7 Signs You May Be Experiencing Trauma (And What to Do About It)
Trauma doesn’t always look the way people expect. Learn the signs that something might be affecting you — and what you can do about it.
Counselling for Veterans and First Responders in Victoria, BC
The weight of service doesn’t disappear when the job ends. Compassionate, specialized support for veterans, police, paramedics, and firefighters in Victoria, BC.
Does ICBC Cover Counselling After a Car Accident?
If you’ve been in a motor vehicle accident in BC, counselling may be available through ICBC at no cost to you. Here’s what you need to know.
What Is EMDR Therapy and How Does It Work?
EMDR is one of the most effective evidence-based approaches for trauma and anxiety. Here’s a clear look at what it is and how it can help.
Trauma
How Trauma Lives in the Body (And Why Talk Therapy Isn’t Always Enough)
You can understand your trauma intellectually and still feel it in your body every day. Here’s why that happens — and why healing often needs to go beyond words.
Relationships
How to Set Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty
Setting boundaries is one of the most talked-about topics in mental health — and one of the hardest to actually do. If guilt, fear, or self-doubt always get in the way, here’s what might actually help.
Trauma
What Is Hypervigilance? Signs Your Nervous System Is Stuck in Threat Mode
Always scanning for danger, struggling to relax, never quite feeling safe — hypervigilance is one of the most exhausting and least understood effects of trauma. Here’s what’s happening in your nervous system, and what can help.
Anxiety
Why Anxiety Shows Up in Your Body (Headaches, Stomach, Tension)
If anxiety were only a mental experience, it would be hard enough. But anxiety lives in the body too — and understanding that connection is the key to finally feeling better.
Grief
Grief Counselling: When You Can’t Move Through Loss on Your Own
Grief is one of the most profound human experiences — and one of the loneliest. If loss has left you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you’re grieving wrong, here’s what you need to know.
PTSD
What Is Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)? How It Differs From PTSD
If standard PTSD doesn’t quite capture your experience — if the pain feels more pervasive, more personal, more woven into who you are — Complex PTSD might be a more fitting lens. Here’s what it is and how healing is possible.
PTSD
What Is PTSD? (And Why It Looks Different Than You’d Expect)
PTSD is often misunderstood as something that only happens to soldiers or survivors of extreme events. The reality is much broader — and so is the possibility for healing.
Relationships
How Childhood Trauma Shapes Your Adult Relationships
The patterns we learned as children don’t stay in childhood. Here’s how early experiences of pain, loss, or inconsistency shape the way we connect — and disconnect — as adults, and what healing can look like.