Our Trauma Therapists
Our Approach to Therapist Matching
The relationship between you and your therapist is the best predictor of successful therapy. We do not assign clients to the next available trauma therapist. Instead, our intake coordinator takes the time to understand your needs, goals, and preferences. You are then offered recommendations for one or more trauma therapists who may be a strong match.
We encourage you to explore our counselling team, reflect on what feels right for you, and even meet with more than one therapist for a free consultation before deciding how you would like to proceed.
Our team of Registered Clinical Counsellors provide trauma therapy grounded in evidence-based care.
In addition to supporting clients with trauma we offer therapy for anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and loss.
We support individuals, couples, families, and youth through mind-body approaches including
EMDR, IFS, DBT, Somatic Therapy, and AEDP that target change at the nervous system level.
Therapy is available in-person at our Surrey clinic or online for clients anywhere in British Columbia.
Hameda Nyamekye MC, CCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Anxiety
Depression
Attachment & Relationship Challenges
Racial / Cultural Identity Exploration
Addiction
Life Transitions
Parenting Support & Family Counselling
Technical Approaches
Narrative Therapy
Somatic Focused Therapy
Attachment Focused Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy(AEDP)
Trauma Informed & Strength Based Approaches
Available: Online only
Works With: Youth, Adults, Couples, Families
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
Jess Bailey MA, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Anxiety
Athletes/Elite Atheletes
Stress
Depression
Relationship Issues
Life Transitions
Grief
Childhood Trauma
Spiritual/Religious Trauma
Technical Approaches
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Attachment Based
Trauma Informed
Available: In Person and Online
Works With: Youth, Adults
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Allison Wong MC, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma and Childhood Trauma
Relational/Family Conflict
Grief & Loss
Stress
Personal Growth/Development
Boundaries and people pleasing
Self-Esteem Issues
ADHD
Relational/Domestic Violence
Therapies Used
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Observed and Experiential Integration (OEI)
Gottman Couples Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Play Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Available: In Person and Online, Intensives
Works With: Children, Youth, Adults, Couples, Families
3rd Party: CVAP, MCFD, School District
Status: Waitlist only
Schedule: Thursdays and Fridays
Audrey Carriere MA, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma
ADHD
Life Transitions
Inner Child Work
People Pleasing
PTSD
Self-esteem issues
Personal Growth
Car accidents
Childhood trauma
Abuse (emotional, physical, sexual etc)
Therapies Used
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Trauma Informed Approach
Narrative Therapy
Strength Based Approach
Solution Focused Therapy
Available: In-Person (Coquitlam office) and Online
Works With: Adults
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Denea Maughan MA, RCC Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Trauma and PTSD, Complex PTSD
Depression
Grief and Loss
Self Esteem
Relationship Challenges
Anxiety and Stress
Sexual Abuse
Therapies Used
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Trauma focused
Attachment-Based
Emotion Focussed Therapy (EFT)
Available: Online only
Works With: Adults
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Victoria Lauener MA, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Trauma and PTSD, CPTSD
Self Esteem
Identity
Relationship challenges
Anxiety
Depression
People Pleasing
Therapies Used
Somatic-Attachment psychotherapy two year training (ongoing)
Attachment based
Trauma-focused
Sand tray training/play therapy
Narrative Therapy level 1 training
Available: In person and Online
Works With: Children, Youth and Adults
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Camilla Bjurling MA, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Grief
Sexual Assault
Life Transitions
Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm
Therapies Used
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Adlerian
Trauma-Informed
Attachment-Based
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Available: In Person and Online
Works With: Youth, Adults, Couples
3rd Party Provider: CVAP, FNHA, SSD
Status: Accepting new clients for Thursdays
Schedule: Thursdays and Fridays
Violetta Przeworski MC, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Trauma and PTSD
Relationship Challenges (i.e., conflict, people-pleasing, boundary-setting)
Self-esteem issues
Anxiety
Depression
Grief and Stress
Therapies Used
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Trauma-Informed Interventions
OEI (Observed and Experiential Integration)
Mind/Body Somatic Integration
