Trauma Therapy Victoria: Registered Trauma-Informed Counsellors
Compassionate, Paced Support for Processing What Has Happened to You
Psychological trauma can stay with a person long after the events that caused it. Our Victoria BC trauma therapy services offers a structured, compassionate path toward processing those experiences, understanding your responses to them, and reclaiming a sense of safety and agency. At Your Path Counselling, our registered counsellors use trauma-informed approaches including EMDR-informed techniques, somatic awareness, and CBT to meet clients where they are. Sessions are available in person at 821 Burdett Ave, Suite 303, Victoria BC and via phone or video for clients anywhere in British Columbia.
Healing from trauma is not linear, and it cannot be rushed. Our counsellors work at your pace, with your safety as the primary guide. Whether your experience is recent or long-standing, acute or complex, you do not need to have it fully sorted before reaching out. You can read more about our therapeutic approaches or hear from past clients on our testimonials page.
Trauma therapy also draws on body-based awareness, since trauma is held in the nervous system as much as in memory. Our trauma counsellors are trained to recognize somatic responses during sessions and help clients develop a felt sense of safety before moving into deeper processing. This phased approach, widely recognized as best practice for complex trauma and PTSD, means we do not push clients into material they are not yet ready to process. You can read more about the specific modalities our team uses on our approach and techniques page.
Our trauma team includes clinicians trained in EMDR, somatic approaches, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), including Dr. Scott Kouri (PhD, MA, RCC, Co-Founder and Clinical Director) and Dr. Michelle Bass (PhD, MSW, RSW, RCC, co-founder). Both hold doctoral-level qualifications and bring extensive supervised clinical experience to complex and developmental trauma cases.
What Trauma Therapy Can Help With
- Single-incident trauma: accidents, assault, medical events, sudden loss
- Complex and developmental trauma from childhood or prolonged adverse experiences
- PTSD and C-PTSD, including flashbacks, hypervigilance, and emotional numbing
- Trauma responses in relationships, including trust difficulties and attachment patterns
- Grief and trauma occurring together following loss or sudden change
- Long-term psychotherapy for trauma requiring sustained, in-depth work
Trauma therapy is available through individual counselling sessions. Visit our FAQs for information on what to expect from a first session and how trauma therapy differs from general counselling.
You Do Not Have to Carry This Alone
Reaching out is a brave first step. Our free 15-minute consultation is a low-pressure way to ask questions and find a counsellor who is the right fit. Book your consultation online or call us at 250-818-1623. We are located at 821 Burdett Ave, Suite 303, Victoria BC.
