Many of the people who come to me are carrying the weight of a traumatic death—sudden, violent, or overwhelming in ways that words can’t fully capture.Sometimes it was someone they loved deeply. Sometimes the relationship was complicated, estranged, or unresolved....
Shinnie Steven is a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) with a master’s degree in counselling psychology and over 15 years of experience in the helping profession. As a trained EMDR therapist, she has had the privilege of working with both children and adults...
I’m a trauma therapist in Ottawa who works with adults carrying invisible wounds from childhood: early environments that were neglectful, intrusive, or emotionally misattuned. These histories often echo in the present as anxiety, depression, people-pleasing, pervasive...
