Trauma and PTSD therapists in British Columbia, Canada CA
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in British Columbia 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
Nicklas Ehrlich
Counsellor/Therapist, MSW, RCC (#0843), RSW (#11561), Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Life-Coach, Hypnotherapist, Advanced Neurofeedback Trainer
Trauma and PTSD is greatly helped when the central nervous system/brain is reset from "fight-flight-freeze-collapse". Trauma can live in the unconscious mind, nervous system/brain for years as the mind and the body do not know that the trauma is over. Neurofeedback and hypnosis disconnect trauma.
46 Years Experience
In-Person in North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H7
Online in
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 in Victoria, BC V8V 1L3
In-Person in Cobble Hill, BC V8H 0K9
Online in
Multiple Canadian Provinces
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland And Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon
PTSD/Trauma
Anna MacGillivray
Counsellor/Therapist, MCP, RCC
The aftermath of trauma can express itself in our lives in many ways. Trauma healing helps to create awareness of coping strategies and to relax the nervous system. Mindfulness and somatic techniques are used to help come back to the body and to heal.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC V6Z 1K7
Online in
British Columbia
PTSD/Trauma
Sophia Kopelow
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC
I define trauma as anything that overwhelms our nervous system's ability to cope. It's not only about the event or experience itself, but about how one perceives it. Those with a highly sensitive nervous system will likely be more impacted, and I'm passionate about empowering clients to feel more whole, integrated and accepting of themselves. My trauma- informed approach involves prioritizing safety and trust by allowing clients to have full autonomy and collaborate in the therapeutic process. I use EMDR therapy to help reprocess traumatic memories that might be keeping you stuck, and integrate a mixture of cognitive and somatic approaches to help you heal. I offer in-person, virtual or walk and talk therapy. I would love to hear from you—head to my website to book your free 20-minute consultation.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5
Online in
Multiple Canadian Provinces
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland And Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon
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 in Victoria, BC V8Z 5C8
Online in
Multiple Canadian Provinces
British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland And Labrador, Prince Edward Island