Sexual Abuse Therapists in Vancouver, BC
My work centers on supporting the LGBTQ community, neurodivergent folks (Autism/ADHD), and survivors of sexual abuse.
Is this all there is? Will I always feel this way? These are questions some of my clients have asked themselves for a very long time before reaching out. If this is where you are at this point in your life, I offer you a quote from one of my favourite poets, Andrea Gibson: "I know most people try hard to do good and find out too late they should have tried softer." It is not too late. Together, we can tend to the parts of you that yearn for softness and tenderness, and get curious about the underlying drive to be good.
My work centers on supporting the LGBTQ community, neurodivergent folks (Autism/ADHD), and survivors of sexual abuse.
Is this all there is? Will I always feel this way? These are questions some of my clients have asked themselves for a very long time before reaching out. If this is where you are at this point in your life, I offer you a quote from one of my favourite poets, Andrea Gibson: "I know most people try hard to do good and find out too late they should have tried softer." It is not too late. Together, we can tend to the parts of you that yearn for softness and tenderness, and get curious about the underlying drive to be good.
I often work with thoughtful, self-aware people who understand their patterns and still find life and/or relationships tricky to navigate. They might overthink their responses or struggle with shame, self-criticism, people-pleasing, shutting down, or losing self- connection. Many are queer, trans, neurodivergent, or feel out of place in normative spaces. Together, we co-create right relationship and feel our way towards steadiness, deeper connection, and greater self-trust.
I often work with thoughtful, self-aware people who understand their patterns and still find life and/or relationships tricky to navigate. They might overthink their responses or struggle with shame, self-criticism, people-pleasing, shutting down, or losing self- connection. Many are queer, trans, neurodivergent, or feel out of place in normative spaces. Together, we co-create right relationship and feel our way towards steadiness, deeper connection, and greater self-trust.
I, Nancy Aguirre, focus my practice on trauma because stressful life changes, neglect, abandonment, emotional/physical/sexual childhood abuse, rejection, exploitation, incest or family violence could result in experiencing distorted perceptions, emotions, beliefs and meanings about the self and life. Trauma freezes the traumatic experience in the nervous system creating unhelpful thinking, and negative self-assessment. These conditions can affect your capacity to tolerate and adapt to life's ups and downs; break old patterns that hold you back; avoid engaging in risky behaviours; and re-enacting your past traumas over and over.
I, Nancy Aguirre, focus my practice on trauma because stressful life changes, neglect, abandonment, emotional/physical/sexual childhood abuse, rejection, exploitation, incest or family violence could result in experiencing distorted perceptions, emotions, beliefs and meanings about the self and life. Trauma freezes the traumatic experience in the nervous system creating unhelpful thinking, and negative self-assessment. These conditions can affect your capacity to tolerate and adapt to life's ups and downs; break old patterns that hold you back; avoid engaging in risky behaviours; and re-enacting your past traumas over and over.
Are you in a relationship where you find yourself fighting all the time or not able to communicate? I help individuals and couples who are struggling with marital and relationship issues, specifically with communication trouble. I also specialize with pre marital/commitment education.My clients come to see me because they want to talk. They don't want to have issues. But talking with me is a way of managing their issues at the very least. And at the best, it is about solving issues.I would like to support you as we work together to sort it out.
Are you in a relationship where you find yourself fighting all the time or not able to communicate? I help individuals and couples who are struggling with marital and relationship issues, specifically with communication trouble. I also specialize with pre marital/commitment education.My clients come to see me because they want to talk. They don't want to have issues. But talking with me is a way of managing their issues at the very least. And at the best, it is about solving issues.I would like to support you as we work together to sort it out.
You don't have to figure out life's challenges alone - you deserve to have your pain witnessed. Together we’ll build a strong relationship and untangle the parts of you that feel stuck, so that you can make the best choices and changes for your life. It is my goal for you feel truly heard, supported, and empowered to grow in the ways that matter most to you. I am prepared to listen deeply with compassion, curiosity, and care. My approach is trauma-informed, and brings together mind and body based therapy to best support you and your unique circumstances.
You don't have to figure out life's challenges alone - you deserve to have your pain witnessed. Together we’ll build a strong relationship and untangle the parts of you that feel stuck, so that you can make the best choices and changes for your life. It is my goal for you feel truly heard, supported, and empowered to grow in the ways that matter most to you. I am prepared to listen deeply with compassion, curiosity, and care. My approach is trauma-informed, and brings together mind and body based therapy to best support you and your unique circumstances.
With extensive years of training & clinical experience on sexual abuse/ assault, I bring a deep level of expertise to healing survivors of sexual trauma.
