Trauma Counselling

Experiencing a traumatic event or having gone through a series of them over the years can be very hard to manage.

Trauma can affect how you feel, think, and respond to the world around you, and its effects can sometimes continue long after the event itself. You may experience anxiety, panic, depression, flashbacks, triggers, hypervigilance, fear, avoidance, or dissociation. Trauma can also affect your relationships, work, and ability to enjoy the things you once did.

At New Directions Therapy, I offer trauma-informed counselling in Cannington, Ontario, with in-person and virtual appointments available across Ontario. Counselling can provide a safe, supportive space to better understand your responses, process difficult experiences, and develop healthier ways of coping at a pace that feels manageable for you.

Trauma Counselling Can Help You:

• A safe, non-judgemental space to express yourself

• Explore and process your thoughts and emotions, which can range from hypervigilance and fear to avoidance or dissociation

• Develop healthy coping strategies to support emotional regulation and well-being

• Build greater awareness of triggers and responses

• Develop goals that help you take positive steps in the direction you want to go

• Support and guidance during this difficult time