Trauma and PTSD Counselling in New Westminster, BC

Experiencing something overwhelming can leave residue in the body and the mind long after the event itself is over. If you're having intrusive thoughts and memories, anxiety, emotional reactivity, or a heightened threat response, you don't have to keep managing it on your own; we’re here to help.

We are a multi-disciplinary mental health practice in New Westminster, supporting adults to work through past trauma, attachment wounds, and unhelpful thinking patterns connected to early life experiences. Our work is grounded in current evidence based practices and offered with warmth, patience, and care by highly experienced professionals. All of our therapists have at least ten years of experience in order to help you safely heal.

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Who We Support

Our team works with adults traversing a range of trauma experiences, including:

  • Post-traumatic stress (PTSD) from a recent or past event

  • Developmental trauma and patterns rooted in early attachment relationships

  • Trauma related to crime, accidents, or medical experiences

  • Complex trauma from long-term or repeated stress

  • Grief that has become entangled with trauma

Whether you're working through something specific or trying to understand why everyday life feels heavier than it should, support is available.

 

Funding and Coverage

If you've been directly affected by a crime in British Columbia, you may be eligible for counselling support through the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP). Our team includes a CVAP-approved counsellor and we can help you through the process.

We also provide receipts you can submit to your extended health provider. Coverage varies by plan, but many include sessions with registered mental health professionals including: clinical counsellors, social workers, and registered psychologists.

 
 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

A Gentle, Neurobiological Approach: Lifespan Integration

Lifespan Integration (LI) is at the heart of our trauma work, and focuses on gentle therapy that helps the brain process and integrate memories at its own pace. Many of our clients find it less overwhelming than traditional talk therapy; LI doesn't re-traumatize you. Instead, it works with the way your nervous system holds memory, helping your body and mind feel more settled and connected in the present.

Over time, Lifespan Integration can help you:

  • Feel less anxious in daily life

  • Experience fewer flashbacks and intrusive memories

  • Build resilience under stress

  • Reconnect with a clearer sense of self and present-moment safety

  • Establish healthy ways of self-regulating

This kind of memory integration supports the brain's natural ability to heal itself.

 
 

What Counselling With Us Looks Like

Our trauma work moves at a pace that respects your nervous system, and we ensure our sessions are confidential, non-judgemental, and shaped around what you actually need. We don't push, and we won't ask you to share anything that you aren’t ready to.

The team includes registered clinical counsellors, registered social workers, and a registered psychologist, all with more than ten years of experience supporting people through their trauma. You can meet the team and find the clinician whose background fits what you're looking for.

 
 

A Safe Place to Begin

We believe that recovery is possible and has the power to change you for the better in any chapter of life. Healing isn't linear, but it is possible, and we are here to help walk you through it. Book today, to begin your journey.

If you're ready to talk to someone, even before you know exactly what to say, we're here. We'll meet you where you are.

People heal, and lives change at any age, during any chapter. Healing isn't linear, but it doesn't have to be walked alone. If you're ready to talk to someone, even before you know exactly what to say, we're here.

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  • Not necessarily. So many people worry that starting trauma counselling means reliving painful experiences out loud, and that fear can keep people from seeking support for years. Lifespan Integration, the approach at the heart of our trauma work, can still be effective without you having to go into the painful details out loud. It works with the way your nervous system holds memory, so you can move toward healing without re-traumatizing yourself in the process.

  • If it's affecting how you feel, sleep, relate to others, or move through your day, it's enough. Trauma doesn't only come from a single, identifiable event, it can also build over time, through early experiences, ongoing stress, or relationships that left a lasting mark. You don't need to qualify your experience to deserve support.

  • Yes, our team includes registered clinical counsellors, registered social workers, and a registered psychologist, each with different training and specialties. When you reach out, we'll work to match you with someone whose background fits what you're looking for, so that you don't have to start over while figuring out the right fit.t goes here