If you’re seeking trauma counselling in Vancouver, you’re already taking a courageous step toward healing. At Turning Point Therapy, our trauma-informed counsellors have various in-depth training in trauma therapy that offer a grounded, compassionate space that is essential to process how your experiences are keeping you stuck in a trauma response. Our Greater Vancouver trauma counselling clinics welcome individuals and relationships from across the Lower Mainland with warmth, presence, and an approach that honours your pace.
You may notice reactions and habits that repeat themselves, strong emotional responses, or a sense of vigilance that never fully settles. For many, trauma creates distance—distance from themselves, from their needs, or from the people they care about.
When we have experienced complex trauma (relational, developmental), it is common to struggle with:
If any of this feels familiar, you’re not alone. These experiences make sense in the context of what you’ve been through. At Turning Point Therapy, we provide Trauma Counselling in Vancouver, New Westminster and North Delta in person and virtually across Canada.
- Diana Fosha
Our Vancouver trauma therapists support clients who are navigating the effects of:
When trauma remains unprocessed, we tend to under-react to extreme situations like rage, abuse, or neglect and overreact to everyday experiences like misunderstandings, emotions, or not feeling heard. These reactions are not personal failings; they are adaptations that once helped you cope.
With support and compassion, the parts of you that learned to survive can begin to find relief, softening into a sense of safety, steadiness, and connection again.
At Turning Point Therapy, we meet you with genuine curiosity, acceptance, and care. Together, we explore the experiences that shaped you, moving at a pace that honours your nervous system and your boundaries.
Here, you decide how far we go and when. We focus on what feels tolerable, not overwhelming. You are met with presence rather than pressure, and your responses — whether big, quiet, or confusing — are understood as adaptations that once helped you navigate something too difficult to manage alone.
Our Vancouver office provides a calm, accessible setting for this work, with both in-person and online options so you can choose the environment where you feel safest to begin your Trauma Counselling journey.
Our Vancouver Office
470 Granville St, #311
Vancouver, BC
V6B 1W7
We also have offices in New Westminster and North Delta.
New Westminster
552 Columbia St, #210
New Westminster
V3L 1B1
North Delta
11420 Pemberton Crescent,
Delta, BC
V4C 3J4
As more people recognize the impact of long-term stress, childhood experiences, and overwhelming events on their emotional lives, our clients share how beginning therapy has turned their lives around.
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Healing doesn’t require perfection—only willingness.
If you’re ready to explore trauma counselling in Vancouver, or if you’re unsure where to begin, we’re here to help you take the next step with care and clarity.
After reading our therapist’s bios, perhaps you are drawn to one or two, but you want to double-check. No problem!
You’re ready to get going and know who you want to work with.
If you’d like a deeper understanding of how we approach trauma therapy — including childhood trauma, coping patterns, and long-term recovery — visit our full trauma counselling page:
Trauma Counselling Throughout Vancouver, the Lower Mainland, and BC →
Many people begin Trauma Counselling Vancouver because they feel overwhelmed, stuck in emotional patterns, or disconnected from themselves or others. You may notice reactions that feel “too much,” or a sense of numbness that once kept you safe. These experiences are common trauma responses.
If you’re unsure where to begin, our full Trauma Counselling page offers a deeper look at how trauma shapes emotions and the nervous system.
From our perspective most struggles in life have roots in trauma, but not every hardship or struggle is traumatic. If you notice recurring patterns of avoidance, emotional overwhelm, feelings of shame, or difficulty in relationships, trauma may be a contributing factor.
At Turning Point Therapy, our therapists start where you are, whether you are dealing with relationships, depression, self-esteem, or emotional overwhelm.
Trauma Counselling specifically explores how past experiences continue to live in your body, relationships, and reactions.
This work includes:
To understand more about our trauma-informed methods, you can explore our full Trauma Counselling approach
There is no set timeline. Healing unfolds at the pace of trust and safety. Some clients feel relief within a few sessions, while others move more gradually as deeper experiences surface.
With Vancouver Trauma Counselling, you lead the process. We focus on what feels tolerable, not overwhelming. You can read more about how we create safety and pacing here: Our Trauma Counselling Philosophy
Yes. Many clients appreciate the grounding of in-person work at our Vancouver clinic, while others prefer online sessions—especially when beginning trauma-related work. Both formats are equally valid and can be combined in a way that supports your healing.
Absolutely. Many people don’t have clear memories of traumatic experiences, especially from childhood. Trauma is often stored in the body and nervous system, not just in memory.
Vancouver Trauma Counselling does not require full recall — it supports the parts of you that carry the impact of what you lived through. Learn more about how unresolved trauma shows up on our Trauma Counselling page
No. We begin with safety, grounding, and getting to know the pace that feels right for you. Many clients start by exploring present-day patterns, emotions, and relationships before moving toward deeper material.
In Vancouver Trauma Counselling, we explore only when you feel supported and ready. You can read more about pacing here: Our Counselling Approach
PTSD therapy refers to any therapeutic approach that focuses on processing overwhelming experiences, reducing symptoms like flashbacks, hypervigilance, or avoidance, and rebuilding a sense of safety. At our Greater Vancouver clinics, PTSD therapy is offered through trauma counselling when helpful. This work draws on trauma-informed techniques to address both acute PTSD and Complex PTSD, helping you regain a sense of control over triggers and emotional responses.
If you’re experiencing these symptoms, PTSD therapy can be a gentle path to healing—explore more about our approaches on our Trauma Counselling page