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Trauma stems from overwhelming events that dysregulate the nervous system, causing PTSD in 1 in 10 Canadians. Symptoms include flashbacks, avoidance, hyperarousal, and fight-flight-freeze-fawn responses; brain changes enlarge the amygdala. Proven Kamloops treatments at WellMind Counselling: EMDR, IFS parts work, somatic therapy. Follow 4 recovery stages from safety to integration for lasting healing.

Understand the 4 stages of trauma healing and how each is necessary to recover from trauma.

Learn what a CPTSD flashback is and follow a protocol that helps you manage the flashback in the moment.

Learn about the key differences in PTSD and CPTSD including causes and treatment options.

Discover play therapy: Help your child process trauma and anxiety through play. Kamloops guide explains science, benefits, and WellMind Counselling options.

Have you ever felt like time was dragging unbearably slow while something distressing happened? Or maybe it feels like moment-by-moment things are moving so slowly, but somehow, time is still flying by? Strange shifts in how time feels are surprisingly common after traumatic experiences, including in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But why? Let’s explore! 

Has this ever happened to you? You find yourself longing for connection, closeness, intimacy, for the feeling of being seen, understood, safe. And yet, when you start to feel that in a rel, somehow you find yourself pulling away, closing off, ending the connection. On one hand, you ache to feel close to someone, on the other hand, it seems like you won’t let yourself. In this article, we’ll explore why this happens, then we’ll explore what you can do to help shift it.

Today’s blog comes from my own research and trying to answer specific questions about traumatic grief: What’s the actual difference with grief and traumatic grief? How can we accurately capture the difference between the two experiences? How does the traumatic element shift the experience of grief? How does the bereavement element shift the experience of trauma?  Join me as I read the research and share what I'm learning

If you've spent any time on TraumaTok, googling trauma healing endlessly or scrolling through reels about recovering from PTSD, you may...

Trauma may be unique for everyone, but certain healing practices show up in almost every counselling journey. In this blog, I share 6 core practices I use with most of my trauma clients.

Wondering if childhood trauma ever really “goes away”? Learn how trauma impacts the brain and what healing looks like over time.

Feeling overwhelmed by current events? This trauma-informed blog explores how to care for your mental health when the world feels like it’s on fire, with practical, grounded strategies for staying regulated and connected.

When people hear the term Complex PTSD (CPTSD) , it’s often linked to childhood trauma, and for good reason. CPTSD was originally...

A quick guide to understanding why we ghost therapists and how to come back!

What happens when a trauma therapist begins to see their own story more clearly? In this reflective post, I share the messy, personal journey of navigating my own healing while learning to hold space for others.

As trauma counsellors, we often learn alongside our clients. Here are 6 things our clients have taught us.

If you struggle to understand what's happening with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), I have an analogy that I use with my...

Your trauma therapist makes mistakes. Let's explore 5 mistakes and how you can address them with your trauma therapists.

It's not uncommon that we get clients coming to us specifically for EMDR therapy. As part of your consideration of EMDR, it's important to u

Join me as I share my candid thoughts on various trauma coping mechanisms and healing methods!