals and their families.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near North Cowichan, BC
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia
PTSD/Trauma
Candice Seligman
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP, DVATI, CCC
Trauma can show up as persistent anxiety, emotional overwhelm, feeling shutdown, difficulty trusting yourself or others, numbness, hypervigilance, or feeling stuck in patterns that seem rooted in the past. I focus on working with CPTSD, complex and developmental trauma, including childhood and relational trauma, rather than acute single-incident trauma such as recent accidents or medical emergencies. I work somatically, trauma-informed, and with the nervous system, inner child, and energy field in mind to help release the deeper roots of trauma responses. My focus is compassionate, root-cause healing that supports safety in your body, integration of painful experiences, and movement toward greater freedom and wholeness.
6 Years Experience
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Our Landing Place
Therapist, RCC, CCC, RSW, RP, RCT
Our clinicians work with trauma and PTSD using body-aware, relational, and evidence-informed approaches that honour survival responses and support long-term healing.
16 Years Experience
Online in North Cowichan, BC British Columbia (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD therapists in North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada average 11 years of experience and charge around $159 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (64%), Internal Family Systems (IFS) (54%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (53%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$159
Accept insurance
71%
Offer sliding scale
57%
Gender ID
| 75% |
Female |
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| 21% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 64% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 54% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 53% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 53% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 47% | Somatic Therapy |
| 45% | Narrative Therapy |
| 45% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 74% | Young Adult |
| 58% | Senior |
| 52% | Teen |
| 17% | Children |
Client Focus
| 62% | Women |
| 49% | Men |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 32% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 28% | Christian |