I am a registered social worker and experienced psychotherapist with 20 years of clinical practice, offering therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. I provide therapy to clients with a wide range of concerns including sexual trauma, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, relationship issues, suicidal thoughts, parenting difficulties, low self-esteem, and other life problems.
With extensive years of training & clinical experience on sexual abuse/ assault, I bring a deep level of expertise to healing survivors of sexual trauma.
I am a registered social worker and experienced psychotherapist with 20 years of clinical practice, offering therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. I provide therapy to clients with a wide range of concerns including sexual trauma, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, relationship issues, suicidal thoughts, parenting difficulties, low self-esteem, and other life problems.
My favourite clients to work with are those who are exploring their gender identity, understanding their queerness, exploring pleasure after experiencing sexual assault, and those wanting to better understand their needs and desires in the context of non-monogamy.
My practice is trauma-informed and centres anti-oppressive and decolonial frameworks, keeping an eye turned towards the harms of systemic socialization. My hope is to create a space where you feel truly seen, supported, and understood. I’m honoured to work with teens (16+) and adults, opening portals together into growth and possibility.
My favourite clients to work with are those who are exploring their gender identity, understanding their queerness, exploring pleasure after experiencing sexual assault, and those wanting to better understand their needs and desires in the context of non-monogamy.
My practice is trauma-informed and centres anti-oppressive and decolonial frameworks, keeping an eye turned towards the harms of systemic socialization. My hope is to create a space where you feel truly seen, supported, and understood. I’m honoured to work with teens (16+) and adults, opening portals together into growth and possibility.
Do you find yourself pushing even when everything inside you says stop?
Maybe you’ve built a successful life on the outside—but inside, you feel wired, tired, or disconnected. You might be holding it all together while quietly battling anxiety, exhaustion, or the weight of experiences you’ve never fully talked about.
I work with driven people who want to understand why they can’t switch off—and how to finally feel at ease without losing their drive. Many of my clients are high achievers who’ve lived through painful or overwhelming experiences, including sexual trauma, and learned to cope by staying busy, controlled, or always “on.”
Do you find yourself pushing even when everything inside you says stop?
Maybe you’ve built a successful life on the outside—but inside, you feel wired, tired, or disconnected. You might be holding it all together while quietly battling anxiety, exhaustion, or the weight of experiences you’ve never fully talked about.
I work with driven people who want to understand why they can’t switch off—and how to finally feel at ease without losing their drive. Many of my clients are high achievers who’ve lived through painful or overwhelming experiences, including sexual trauma, and learned to cope by staying busy, controlled, or always “on.”
Trauma doesn’t always stay in the past. It can live in the present, showing up as anxiety, shame, low self-worth, a constant sense of being on edge, or painful patterns in relationships. Many people come to therapy sensing something isn’t right, but not fully understanding why these struggles keep repeating. I work with adults and teens healing from sexual violence, domestic abuse, and childhood trauma who have come to believe something about them is not good enough. Rather than asking “What is wrong with you?”, I approach therapy from the question “What happened to you?”
Trauma doesn’t always stay in the past. It can live in the present, showing up as anxiety, shame, low self-worth, a constant sense of being on edge, or painful patterns in relationships. Many people come to therapy sensing something isn’t right, but not fully understanding why these struggles keep repeating. I work with adults and teens healing from sexual violence, domestic abuse, and childhood trauma who have come to believe something about them is not good enough. Rather than asking “What is wrong with you?”, I approach therapy from the question “What happened to you?”
Thank you for taking the time to view my profile. Therapy is a collaborative process that uses curiosity, courage and compassion to start exploring and unpacking all of the parts of ourselves and our experiences so that we can become connected to our wholeness once again. There are times when we may feel haunted by our past experiences, are having difficulties coping with life transitions or stressors, or are feeling stuck. It is my belief that through gentle exploration we can start to find the inner resources needed to move through and grow from these difficult experiences.
Thank you for taking the time to view my profile. Therapy is a collaborative process that uses curiosity, courage and compassion to start exploring and unpacking all of the parts of ourselves and our experiences so that we can become connected to our wholeness once again. There are times when we may feel haunted by our past experiences, are having difficulties coping with life transitions or stressors, or are feeling stuck. It is my belief that through gentle exploration we can start to find the inner resources needed to move through and grow from these difficult experiences.
I specialize in trauma recovery, including childhood/attachment trauma, sexual assault and abuse, and more.
