Therapy for Childhood Trauma
for childhood and early adverse experiences

Sometimes the patterns we struggle with now

have roots in earlier experiences or relationships.

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Not always in big, obvious, or defining moments,

but the quieter ways we learned to cope, adapt, stay safe, or stay connected.

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Childhood trauma can shape how we see ourselves,
how we relate to others, and how safe the world feels around us,
often long after those experiences have passed.

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You might notice:

a fear of abandonment, rejection, or being "too much"

difficulty trusting others, or yourself,

people pleasing, over responsibility, or difficulty setting boundaries,

strong emotional reactions that feel bigger than the moment,

shame, self-criticism, or never quite feeling "good enough,"

emotional shutdown, hyper-independence, or difficulty needing others,

repeating patterns in relationships that leave you feeling hurt or disconnected.

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These patterns make sense when we begin to understand where they began.
Often, they are deeply adaptive responses,

shaped by environments where emotional safety, attunement, or connection

may have felt uncertain or unavailable.

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In therapy, we gently explore these experiences, 

while helping you understand the protective patterns

your system developed in order to cope. 

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Using a trauma-informed and attachment-focused approach,
we make sense of how earlier experiences may still be affecting your emotions,

relationships, nervous system, and sense of self today. 

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Our work may include:

exploring attachment wounds and relationship patterns,

understanding protective coping responses and survival strategies,

building emotional safety, self-trust, and self-compassion,

working through shame, fear, grief, or unmet emotional needs,

developing healthier boundaries and more secure connection,

gently processing unresolved childhood experiences and trauma.

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I integrate approaches such as attachment-focused therapy,
EMDR, parts work, ACT, DBT, and nervous system-informed practices,

to understand the impact of your experience,

honour the ways you adapted to survive, 

and create the possibility for new ways of relating,

to yourself, your emotions, and the people around you. 

You may also find it helpful to explore:

attachment and relationships | trauma support | EMDR therapy | grief and loss