Trauma Counselling Edmonton

If you’re carrying the weight of a past experience, you don’t have to carry it alone. Our trauma counselling in Edmonton helps you process what happened and reclaim a sense of safety and control in your life.

Trauma Therapy That Helps You Feel Safe, Seen, and In Control Again

Traumatic experiences can leave deep marks on the mind and body. You might feel on edge, disconnected, exhausted, or stuck in painful memories you didn’t choose and can’t seem to escape. Trauma counselling in Edmonton offers a compassionate, structured way to understand what happened, reduce trauma symptoms, and reclaim a sense of safety in your life.

At Edmonton Counselling Services, we provide trauma therapy that honours your pace and your story. Whether you are coping with a recent traumatic event, childhood trauma, or ongoing complex trauma, you don’t have to carry it alone.

What Is Trauma Counselling?

Trauma counselling is a specialized form of psychological services that helps you process past trauma, reduce distress, and rebuild trust in yourself and the world. Trauma can follow many experiences — accidents, abuse, sudden loss, medical emergencies, natural disasters, or years of emotional neglect.

These experiences can overwhelm the nervous system, leaving you with:

Intrusive or traumatic memories
Nightmares or flashbacks
Avoidance of reminders of the event
Feeling numb, on guard, or easily startled
Emotional distance from others
Physical symptoms like tension, fatigue, or trouble sleeping

Trauma counselling creates a safe and supportive environment to explore your reactions, understand your mind and body’s response, and gently move toward healing.

How Trauma Therapy Can Help

Trauma therapy is not about forcing you to relive everything at once. Instead, it focuses on building safety first, then slowly helping you process painful memories at a pace that feels manageable.

In counselling sessions, your trauma therapist may use approaches such as:

Solution focused therapy to identify strengths and small, hopeful steps

Narrative therapy to help you reshape the story of what happened

Skills for grounding, calming the body, and improving emotional regulation

Practical coping strategies for dealing with triggers, overwhelm, or panic attacks

Our goal is to provide counselling services in a supportive environment where you can heal from past wounds, rebuild trust, and move toward personal growth.

PTSD and Trauma Symptoms

Some people develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a traumatic event. PTSD can involve intense distress, avoidance, nightmares, hypervigilance, and feeling “stuck” in the past even when life has moved on.

If you notice ongoing trauma symptoms that interfere with work, relationships, or daily life, more focused support may be helpful. Our dedicated PTSD page explains symptoms, treatment options, and what to expect in therapy:

Learn more about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselling here.

EMDR Therapy and Other Trauma-Focused Approaches

For some trauma survivors, therapies that directly target traumatic memories can be especially effective. One of these methods is EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR involves eye movement desensitization or other forms of bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess disturbing experiences so they feel less overwhelming over time.

EMDR is a type of movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and is often used alongside other approaches like prolonged exposure therapy or cognitive-behavioural techniques. These methods help your brain and body respond differently to reminders of the trauma, gradually reducing the intensity of emotional pain.

Learn more about EMDR Therapy here.

Grief, Loss, and Trauma

Not all trauma looks like a single catastrophic event. Sometimes, deep emotional pain comes from profound grief — the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a role, or a part of life that mattered to you. For many people, grief can become entangled with past trauma, making it hard to move forward or make sense of their feelings.

Our Grief and Loss trauma subpage explores how counselling can help you honour your loss, understand your reactions, and begin to live with more stability and hope again.

Learn more about Grief and Loss Counselling here.

Types of Trauma We Support

Our trauma counselling services are tailored for a wide range of experiences, including:

Childhood trauma and long-term emotional neglect

Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse

Accidents, medical emergencies, or sudden life changes

Witnessing violence or disturbing events

Complex trauma from repeated or ongoing harm

Grief, loss, and relationship ruptures

We recognize that every person’s experience is unique. Trauma counselling honours your story and your pace, helping you make sense of what happened while gently rebuilding safety and connection.

How Long Does Trauma Therapy Take?

Healing from past trauma is a deeply personal process. For some people, a shorter series of counselling sessions focusing on specific traumatic memories is enough to make a meaningful difference. For others, especially those with long-term or complex trauma, it may take more time to build trust, explore patterns, and strengthen new ways of coping.

Trauma therapy is not about “fixing” you — it’s about supporting you as you move from surviving to living with more freedom, safety, and choice. Your pace, your boundaries, and your sense of readiness are always respected.

In-Person and Virtual Counselling Options

We offer both in-person sessions in Edmonton and secure virtual counselling for those who prefer to meet online. This flexibility allows trauma survivors to receive support in the way that feels safest and most accessible — whether from our office or from the comfort of home.

No matter the format, your trauma therapist will work to create a calm, non-judgmental space where you feel respected and in control of the process.

Bharat Sharma, Trauma Therapist in Edmonton

Bharat Sharma, founder of Edmonton Counselling Services, is an experienced trauma therapist who has supported many individuals through the impact of trauma, anxiety, and other mental health challenges.

Drawing from approaches such as solution focused therapy, EMDR-informed work, and trauma-sensitive counselling, Bharat helps clients gently process painful memories, calm their nervous systems, and rebuild a sense of safety and strength. His style is grounded, respectful, and deeply compassionate — creating a therapy space where you are never rushed, judged, or pressured to share more than you’re ready for.

Bharat understands how past wounds can shape present thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Through collaborative trauma counselling, he helps clients move toward stability, healing, and renewed personal growth.

Begin Your Trauma Healing Journey Today

If you are living with the effects of a traumatic event or long-standing trauma, you are not alone — and you are not “too broken” to heal. With the right support, it is possible to feel safer in your body, more present in your relationships, and more hopeful about the future.

Our trauma counselling team at Edmonton Counselling Services is here to walk alongside you, at your pace, every step of the way.