Currently accepting daytime clients - Struggling with intrusive memories, worry, or feeling disconnected from your body and emotions? Carrying pain from the past that impacts your confidence and the space you take up? Perhaps you're feeling anxious, depressed, or struggling in relationships? My focus is helping adult survivors of trauma—particularly sexual trauma and childhood experiences—heal from the past to reclaim their lives and create genuine safety in their bodies and relationships. I work with clients who are ready to process difficult memories without being overwhelmed, and who want to move beyond survival and thrive.
I specialize in trauma recovery, including childhood/attachment trauma, sexual assault and abuse, and more.
Currently accepting daytime clients - Struggling with intrusive memories, worry, or feeling disconnected from your body and emotions? Carrying pain from the past that impacts your confidence and the space you take up? Perhaps you're feeling anxious, depressed, or struggling in relationships? My focus is helping adult survivors of trauma—particularly sexual trauma and childhood experiences—heal from the past to reclaim their lives and create genuine safety in their bodies and relationships. I work with clients who are ready to process difficult memories without being overwhelmed, and who want to move beyond survival and thrive.
I am an Indigenous woman of Cree Metis ancestry. I have been a counsellor for 25+ years. I am a Registered Social Worker and Registered Clinical Counsellor. I have extensive experience providing therapeutic counselling services to youth, adults and Elders. I believe in the strength and resilience that each person brings to session. I empathically engage with individuals to identify current or generational challenges and guide them into a path of wellness.
I am an Indigenous woman of Cree Metis ancestry. I have been a counsellor for 25+ years. I am a Registered Social Worker and Registered Clinical Counsellor. I have extensive experience providing therapeutic counselling services to youth, adults and Elders. I believe in the strength and resilience that each person brings to session. I empathically engage with individuals to identify current or generational challenges and guide them into a path of wellness.
Are you currently navigating significant life transitions, potentially confronted with profound grief, loss, or trauma? Do you have unique experiences shaped by intergenerational and cultural backgrounds that feel overwhelming at times?
Relational safety and an empathetic environment, are key to honouring the exploration of complex emotions as essential for untangling confusion and acknowledging personal experience. Together, we can achieve a greater sense of self-understanding, developing effective coping strategies, and fostering self-determination that empowers you to navigate life's transitions more grounded and connected
Are you currently navigating significant life transitions, potentially confronted with profound grief, loss, or trauma? Do you have unique experiences shaped by intergenerational and cultural backgrounds that feel overwhelming at times?
Relational safety and an empathetic environment, are key to honouring the exploration of complex emotions as essential for untangling confusion and acknowledging personal experience. Together, we can achieve a greater sense of self-understanding, developing effective coping strategies, and fostering self-determination that empowers you to navigate life's transitions more grounded and connected
Cassie Connor - Online Stress & Trauma
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RP-Q, C-IAYT
4 Endorsed
Online Only
I have been working with survivors of neglect, sexual violence, childhood sexual abuse and human trafficking since 2018.
The wounds of a painful childhood can last long into adulthood, challenging our ability to manage our emotions, care for our bodies and build healthy relationships.
We may feel that we lose control of our responses, only to feel guilty or shameful later. In therapy, we learn that the way we act or respond is a reflection of how we feel inside. Often, there are needs that have gone unmet.
If you're feeling disconnected from your self, your needs and your body, we can gently learn to rebuild these connections through a combination of talk therapy, movement, breath, meditation, and creative expression.
I have been working with survivors of neglect, sexual violence, childhood sexual abuse and human trafficking since 2018.
The wounds of a painful childhood can last long into adulthood, challenging our ability to manage our emotions, care for our bodies and build healthy relationships.
We may feel that we lose control of our responses, only to feel guilty or shameful later. In therapy, we learn that the way we act or respond is a reflection of how we feel inside. Often, there are needs that have gone unmet.
If you're feeling disconnected from your self, your needs and your body, we can gently learn to rebuild these connections through a combination of talk therapy, movement, breath, meditation, and creative expression.
I specialize in working with navigating relationships, sex/sexuality, childhood sexual abuse, trauma, complex PTSD, chronic health issues, emotional regulation, childhood trauma, & relationship with self.
Before working with clients I always offer a free connection call that you can book with me through my website.
I offer an integrative & holistic approach that is collaborative with you. My intention as a therapist is to create a space for you to be truly felt, seen, heard, & supported. I work with a wide variety of folks and take a very opened minded approach that blends holistic & clinical practices. I like to bring a raw & real approach to my clients, and to create a space for you to be truly human.
I specialize in working with navigating relationships, sex/sexuality, childhood sexual abuse, trauma, complex PTSD, chronic health issues, emotional regulation, childhood trauma, & relationship with self.
Before working with clients I always offer a free connection call that you can book with me through my website.
