Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Downtown, Vancouver, BC

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Sharon Zack
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
For over a decade, I have been helping people with: anxiety, depression, disordered eating, body image concerns, self-esteem, developmental trauma , sexual abuse, PTSD , parenting, and gender and sexuality issues.
Are you longing to feel more connection and harmony in your relationships? Do you sometimes feel like your emotions are too much for you? Are you often feeling sad or anxious? Many of my clients are professionals, parents, students, and creatives who appear to be functioning well on the outside, but inwardly are feeling anxious, inadequate, and disconnected. Whether you are struggling with a current situation, or wanting to process deeper emotional and interpersonal patterns, I am happy and prepared to support you.
(506) 497-5731
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Jasmine Gill
Counsellor, MEd, RCC
Verified
Verified
I also help people heal from various traumas, as well as those suffering from PTSD , grief, anxiety, depression, and various other mental health issues.
Hi, my name is Jasmine and I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC. My background is working in women's sexual and reproductive health. I have experience working with female-identifying individuals, helping them address issues surrounding reproduction, fertility and sexual health.
(587) 875-5787
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Ellen Yang
Counsellor, PhD(c), RCC, RCS, RETA
Verified
Verified
Are you feeling frustrated, empty, or alone? Obtaining empathetic care and support can help you dealing with what you are going through right now. Also, building tools for dealing with life’s challenges and gaining new insights through creativity and self-actualization will bring fulfillment to your life. I can offer you personalized, compassionate and respectful support. I specialize in: (1) stress, anxiety, depression, trauma , grief, or low self-esteem. (2) emotional support and changing undesirable behaviours. (3) self-growth, empowerment, and wellbeing. (4) autism and other developmental differences. (5) clinical supervision.
(778) 860-4893
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Emergence Counselling & Wellness Inc.
Counsellor, RCC, CCC, RPsych
Verified
Verified
We specialize in working with those who are suffering from past and recent trauma , anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. We use modalities such as EMDR Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Experiential Therapies. Putting these powerful healing modalities to work towards your well being is our passion. Tap into our expertise and emerge into your potential!
(604) 305-2884
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6E
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Providence Therapy & Neurofeedback
Counsellor, MA, MCP, RCC, RPsych, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Whether you are feeling stuck and need some support as you take your next steps; are experiencing anxiety, depression or have experienced trauma or ongoing stressors that are impacting your wellbeing; or are struggling with chronic pain and inflammation, immune system troubles, or gut or digestive problems; at Providence, we are dedicated to your wellbeing.
At Providence, we believe in the power of connection, the retrospective process, and the importance of a holistic and integrative approach to therapy. We also believe that part of fighting the stigma against accessing mental health support involves catching therapy up to the 21st century and keeping it relevant with the clients we treat and the times we live in. Our hope for you is that by exploring your story in our environment of therapeutic connection the that you may forward in healing and build resiliency.
(604) 330-9742
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6C
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Zoe Kwasny
Counsellor, MCP, RCC, CCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
There comes a time when we realise our past patterns and tools aren't helping us move forward in life. My goal is to provide you with the space and guidance to explore how your patterns of behaviour, past trauma , and experiences formed the person you are today. We will work together to explore past patterns, build healthy coping strategies, and strengthen resilience. Whether you’re looking to explore past experiences, build concrete tools to cope, or build healthy relationships with your loved ones, I provide an individualised, trauma -informed approach to therapy to adapt to your unique needs.
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Jenn Wesanko
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I’m a psychotherapist offering services to clients across Canada. I bring training in psychology together with extensive somatic expertise to support clients living with the effects of chronic stress and complex or developmental trauma . With 20 years of clinical practice in somatic and movement therapy, I harness the powerful intersection of the body and psyche to support my clients in recovering a sense of aliveness, hope, and agency in their lives. My work with clients includes body-oriented talk therapy, expressive arts, and gentle embodiment practices.
(778) 743-0126
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6Z
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Natasha Roop
Counsellor, MCP, RCC, BSc
