Trauma Counselling in Coquitlam, BC
Support for PTSD, Complex Trauma & Attachment Trauma
I provide caring trauma counselling in Coquitlam and Greater Vancouver area to help heal symptoms of PTSD, complex trauma, and attachment challenges. Together, we’ll work on healing, grounding and building effective coping skills.
Trauma can live in the mind, body and nervous system long after the original event has passed. It can shape how you feel, think, relate and move through the world. For many people, trauma shows up as anxiety, shame, numbness, emotional overwhelm, panic, relationship challenges or a deep sense of disconnection from self and others.
As a trauma counsellor in Coquitlam, BC, my work focuses on creating a safe, compassionate and steady space where healing can unfold at your pace. I have specialized training in complex trauma, PTSD, C-PTSD and attachment trauma, and I support clients in rebuilding a sense of regulation, trust, safety and connection—both within themselves and in their relationships.
Trauma Takes Many Forms
Trauma does not look the same for everyone. It can be:
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Acute trauma, such as an accident, injury or frightening event
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Stress or PTSD following a car accident
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PTSD, where trauma symptoms appear suddenly and intensely
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Complex trauma (C-PTSD), often developing from long-term stress, instability or harm
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Early years trauma, including neglect, inconsistent caregiving or childhood adversity
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Attachment trauma, where emotional needs were not met safely growing up
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Racial trauma
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Relational or interpersonal trauma
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Trauma connected to culture, sexuality, immigration or identity
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Institutionalized trauma - trauma connected to experience with medical system, educational system, workplace
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Sexualized abuse and trauma
Each person’s nervous system adapts differently. Each story matters and deserves its own pace, space and understanding.
For instance, an acute PTSD can feel overwhelming, scary, emotionally paralyzing. Early years and attachment trauma often feel more woven into identity, relationships and we experience it as a deeply rooted emotional pattern.
Because trauma varies widely, our work of undoing its impact and healing the painful parts is always gentle, deeply compassionate, attuned to you, and grounded in safety first.
How I Address Trauma
How Trauma Therapy Helps
With consistent, supportive trauma counselling, people often experience:
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Reduced anxiety, tension and fear
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Greater emotional clarity and resilience
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Stronger ability to regulate nervous system responses
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Improved sleep
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Decreased flashbacks, nightmares or intrusive memories
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More stable relationships and attachment patterns
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Less shame, self-blame and emotional overwhelm
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Improved sleep, boundaries and self-trust
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A deeper sense of inner safety and calm
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Reconnection with identity, purpose and meaning
Healing trauma is not about “getting over it.”
It’s about finding yourself again and finding freedom in your own choices and connections.
Trauma does not have to define us or limit us. We can grow through everything that happened to us - and integrate the past into today's well-being.
Trauma healing happens through connection, co-regulation, emotional safety, curiosity and care.
In our work together, we slow down, build trust, and create a foundation where your nervous system feels supported enough to explore what hurts—without pushing, rushing or overwhelming.
I have specialized training in trauma and complex PTSD and my approach blends evidence-based practices for both the body and the mind. My trauma therapy includes:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
We work with your brain's natural ability to process disturbing events. Through eye movements and structured tapping techniques, we address, heal and release emotional disturbance associated with past events and self.
Polyvagal-Informed Nervous System Regulation
We work with your body’s states—fight, flight, freeze, fawn—and help shift them through grounding, breath, gentle movement and internal cues.
Together, we build skills for calm, connection and regulation.
Somatic Techniques
Trauma often lives in the body as tension, numbness, activation or shutdown. Somatic work helps you reconnect with your physical experience in a safe and respectful way.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
This helps make sense of traumatic memories, challenge unhelpful beliefs and reduce trauma-related distress.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
We practice awareness, presence and compassionate observation of thoughts and sensations.
DBT Skills for Trauma Navigation
Tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and grounding during triggering moments.
Nervous System Regulation
When trauma wires our responses and behaviours, we lose ability to chose how to respond. By re-building our ability to regulate our biological responses, we regain control on how we react to events and experiences.
Attachment-Focused Interventions
We explore how early experiences shape your emotional patterns, beliefs and relationships today. This helps rebuild secure internal grounding and healthier relational expectations.
Grounding & Co-Regulation
Before exploring trauma, we build strength in grounding practices and co-regulation—your system supported by another regulated nervous system.
This is essential for healing safely.
Begin Trauma Healing in Coquitlam
When you are ready to feel more grounded, supported and connected, I’m here to help.
Call or text 778-788-4159
Email: olga@feelgoodcounselling.com
Or book your session online
It makes a difference when we feel safe, calm,
and at home within ourselves. Let’s begin.