Childhood Trauma Counselling In Burnaby, BC
Counselling for childhood abuse in BC

Starting counselling for childhood abuse is similar to driving. Like driving different vehicles, it may take time to determine which counselling modality is the best fit for you in sessions. I sit next to you in the passenger seat and ensure you are safe, heard, validated, and supported as you drive. In counselling, we unpack your childhood abuse and how it impacts you. We discuss your coping mechanisms, and I share strategies to help heal your inner child. Some sessions may involve driving in difficult terrain as you share upsetting and painful experiences from your childhood. But you are not alone; we process these experiences as we move forward together. You can pull over, slow down, or change lanes anytime. You gain new insight and understanding, which creates new experiences and awareness. Driving home after your counselling session, you feel validated, supported, reassured, and more resilient. You also reflect on your inner child and meeting their needs.
I am a registered clinical counsellor (#19428) dedicated to supporting individuals who have experienced childhood abuse.
We work together to explore how your childhood abuse impacts your life. This happens in a safe, non-judgmental, and private space in Burnaby and online. For some survivors of childhood abuse, their self-esteem, view of self, and their self-worth is impacted. Others have negative core beliefs which surface when they feel triggered in their present day.
At Ease Counseling in Burnaby, I offer individual, in-person, and online counselling for childhood abuse for adults and youth. I work with you to help you achieve your goals and improve your mental health.
As your counsellor, I ensure you feel seen, heard, validated, and accepted. Starting your healing journey takes courage, and I am here to support you every step of the way.
Understanding childhood abuse
When you think about your childhood abuse, you may feel uncomfortable discussing it with friends or family members. You may have minimised your childhood abuse as a means to cope, and part of you may have normalised your experience.
At Ease Counselling in Burnaby provides a safe space to share and heal from your childhood abuse.
Childhood abuse can impact your life in several ways. For example:
- Childhood abuse impacts your self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence.
- Childhood abuse results in feelings of shame, and part of you blames yourself for what happened even though you are not to blame.
- Childhood abuse impacts your romantic, intimate partner relationships.
- Childhood abuse impacts your interactions with your family members.
Symptoms of childhood abuse
Childhood abuse survivors may struggle to cope when these experiences manifest on the surface. Some examples include:
- You struggle with night terrors, nightmares, or experience insomnia.
- You experience headaches and other aches and pains.
- When you feel triggered, core negative beliefs surface, such as feeling unlovable.
- You struggle to validate your feelings and, as a result, seek external validation.
- Your attachment style, needs, and fears impact your relationship with your partner.
Benefits of counselling for childhood abuse
- Connection
Counselling for childhood abuse in Burnaby focuses on the connection between childhood trauma and your present struggles or places where you feel stuck. For example, you may have an anxious attachment that impacts your relationship, and this may stem from your childhood and the emotional abuse you experienced. You may struggle with low self-esteem and negative self-talk as part of you internalised your perpetrator’s voice. You may struggle with shame and blame yourself for the abuse you experienced, even though you are not to blame.
- Explore
Counselling for childhood abuse in Burnaby explores how your childhood abuse impacts your life. We explore how it impacts your thoughts, feelings, view of self, and relationship with others. We also identify triggers and how you react or respond when triggered. We focus on negative core beliefs, their origin, and how they impact your life. Childhood abuse survivors sometimes feel ashamed, and they struggle to share their experiences as they fear being judged or blamed. I support you in overcoming these fears, challenging negative core beliefs, and strengthening your relationship with yourself.
- Heal
Counselling for childhood abuse in Burnaby helps you heal from your childhood abuse. Some childhood abuse survivors may have coping mechanisms, but these may no longer be effective. I share tools and strategies that help you cope and process your childhood abuse. We also work together to heal your inner child; we identify their triggers, needs, and fears. For example, some of our work together may involve learning to parent younger parts of yourself and validating their feelings. Finally, we focus on learning and developing self-kindness, self-compassion, and self-love.

Why choose At Ease Counselling?
- Client-driven approach
At Ease Counselling sessions focus on meeting you where you are and working at your pace alongside you with compassion, kindness, and curiosity in Burnaby and online.
- Evidence-based modalities
At Ease Counselling services, I incorporate evidence-based modalities in every session. I am trained in various evidence-based modalities, including Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Each of these modalities equips me to support your unique needs, and we work together to achieve your counselling goals.
- Anti-oppressive practice
At Ease Counselling understands the impact of inequality and oppression when supporting you in a safe, non-judgmental, inclusive space in Burnaby and online. People from all ethnic backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations, including LGBTQ+, are welcome.
Ready to start your healing journey? Counselling for childhood abuse in Burnaby is here to support and help you heal. You are in safe hands at At Ease Counselling.
Finding the right counsellor is essential. Book a free 15-minute consultation to determine if we are a good fit.
Please get in touch if you have questions.