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Reclaim Your Nervous System, Wherever You Are in BC

Trauma doesn’t just live in memory, it can live in the body, in your relationships, in how you sleep, react, and cope. Even years later, your nervous system may still be on high alert, shutting down, or swinging between the two. Online trauma therapy offers a structured, compassionate space to begin untangling those patterns from the safety of your own home.

At Tidal Trauma Centre, we provide virtual trauma counselling that is attuned, trauma-informed, and grounded in the latest research. Whether you're navigating PTSD, complex trauma, relationship wounds, or the cumulative toll of chronic stress, we offer nervous-system aware therapy across all of British Columbia, including rural, remote, and underserved communities.

What Is Considered Trauma?

Trauma isn’t defined by the event, it’s defined by the impact. If your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, trauma therapy may help. Many people wonder, "Does my experience count?" If you’re noticing symptoms like hypervigilance, emotional flooding, chronic tension, or shutdown, it likely does.

Big “T” Trauma

These are overwhelming, life-altering events that may have created a clear "before and after":

  • Childhood physical, emotional, or sexual abuse

  • Sexual assault or ongoing boundary violations

  • Car accidents or near-death experiences

  • Domestic violence or high-control relationships

  • Medical trauma or painful surgical experiences

  • Racialized trauma or systemic oppression

  • Displacement, war, or collective trauma

Little “t” Trauma

These experiences may be more subtle or ongoing, but can still deeply affect the nervous system:

  • Chronic emotional neglect or invalidation

  • Being "the strong one" or parentified as a child

  • Growing up in high-control religious communities

  • Humiliation or bullying in academic or professional settings

  • Unseen grief or unsupported transitions

  • Longstanding relational mis attunement

What Is Online Trauma Therapy?

Trauma therapy isn’t just about talking through the past, it’s about noticing how the past still lives in your present. Online sessions create space to explore this safely and gradually, at your pace.

You don’t need a diagnosis or a perfectly told story. You just need a private space, a stable internet connection, and a willingness to begin. Sessions focus on co-regulation, safety, and slowly increasing your system’s capacity for flexibility, connection, and calm.

Client preparing for online trauma therapy session from home in British Columbia

How Online Trauma Therapy Works

We use a secure, encrypted video platform and adapt each session to support your nervous system in real time. Online trauma therapy is just as effective as in-person work and may feel even more accessible or grounding for some people.

Sessions may include:

  • Orientation and grounding to stabilize the nervous system

  • Tracking bodily responses like breath, freeze, collapse, or tension

  • Working with protective parts or survival patterns

  • Exploring boundaries, needs, and relational repair

We don’t force disclosure. We move gently, staying in connection with what’s arising and what your body is ready for.

Virtual trauma therapist in British Columbia offering online EMDR and somatic therapy

Modalities We Use in Online Trauma Therapy

Our trauma therapists draw from several body- and emotion-focused approaches, tailored to your goals and needs:

EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps reprocess distressing memories and reduce emotional intensity through bilateral stimulation. Online EMDR is delivered using secure, client-controlled tools like tapping, visual tracking, or auditory tones.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) supports you in building relationships with protective and wounded inner parts. Especially effective when trauma has led to inner conflict, self-blame, or fragmentation.

Somatic & Sensorimotor Therapy are body-based approaches help track and shift nervous system responses, supporting clients who feel chronically overwhelmed, numb, or disconnected.

AEDP & Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) are relational, experiential therapies help you feel, process, and integrate core emotion in the context of safety, ideal for healing from attachment wounds or relational trauma.

Who This Is For

Online trauma therapy may be a good fit if:

  • You’re exhausted, numb, or overwhelmed by daily life

  • You’ve tried talk therapy but still feel stuck

  • You live in a rural or remote community without local options

  • You want trauma therapy that respects your nervous system and complexity

We work with adults across British Columbia, including professionals, caregivers, LGBTQ+ clients, neurodivergent folks, and survivors of systemic oppression.

What Trauma Therapy Can Help With

Trauma therapy supports the nervous system in reclaiming regulation, self-trust, and internal permission. Clients often seek support for:

  • Flashbacks, intrusive thoughts, or nightmares

  • Dissociation, emotional shutdown, or disconnection from the body

  • Panic attacks, chronic anxiety, or persistent fear

  • Shame, guilt, or difficulty asserting boundaries

  • Trust issues, relationship struggles, or past relational harm

  • Chronic exhaustion or overfunctioning that doesn’t improve with rest

Healing is possible, and it doesn’t have to begin with retelling everything. We begin with what’s present now.

Safe home setting for trauma-informed online counselling in BC

Online Sessions Available Anywhere in British Columbia

We offer online therapy across the province, including:

  • Urban areas such as Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Surrey, and Nanaimo

  • Rural and remote communities like Terrace, Fort St. John, Nelson, Castlegar, and Smithers

All you need is a private space, a secure internet connection, and a willingness to begin. We’ll meet you there.

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Next Steps

You don’t have to be ready, you just have to be curious.

Fill out a New Client Form to be matched with a trauma therapist offering virtual sessions.

Book a free consult or appointment using our secure JaneApp anytime.

Not sure how to choose a therapist?
Client Guide to Consult Calls.

FAQs About Online Trauma Therapy

  • No. We work with your symptoms, story, and goals, not just diagnostic labels.

  • Only if and when you choose. Many clients focus first on present-moment safety and regulation.

  • Yes. For many clients, virtual sessions feel more grounded, safe, and accessible.

  • A quiet, private space, a stable internet connection, and openness to begin. We’ll guide the rest.