I offer an integrative & holistic approach that is collaborative with you. My intention as a therapist is to create a space for you to be truly felt, seen, heard, & supported. I work with a wide variety of folks and take a very opened minded approach that blends holistic & clinical practices. I like to bring a raw & real approach to my clients, and to create a space for you to be truly human.
I have a particular interest in assisting folks who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, early attachment wounding and other developmental traumas.
My practice, The Relation Lab, was created with the intention of supporting any alchemist desiring repair, reclamation, reorganization, and reimagination of relationships, including the one with themselves. The Lab is the right space for folks who have a playful spirit, are ready to experiment in the pursuit of new discoveries, and open to a process that will take them beyond the limiting confines of the mind. My favourite experiments involve a collaborative process where we lean into and explore the unknown through an intuitive blend of the mystic and scientific.
I have a particular interest in assisting folks who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, early attachment wounding and other developmental traumas.
My practice, The Relation Lab, was created with the intention of supporting any alchemist desiring repair, reclamation, reorganization, and reimagination of relationships, including the one with themselves. The Lab is the right space for folks who have a playful spirit, are ready to experiment in the pursuit of new discoveries, and open to a process that will take them beyond the limiting confines of the mind. My favourite experiments involve a collaborative process where we lean into and explore the unknown through an intuitive blend of the mystic and scientific.
Car accident, bank robbery, home invasion, torture, sexual abuse, and neglect are all forms of trauma that I have worked with.
Change! If you want to change your relationships, feel better about yourself, enjoy life more, and overcome the debilitating effects of past trauma, now is the time to transform your life. Hi, I'm Steven Lake and I have been assisting people to improve their lives for 25+ years. The first step in making change is often the scariest. If you have any questions or just want to get a sense of who I am, please contact me by email or phone for a free initial consult. I look forward to working with you to create change in your life.
Car accident, bank robbery, home invasion, torture, sexual abuse, and neglect are all forms of trauma that I have worked with.
Change! If you want to change your relationships, feel better about yourself, enjoy life more, and overcome the debilitating effects of past trauma, now is the time to transform your life. Hi, I'm Steven Lake and I have been assisting people to improve their lives for 25+ years. The first step in making change is often the scariest. If you have any questions or just want to get a sense of who I am, please contact me by email or phone for a free initial consult. I look forward to working with you to create change in your life.
I believe that you should do you. I also think that you should do the least anxious, least depressed, least traumatized and least isolated version of you that you can do. Reaching out for counselling can be really nerve-racking. It is also hard to admit that there is something in your life that might not be working quite right. My hopes are that you can make the changes that you want to make, and I'm hoping that I can support you to do it.
I believe that you should do you. I also think that you should do the least anxious, least depressed, least traumatized and least isolated version of you that you can do. Reaching out for counselling can be really nerve-racking. It is also hard to admit that there is something in your life that might not be working quite right. My hopes are that you can make the changes that you want to make, and I'm hoping that I can support you to do it.
Shay Manerikar - Cedar Moon Counselling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
If you're healing from sexual assault or abuse - I can help you understand your brain and body's response to trauma, find your voice, and reclaim pleasure.
You can expect me to show up with curiosity, compassion, mindfulness, humour, and a deep love for this work. In our sessions, I strive to be trauma-informed, client-centred, relationship-focused, flexible, and collaborative. I blend aspects of narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, neuroscience, and somatics in my practice.
If you're healing from sexual assault or abuse - I can help you understand your brain and body's response to trauma, find your voice, and reclaim pleasure.
You can expect me to show up with curiosity, compassion, mindfulness, humour, and a deep love for this work. In our sessions, I strive to be trauma-informed, client-centred, relationship-focused, flexible, and collaborative. I blend aspects of narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, neuroscience, and somatics in my practice.
Human beings are complicated-so often we attempt to reach out to others using words to express our thoughts, our emotions, and our behaviours. With children/youth, we see additional communication barriers because of fewer words and limited life experiences. Being part of a family system should bring safety and emotional support but sometimes this is not possible without help. My work is to enable us to become partners in the process of change- discovering strengths, new awareness and building on this. Imagine my holding up a mirror for you, so that with each session, you are able to discover and appreciate more of who you truly are.
Human beings are complicated-so often we attempt to reach out to others using words to express our thoughts, our emotions, and our behaviours. With children/youth, we see additional communication barriers because of fewer words and limited life experiences. Being part of a family system should bring safety and emotional support but sometimes this is not possible without help. My work is to enable us to become partners in the process of change- discovering strengths, new awareness and building on this. Imagine my holding up a mirror for you, so that with each session, you are able to discover and appreciate more of who you truly are.
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