Trauma and PTSD therapists in Bluewater, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Trauma and PTSD
Arne Pedersen - Awareness In Health
Hypnotherapist, Registered Counselling Hypnotherapist
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.
13 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Ariana N. Zeppieri-Makhan
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
"If you've met one trauma survivor, you've met exactly one trauma survivor." Though your symptoms may be similar to others', your trauma is not. This work is delicate, and the process may be long, but I will sit patiently by you while you sort it out, help make sense of it, and bring you back to the here-and-now if you get lost in the then. My work in this area began as a student counsellor in a community mental health centre, under the expert guidance of three trauma-informed supervisors. Since then, I've worked extensively with survivors of complex trauma, accompanying them through their experiences while grounding them in the present and providing strategies for the future.
5 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Lolita Abramyan
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Trauma can impact every part of ourselves; the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. Trauma, no matter how big or small, makes us feel that we do not have control over our lives and are vulnerable to threat. Trauma often stays in the body and the subconscious mind, until we are ready to address it. With a focus on the nervous system and its role in storing trauma, I provide my clients with a safe, nurturing environment in which they can express and explore their trauma from the past or present. Using practical tools based in CBT, Mindfulness, and Somatic-informed approaches, I help my clients process the trauma in a gradual way. Trauma does not have to control your life. My goal is to collaborate with my clients to help them overcome it and move forward.
6 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
McDowall Integrative Psychology and Healthcare
Psychologist, Psychologist, Registered Psychotherapist, Pre Registration Professionals
The primary indicators of PTSD are 1) re-experiencing of the event, through flashbacks, nightmares and distressing memories, 2) avoidance, through numbing the emotions and feeling detached from others, and 3) hypervigilance and a chronic state of anxious arousal. They may feel irritable and have outbursts of anger and may stop participating in activities and relationships that used to bring them happiness before the event. These are natural reactions to the extreme stress they have endured, and continue to endure, and can make life very difficult for the individual and those who love them.
If you or someone you know has experienced a traumatic event, you may recognize some of these symptoms in yourself or your friend/loved one. Take heart, because there is help and there is hope. PTSD is often a chronic condition, but it does not have to be a permanent life sentence. With courage and perseverance, you can overcome your body’s safety mechanisms and protective behaviours and break free of the debilitating cycle of fear, avoidance, pain, and confusion.
How McDowall Integrative Psychology & Healthcare can help you.
At McDowall Integrative Psychology & Healthcare, we take pride in providing our clients with a warm, confidential and safe environment so you will feel open to discuss whatever is on your mind. Making you feel comfortable each and every time you visit is very important to us.
Some stress at work is normal, but if you find yourself under a lot of pressure and this negatively affects other areas of your life such as your social, personal, and physical domains, then you might benefit from our counselling services.
We provide a confidential, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment where you can speak to one of our therapists about the issues you are experiencing. We will help you implement some coping strategies or improve your existing ones in order to improve your well-being, not simply during your work day but throughout the long-term. We look forward to working with you through the pressures you are facing and help strengthen your resilience to external and internal contributors of stress.
19 Years Experience
Trauma and PTSD
Krista Hull, Tough Stuff Counselling
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MA, BFA, BA
Taking a trauma-informed approach to supporting survivors, my goal is to help you feel safe, build a sense of self trust, allowing you to live in the present moment. Trauma can be more than the experiences of an individual but can also often be inter-generational. Together we can uncover the story of our personal and familial trauma, and begin to re-story our experience bringing in resilience, and strengths.
3 Years Experience