Slow down to tend to your needs that have been shut down.
Trauma counselling for Highly Sensitive People (HSP) in London, ON
You have big feelings there’s nowhere to put them.
You see others navigate meeting new people with ease and wonder what’s wrong with you.
You need more time to prepare and recover from gatherings.
When you make a mistake, you can’t stop thinking about it.
Can tell someone’s mood even before they say a word
You break down when your loved ones are disappointed in you.
You want to do a good job, you take criticism to heart.
Why does it affect me so much?
High sensitivity isn’t a weakness or disorder.
are more vulnerable to interpersonal trauma.
It is simply a variation, like being right-handed versus left-handed, or being tall versus short.
When those with the trait are nurtured, they have much more to offer, and the world to gain
Invalidated
Minimized
Told to toughen up
Teased
Provoked
Authoritarian systems emphasize obedience, compliance, hierarchy.
being given choices; their opinions solicited on matters affecting them; certain places and belongings respected as belonging to them
Individual Counselling
Get the care and repair your emotional needs have always deserved.
Anxiety
Your anxiety is trying to keep you safe but it’s making you suffer. Read more>>
Depression
It’s tough answering, “How was your weekend?” when you spent last Saturday immobilized to your couch sobbing. Read more >>
Loneliness
There are people out there who like you and want to be your friend. But you’re having a hard time finding them. Read more>>
Childhood Emotional Neglect
It looked like a perfect childhood from the outside. On the inside it was lonely and anxious, because you had two parents who had no clue how to see and connect with their sensitive child. Read more >>
Childhood Abuse
You didn’t become strong because you were abused and manipulated. You survived being abused and manipulated because you were already strong. Read more >>
Complex PTSD (cPTSD)
You aren’t a whiner who won’t let go of the past. You’re an ordinary person who has been grievously psychologically injured and it’s not your fault. Read more >>
Religious Trauma
Guilt-trips and shame formed your identity. And changing your identity isn’t like changing a shirt. Read more >>
Self-Esteem
You don’t have to make something of yourself. You’ve been enough all along. Read more >>
Systemic Racial Trauma
You’re tired of contorting yourself to fit a society that wasn’t built for you. Read more >>
Hi, I’m Stephanie. I’m a psychotherapist
who helps you learn how to feel and deal with your emotions so you can use them as strengths to make the difference you are meant to make in this world.
I am trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and Somatic Experiencing, two therapies that use your mind, body and emotion to transform your trauma into growth.
If you’re quickly scrolling so no one sees you on a site for therapy, I get it. Recognizing you want help and asking for it takes bravery.
Being here is a sign of your courage, insight, and the healing that’s already happening in you.
You’ve come a long way. Let’s discover your next steps together.
If you belong to a community of colour, I know you’ve faced many barriers to getting the mental health care you need.
I’m in awe of all the inner work you have already done to get here.
You carry intergenerational trauma, racial stress, and the pain of living in a system that often misunderstands and disregards you.
You deserve support, not the pressure to succeed.
