Trauma therapy in Toronto
If something you went through still lives in your body, in the flashbacks, the on-edge feeling, the going numb, you do not have to carry it alone. Trauma and PTSD therapy for adults across Toronto, in person near Leslie and Sheppard or securely online anywhere in the city.
You do not have to relive everything to start feeling safe in your own life again.
Trauma in a busy city
The city keeps moving, and so does life after something hard happens. You go back to work, back to the commute, back to the noise, while a part of you is still braced for danger.
Trauma can leave you jumpy and on edge, or strangely flat and numb, even years after the event is over. Safety and pacing come before anything else.
We work gently and slowly, building a sense of safety first, so your nervous system can learn the threat has passed. You set the pace, and you never have to relive more than feels safe.
Meet in person at our North York office, an easy trip from across the city, or securely by video from wherever you are in Ontario.
Start with a relaxed 15-minute call, usually within a few days. There is no pressure and no commitment to book ongoing sessions.
How we work
Steadiness first, then gentle, evidence-based ways of letting the past become the past.
Before we go anywhere near the hard memories, we build skills to help you feel steady and present, so the work never tips you into overwhelm.
EMDR helps the brain reprocess painful memories so they lose their charge, often without you needing to describe every detail out loud.
Using IFS and parts work, we get to know the protective patterns that grew up around the trauma, with curiosity rather than blame.
Somatic and nervous-system work helps release what trauma stores in the body, so the on-edge or shut-down feeling can finally ease.
Our approach
There is no single right way through trauma, so we do not force one. We draw on several evidence-based approaches and weave them together around what you are carrying and what feels safe for your nervous system right now.
For some people that means EMDR to settle a specific memory. For others it means EFT to repair trust and closeness, or somatic work to come back into the body. We move at your pace, check in often, and keep the work collaborative from start to finish. Trauma-informed care means we follow your lead, name what is happening, and never push past what feels safe.
Is this you?
Whether the trauma was one moment or many years, and wherever you are in the city.
After a crash, with flashbacks, anxiety on the road or a body that will not settle.
After an assault, a medical event or a frightening experience that still feels too close.
Long-standing wounds from early years that still shape how safe you feel today.
Carrying what you have seen on the job, in a role that rarely makes room for it.
Flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance or avoidance that have taken over daily life.
Feeling cut off and flat, or wound up and unable to relax, and unsure why.
Across Toronto
Our office is at 1100 Sheppard Avenue East, Unit 407, North York, near Leslie and Sheppard. There is free parking on site and it is a short walk from Leslie subway station, with quick access from the DVP and the 401, so it is an easy trip from downtown, midtown, Scarborough, Etobicoke and the east end.
1100 Sheppard Ave E, Unit 407, with free parking and Leslie station a short walk away.
Trauma therapy and EMDR work well over secure video, from downtown to Scarborough to Etobicoke and anywhere in Ontario.
Single-incident, long-standing, childhood or complex trauma. Either way, the work stays gentle, trauma-informed, and paced to keep you feeling safe.
We offer direct billing to many extended health insurers, and for any plan we cannot bill directly, we provide receipts you can submit for reimbursement.
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Mindful Connections Therapy
Book a free 15-minute call and we will see if we are a good fit, no pressure, no commitment. Phone or video, in person in North York or online across Ontario.
Visit
In-person trauma therapy sessions are held at 1100 Sheppard Ave East, Unit 407, near Leslie and Sheppard, with free parking and Leslie subway station a short walk away. Easy to reach from across Toronto by TTC, the DVP and the 401. Prefer to meet online? We also see clients virtually across Ontario.
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