SPECIALTIES / TRAUMA THERAPY
Trauma Therapy
Healing from the past.
Reclaiming your life.
Trauma can affect how you think, feel, relate to others, and experience the world around you. Even after a difficult experience has ended, your nervous system may continue responding as though the danger is still present. You may find yourself feeling constantly on edge, emotionally disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you.
Whether your trauma developed from a single event or repeated experiences over time, healing is possible. At Harmony Healing Psychotherapy, we provide compassionate, trauma-informed therapy to help you understand your experiences, process what has happened, and reconnect with a greater sense of safety, confidence, and control.
Trauma is your experience.
Healing is your journey.
Trauma can shape the way you think, feel, relate to others, and experience the world. Although the past cannot be changed, healing is possible.
Through trauma-informed therapy, you can better understand your responses, regulate your nervous system, and begin moving from survival toward lasting healing.
How Trauma Can Show Up
Feeling constantly on edge or easily startled
Flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive memories
Overthinking, perfectionism, or people-pleasing
Difficulty setting boundaries or feeling safe
Difficulty trusting others or maintaining relationships
Avoiding certain people, places, or situations
Emotional numbness or feeling disconnected
Trouble relaxing, sleeping, or concentrating
Anxiety, panic, or persistent worry
Shame, guilt, or harsh self-criticism
You don't have to experience every symptom for trauma therapy to help. If your past continues to affect your present, healing is possible.
Types of Trauma We Can Help With
Childhood Trauma
Early experiences of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, neglect, criticism, or inconsistent caregiving that continue to affect your relationships, self-worth, and emotional well-being.
Complex Trauma
(C-PTSD)
Repeated or prolonged experiences of abuse, neglect, instability, or fear that can impact emotional regulation, identity, trust, and relationships.
Sexual Trauma
Support for survivors of sexual assault, rape, childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other unwanted sexual experiences in a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment.
Relationship Trauma
Healing from emotional abuse, domestic violence, narcissistic relationships, betrayal, abandonment, or other experiences that have affected your ability to trust and feel safe.
Single-Incident Trauma
Trauma following events such as car accidents, medical emergencies, physical assault, natural disasters, or other overwhelming life experiences.
Grief & Loss
Support for navigating the trauma of losing a loved one, pregnancy loss, divorce, sudden life changes, or other significant losses.
Attachment Trauma
Healing from early attachment wounds caused by inconsistent caregiving, emotional unavailability, or disrupted childhood relationships.
Medical Trauma
Processing distressing medical experiences, serious illness, chronic health conditions, invasive procedures, or prolonged hospitalization.
Our Trauma Therapy Approaches
DBT-PTSD combines trauma-focused treatment with DBT skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and self-compassion. It can be especially helpful for complex trauma, PTSD symptoms, shame, emotional dysregulation, and difficulties connected to childhood abuse or neglect.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy helps you manage intense emotions, reduce impulsive reactions, tolerate distress, and strengthen relationships. In trauma therapy, DBT skills can help you feel more stable and grounded before and during deeper trauma processing.
Cognitive Processing Therapy is a trauma-focused approach commonly used to treat PTSD. It helps you examine beliefs connected to safety, trust, control, self-worth, and intimacy so you can process what happened without continuing to blame yourself or feel defined by the trauma.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps you identify and change unhelpful thoughts, beliefs, and behavioural patterns. When used for trauma, CBT can help reduce avoidance, anxiety, fear, and negative beliefs about yourself or the world.
Internal Family Systems explores the different parts of you that developed to protect you from pain, fear, or rejection. In trauma therapy, IFS can help you approach these protective responses with compassion, understand their purpose, and heal the emotional wounds beneath them.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps you make space for difficult thoughts and emotions without allowing them to control your life. For trauma survivors, ACT can support psychological flexibility, reduce avoidance, and help you reconnect with your values and meaningful goals.
Emotion-Focused Therapy helps you recognize, understand, and process emotions that may feel overwhelming, confusing, or difficult to access. It can support trauma healing by addressing unresolved fear, anger, grief, shame, and unmet attachment needs.
Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships and experiences of safety, connection, or emotional neglect may continue to affect you today. It can help heal attachment trauma, strengthen trust, improve boundaries, and support healthier relationships.
EMDR helps your brain process distressing memories and reduce the emotional intensity connected to them, supporting greater calm, safety, and freedom from past experiences.
Still Have Questions?
Choosing the right therapist and approach can feel overwhelming.
Reach out to learn more about trauma therapy, ask questions, and see whether Harmony Healing Psychotherapy feels like the right fit for you.
Book a free 15-minute consultation to discuss what you’re looking for and explore the next steps.
How Trauma Therapy Can Help You Heal
Healing from trauma is not about forgetting the past—it's about changing the way it affects your present. Through trauma-informed therapy, you'll gain a deeper understanding of your experiences, learn practical strategies to regulate your nervous system, and begin developing healthier ways of coping with life's challenges.
Together, we'll work to help you:
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Process traumatic experiences at a pace that feels safe
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Reduce anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and trauma responses
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Strengthen emotional regulation and resilience
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Build healthier relationships and boundaries
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Reconnect with your sense of self and self-worth
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Feel more present, grounded, and in control of your life
Healing is possible. You don't have to continue living in survival mode. With the right support, you can begin moving toward a life that feels calmer, more connected, and more fulfilling.
Evidence-Based,
Transformative Care.
I use proven, effective approaches tailored to your unique needs and goals. My trauma therapy is always:
You are in control of your story and your healing.
Collaborative & Client-Led
Compassionate & Non-Judgmental
Safety-Focussed & Empowering
Grounded in Evidence