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Hello, I am glad you are reading my profile and hope we can connect! My name is Natasha Roop (she/they), and I am a trauma -informed, anti-oppressive therapist. I am Splatsin First Nations and European and am working to help decolonize the field of counselling. Individuals who seek my counselling services want to take back their power and better understand themselves on a deeper level. I work with individuals unpacking their racial, gender and sexual identity and the effects of structures in our society. With other individuals, we process and work through trauma , PTSD , anxiety, depression, life changes, and addiction/substance abuse.
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Linnea E Saltel
Counsellor, MCP, RCC
Verified
Verified
Linnea (she/her) takes a holistic, trauma -informed, and intersectional approach to therapy, acknowledging that well-being is influenced by a variety of elements (including social, cultural, and physical, among others). She recognizes that change in therapy happens through building quality relationships with clients, and aims to create relationships that are safe, respectful, warm, and collaborative. She also maintains a strengths-based approach, and guides clients in realizing and making use of their unique strengths. Linnea truly enjoys connecting with people and is grateful to be able to do so in her work as a counsellor.
(587) 602-2896
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6Z
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Amy Rappaport
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified
Verified
I offer a relational, trauma -informed approach, beginning first with establishing a strong, safe alliance.
Welcome! I work with people experiencing a variety of life transitions and life struggles. A stressful life event, life change, or a recent loss can make it feel like your bottom has fallen out from under you. Cumulative stress, chronic worry or low mood may be interfering with your ability to live a fulfilling, meaningful life. I work with people to build safety, increase self-understanding, process painful feelings, expand coping and support adjustment/integration. I bring a diverse background of experience and a compassionate presence as I support people to find their way through life stress and life change.
(873) 502-3153
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Stewart Counselling & Associates - Richard Marquez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MPH, RSW
Verified
Verified
I am an Associate with Stewart Counseling, a trauma and cognitive behavioral therapist serving healthcare and technology professionals, fire fighters, first responders, military veterans, front line workers, First Nations peoples, visible minorities, LGBTQ2S people. My practice consists of extending progressive psychotherapy and clinical social work services to a diversity of individuals, groups and communities struggling with complex forms of trauma / PTSD , bereavement and grief concerns, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, mental health disorders, divorce and custodial disputes, bullying, discrimination and social alienation,
(604) 687-7171
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Lauren Howard
Counsellor, MC, CCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Currently, trauma recovery groups are being offered every 3 months; groups are designed to enhance trauma experience recovery, including flashback management, emotional regulation, interpersonal relationships, and post-traumatic growth.
Vancouver Intensive Trauma Treatment Program (VITTP) is designed to support individuals over the age of 21 to accelerate their recovery through interpersonal group experiences providing a safe place. Small groups (100% online due to COVID) support mind and body recovery by assisting in the integration of emotional regulation, therapeutic process, reduction of guilt and shame as well as support in adjusting their lives to support their recovery.
(647) 496-0493
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6Z
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Virginia McConchie
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified
Verified
I work with clients experiencing trauma , anxiety, burnout, and other challenges that can make feeling connected to themselves and trusting of their own voice difficult.
With so many stressors in the world, it is easy to feel alone and uncertain of who you are or want to be. Therapy provides a space for discovery and connection. Discovery of how certain ways of understanding our place in the world emerged, and of how small shifts can help connect us with our authentic self, desires and values. My job is to help create a safe space where it is possible for you to be yourself in the fullest sense – even if you don’t quite know who that is yet. So, come to therapy as you are. Anxious. Excited. Messy. Sad. Confused. Tired. Changing. There is nothing you can’t be and can’t feel in our sessions together.
(249) 488-2185
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6Z
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Lindsay Gail Brown
Counsellor, MA, RCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I work with adults, couples, and first responders faced with difficulties from everyday life stress, relationships, anxiety, depression, and trauma .
Do you feel like life is an uphill battle? Are you exhausted? Depleted? Like you just can’t get a break? Are you stuck overthinking and re-living the past? Or constantly worrying about and over planning for the future? Are you stuck in destructive ways of coping? Or unable to break unhealthy relationship patterns?
(902) 600-2716
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6Z
