Steady Heart Counselling offers trauma therapy in Victoria, BC, supporting individuals with trauma and post-traumatic stress.
Trauma therapy offers a supportive space to explore the impact of past experiences and begin restoring a sense of safety and steadiness.
Trauma and post-traumatic stress can affect how you feel emotionally, how your body responds to stress, and how you function day to day. Trauma therapy supports recovery by helping reduce the intensity of these responses and by strengthening your ability to cope, regulate emotions, and reconnect with a sense of stability over time.
Trauma can affect people in different ways. Below are some common experiences that bring individuals to trauma therapy.
This may include experiences such as accidents, serious injuries, natural disasters, or other sudden events that overwhelm the nervous system.
Ongoing or repeated stress, emotional abuse, neglect, or difficult early experiences can shape how a person relates to safety, trust, and emotions later in life.
PTSD may involve intrusive memories, heightened alertness, avoidance of reminders, or emotional overwhelm following a traumatic experience.
Trauma therapy sessions focus on understanding how trauma is affecting your thoughts, emotions, and physical responses. Sessions are trauma-informed and move at a pace that prioritizes safety and avoids re-traumatization.
Depending on your needs, therapy may involve talk therapy, body-aware approaches, or other supportive methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), always guided by what feels manageable and supportive for you.
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The first session focuses on understanding what you’ve been experiencing and how trauma therapy may support you.
Ongoing sessions are scheduled based on your needs and what feels manageable as therapy progresses
At Steady Heart Counselling, our trauma therapy sessions are available in formats designed to support your comfort, access, and sense of safety
In-person sessions take place in our private counselling office in Victoria. This option may be helpful if you prefer face-to-face support or value a dedicated space away from daily life.
Online trauma therapy offers flexible access from the comfort and privacy of your own space. Virtual sessions provide a secure, supportive option for those who prefer or require remote care.
In trauma therapy, my role is to help create enough safety and stability for difficult experiences to be explored without feeling overwhelming. I often work with people who feel caught in patterns of hypervigilance, emotional shutdown, or ongoing stress responses linked to past events.
My background in depth psychology, along with training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing, supports a trauma-informed approach that prioritizes regulation, choice, and pacing. Therapy is guided by what feels manageable, with attention to helping your nervous system settle and your sense of agency gradually return.
Trauma therapy is a form of counselling that focuses on supporting people who have been affected by traumatic or overwhelming experiences. The work centres on understanding how trauma impacts emotions, the body, and day-to-day functioning, while prioritizing safety and steadiness throughout the process.
No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to begin trauma therapy. Many people seek counselling based on how past experiences are affecting them now, rather than on a specific label.
Yes. Trauma therapy can support individuals experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex trauma. Therapy focuses on reducing distressing symptoms, improving emotional regulation, and helping traumatic experiences feel less disruptive over time.
