Trauma Informed Therapy: A Safe and Compassionate Approach to Healing
Traumatic experiences can affect how a person thinks, feels, behaves, and connects with others. Trauma may result from childhood experiences, abuse, neglect, accidents, loss, relationship difficulties, violence, or other overwhelming life events. For some people, the effects of trauma may continue long after the event itself. Trauma informed therapy provides a compassionate approach that recognizes how trauma can influence a person's emotional well-being and sense of safety. Rather than making assumptions or forcing someone to discuss painful experiences before they are ready, trauma-informed care focuses on safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. These principles are also reflected in guidance from the Government of Canada. What Is Trauma Informed Therapy? Trauma informed therapy is an approach to counselling that recognizes the potential impact of trauma on a person's emotional, psychological, physical, and social well-being. A trauma-informed therapist unde...