Trauma and PTSD therapy in Ottawa
A frightening, painful or overwhelming experience can stay with you long after it's over. It can change how you sleep, how safe you feel and how you relate to others. Therapy offers a safe, steady place to work through it, at a pace that feels right for you.
How trauma can show up
Intrusive memories, flashbacks or nightmares
Feeling constantly on guard or easily startled
Avoiding people, places or reminders
Feeling numb, disconnected or unlike yourself
Anger, shame or guilt that's hard to shake
Trouble trusting others or feeling close to them
Trauma can come from a single event, such as an accident or assault, or from experiences that went on over time, such as childhood abuse, neglect or the demands of service work.
How therapy can help
Our therapists take a trauma-informed approach. That means you stay in control of what you share and when, and we focus first on helping you feel safe and steady. From there, therapy helps you process what happened, build coping skills for difficult moments, and reconnect with the parts of your life that trauma has affected. Approaches offered by our team include EMDR, art therapy and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE).
Therapists who focus on trauma
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Justin Chin, RP (Qualifying)
PTSD, childhood wounds, inner child work (English and French)
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Valerie Lemieux-Lloyd, RP (Qualifying)
PTSD, childhood sexual abuse and family abuse, military and Veterans (English and French)
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Shelley Colter, RP
Trauma & PTSD, First Responder mental health, military and Veterans
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Barb Pierce, RP
Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE), traumatic brain injury, Veterans
You don't have to carry this alone. Send us a short form and we'll call you back within one business day. You only need to share as much as you're comfortable with.
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