“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathic witness.”
Dr. Peter Levine
Trauma, PTSD & childhood wounds can feel like…
You feel on edge, unsafe, or unable to trust yourself or others
You’re experiencing intrusive thoughts or unwanted memories
You are anxious, fearful, or hypervigilant
You feel shame, guilt, or low self-worth
You overthink, ruminate, or expecting the worst
You hold negative core beliefs (“I’m not worthy of love”)
Trauma, PTSD & Childhood Counselling Vancouver
Finding yourself feeling overwhelmed, on edge, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that are hard to make sense of? You’re not alone. Trauma can shape how you experience the world, your relationships, and even how you feel within yourself. Trauma can live not only in our thoughts, but also in our bodies which shapes how we feel, respond, and move through the world, often long after the events themselves have passed.
In therapy, we approach your story with compassion, at a pace that feels safe for you. Rather than needing to revisit everything all at once, trauma-informed counselling is a gradual, layered process. Together, we begin to understand how your experiences have impacted you emotionally, mentally, and physically while creating space for healing and integration over time.
Healing from trauma is possible. Viva Counselling supports people in Vancouver to begin to move out of survival mode, release patterns that no longer serve you, and reconnect with a sense of resilience, self-acceptance, and trust.
Methodologies for Trauma, PTSD & Childhood Wounding include Somatic Therapy, Humanistic Therapy & Trauma-Informed Counselling.
Book a free counselling consultation with a Vancouver therapist today to begin your path to healing.
How Can Viva Counselling Help?
Counselling can be a deeply supportive space for healing from trauma, PTSD, and childhood wounds by helping you understand how past experiences continue to show up in your body, thoughts, and relationships. Many of the patterns you may notice (like feeling on edge, shutting down, or struggling with self-worth) are not flaws, but protective responses your system developed to survive and cope.
A key part of our work together is creating a sense of safety, both within our relationship and within yourself. As we work together, there is also an opportunity to gently reshape the narratives that may be keeping you feeling stuck, and reconnect with a sense of safety, autonomy, and control.
Healing from trauma doesn’t require you to retell or relive every detail of your past. Instead, the focus is on how your experiences are impacting you in the here and now. As trauma is stored in the body, Viva Counselling incorporates a somatic approach, recognizing that the body holds and responds to trauma in powerful ways. Healing isn’t about erasing the past—it’s about changing your relationship to it so it no longer holds the same weight.