Attachment-Based Relational Skill Building
Mindfulness-Based Experiential Exercises
Expressive-Arts Therapy
Available: In-Person and Online, Intensives
Works With: Adults
3rd Party: CVAP
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Thursdays. Fridays (bi weekly) and Saturdays
Alyssa Maria MA, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Trauma and PTSD
Addiction
Frontline workers
Sexual Abuse and Assault
Therapies Used
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Trauma-focused
Solution-focused
Available: Online only
Works With: Youth, Adults, Couples and Families
3rd Party: CVAP
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Tuesday and Thursdays
Irene McCready MSW, RSW
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Trauma and PTSD
Technical Approaches
Trauma-focused
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Somatic focused
Internal Family Systems(IFS)
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
Available: Online only
Works With: Adults and Couples
3rd Party: CVAP, ICBC, FHNA
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Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Monday and Wednesday
Danielle Palmer MA, CCC
Team Lead
Areas of Specialty
Trauma and PTSD
Imposter Syndrome
Relationship Challenges
Anxiety and Stress
Sexual Abuse and Assault
Technical Approaches
Observed Experiential Integration (OEI)
Lifespan Integration (LI)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Attachment-Based
Available: Online only, except for intensives (in-person)
Works With: Adults
Status: Waitlist closed, accepting clients for intensives only
Schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Laura Holton, MA, RCC
Associate Counsellor
Areas of Specialty
Trauma and PTSD, complex PTSD
First Responders
Grief and Loss
Self Esteem
Technical Approaches
Trauma-focused
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Somatic focused, Somatic experiencing
Internal Family Systems(IFS)
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
Available: Online only
Works With: Adults and Couples
Status: Accepting new clients
Schedule: Wednesday and Monday
ISSUES WE WORK WITH
Trauma and PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
Grief and loss
Relationship challenges
Family conflict
Childhood trauma
Complex trauma
Stress and burnout
Identity exploration and self-esteem
Boundaries and codependency
Religious trauma
Life transitions and adjustment
Attachment wounds
Emotional regulation difficulties
Somatic symptoms related to trauma
Dissociation and grounding issues
Workplace stress and career challenges
Support for caregivers and helping professionals
Couples and relationship therapy
Youth and adolescent support
THERAPY APPORACHES WE USE
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Somatic Experiencing and Somatic Therapy
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Attachment-focused therapy
Mindfulness-based approaches
Narrative therapy
Relational therapy
Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TF-CBT)
Polyvagal-informed therapy
Emotion-focused therapy (EFT)
Psychoeducation and skills-building
Nervous system regulation and grounding techniques
WE OFFER SERVICES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
We are pleased to offer counselling services in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, French, Asante (Twi) and English to meet the diverse needs of the Surrey, Langley, Delta and Vancouver communities .
WE ARE SPECIALIZED
Our team has been carefully selected to provide high-quality and evidence-based trauma-informed therapy. We work with a diversity of issues and the effects of traumatic life experiences - such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relational issues - but the way that we do therapy is always informed by our foundational understanding of trauma and how it impacts our brains, bodies, lives and relationships. We are unified in our approaches to counselling and our commitment to seeing our clients’ lives changed for the better.
WE ARE GROWTH ORIENTED
We believe in promoting growth and positive change, not just eliminating pain and reducing symptoms. Therapy isn’t only about getting rid of what’s “bad,” it can also about intentionally cultivating what’s “good:” improving relationships, discovering meaning and purpose, having more fun and creating a sense of ease and enjoyment.
WE ARE RESULT-FOCUSED
We won’t let you show up week after week and just vent about the same problems while we sit back and passively listen. While we do believe in listening, we want to take an active and intentional approach. We offer our clients strategies for work towards their goals, both in and out of counselling sessions. We will integrate both mind and body-based therapies to help you achieve the change you’re looking for, and closer to the life you’ve imagined.
WE ARE HONEST
We believe in being effective and ethical. If we don’t have a counsellor that specializes in the issues you’re looking for help with, we are happy to connect you with counsellors in our community that do.
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