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Maryam Dada
Counsellor, BA, MA, RCC
Verified
Verified
I specialize in addiction and recovery, grief and loss, trauma , life transitions, anxiety, depression, relationship, and family concerns.
Hi there, my name is Maryam, and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). My goal is to provide you a safe space to express how you’re feeling. I am a first-generation South-Asian settler living, working, and playing, on the sacred, stolen, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I identify as a third-culture kid and know how difficult it can be to feel like you belong, especially while struggling with the multiple pressures of our communities or families.
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Sophia Kopelow
Counsellor, MCP, RCC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
The world has changed in the past few years, and so have you. If you're yearning to reconnect with your inner truth, feel more in tune with and loving towards your body, overcome relationship challenges, and heal from trauma , I'm here to support you. I've gone through my own healing journey, and I know how vulnerable it can feel to reach out for support. You can expect compassion, gentle curiosity, and understanding from me in our sessions. I'm here to hold space, and solace so that you can return back home to yourself. I provide a free 20 minute initial consultation, and offer in-person, virtual or walk and talk therapy.
(778) 400-1793
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6C
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Well Beings Counselling
Licensed Professional Counsellor, MC, RCC
Verified
Verified
Our clinicians facilitate a number of therapies with areas of expertise in: Anxiety, 
Depression,
Anger, 
Families, Couples and Premarital, Grief and Loss, ICBC/motor vehicle accident, Teens, and Trauma .
We are a team of dedicated clinicians with a variety of specializations, therapeutic modalities and various backgrounds, (both culturally and professionally) that we bring to each session. When you contact our clinic you will be greeted by our clinic coordinator Parmiss! Her priority and her passion is to connect you with the most appropriate team member, that fits not only with the treatment goals you have in mind but with your schedule as well.
(778) 767-2335
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6C
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Betty Yeung
Counsellor, CCC, RCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
With over 6 years of experience in community settings, I have trained in anti-oppressive & trauma -informed approaches.
I am passionate about working with folks of all genders, cultures, and backgrounds who want to feel more connected to themselves or others. As a bicultural counsellor, I hold space for youth and adults interested in exploring and navigating their own intersectional identities. I specialize in areas including self-esteem, self-worth, cultural identity, relationship & intergenerational conflicts, anxiety, depression, coping and skills building, trauma , and grief and loss. Entrusting your story to another person takes courage. As an empathetic listener and witness, I am committed to holding a safe space for all parts of your truth.
(226) 780-7014
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
Not accepting new clients
Not accepting new clients
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Michelle Wing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RSW, RCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I prioritize working with Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour, including folks of mixed ancestry and wanting to work with me on anti-violence, intimate partner violence issues, interpersonal relationships, identity, PTSD , and trauma .
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ​ - Audre Lorde. Hello, and welcome to Pamati Counselling. Pamati means listen in Cebuano. I am from mixed Asian ancestry, including Filipino, Chinese and Vietnamese. I was born in Toronto, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. My pronouns are she/her/they/them and I identify with the LGBTQ2s community. The intersectional movements of MeToo, and MMWGI, and Black Lives Matter inform my work.
(778) 767-2262
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
Not accepting new clients
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Ashleigh Eaton
Counsellor, MC, RCC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I specialize in supporting survivors of trauma (gender-based, workplace, systems, healthcare, and/or sexual trauma ) as well as queer, trans, and/or gender diverse folks. My previous work as an outreach professional and a crisis responder has made me passionate about supporting other helping professionals. I know the joy and heartbreak of this work. I invite you to share in this together because we cannot possibly hold all of it alone. I am currently available to complete Hormone Readiness Assessments alongside those who need it.
(867) 768-0237
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Downtown
Vancouver, BC V6B
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Trauma and PTSD Counsellors

When should I seek treatment for trauma?

Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.

How long does trauma therapy take?

Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.

What happens if trauma is left untreated?

Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.

Can PTSD come back after treatment?

It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.