—Carli Kirby, Registered Clinical Counsellor

I use a relational, attachment-based, somatic approach to counselling. Somatic psychotherapy combines psychology, neurophysiology and the body's own wisdom to help process and heal trauma, stress, and early attachment injuries. I create a safe space to connect, where you can feel heard and cared for. Being highly empathic and attuned to you helps me accompany you as we process the effects of trauma (often held in the body) together. Psychotherapy can help you develop a stronger sense of self, increase your capacity to tolerate emotions, learn how to self-regulate, repair relational injuries, and process trauma. It is very important that we develop your resources first, before exploring trauma experiences, so that you do not become re-traumatized, and so that you feel in control of your therapeutic process. It is within this kind of therapeutic relationship that healing can take place.