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About Naamat - Trauma Therapy in Victoria
Most people who come to see me do not arrive saying "I have trauma." They arrive exhausted in a way sleep does not fix, or living with pain no test can explain. Some are watching the same difficulty repeat in relationship after relationship. Some are missing work, using more than they would like, or finding their moods swing further than the moment warrants.
Unresolved trauma often shows up this way, in the body and in daily life, long before it's named.
My background
I hold a Master's degree in Counselling Psychology and bring more than 20 years of both lived and professional experience to this work. I have done my own healing, and it shapes how I sit with people: I know recovery is not linear, that the body keeps its own record, and that being met without judgment matters more than being fixed quickly.
MA, RCC, CCC - Member ID: 22714 · EMDR - Narrative - Somatic Therapist - Concurrent Disorders and Substance Use Trained
How I work
My approach is collaborative and paced by you. I will not ask you to revisit anything before you are ready, and there is no protocol you have to fit yourself into. We work with the physical and the emotional together, because trauma settles into the nervous system as much as into memory.
Sessions are 50 minutes, in person in Victoria and/or online across British Columbia. Many people start with a free 15-minute consultation to see whether we're a fit, there is no obligation to book beyond it.
Who I work with
I support adults navigating unresolved trauma that shows up as chronic physical pain, relationship strain, burnout and work difficulties, substance use, mood swings, or a persistent tiredness and loss of motivation.
Getting started
If your quality of life is being affected, that is reason enough to reach out. You do not have to have the words for it yet. Contact us to book your free 15 minutes consultation.
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I believe healing is not about fixing what is broken. It's about returning to wholeness; body, mind, spirit, and relationship.
My practice is grounded in Dr. Albert Marshall's Two-Eyed Seeing (Etuaptmumk) framework, which holds Indigenous knowledge and Western clinical approaches together; each strengthening the other rather than one replacing the other. This way of seeing shapes how I work with every client, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, bringing depth, relationship, and cultural humility into the room alongside evidence-based care.
I use trauma-informed, body-aware, and EMDR-based approaches that work with the whole person, not just the presenting symptom. Narrative therapy is often at the heart of this work; the belief that you are not your problem, and that the stories we carry about ourselves can be gently re-authored and re-understood with a new perspective. Healing is relational, unhurried, and shaped by what each person in front of me actually needs.
My Approach to Healing
Every person who comes to do this work carries something different, anxiety that won't quiet, depression that clouds the days, or the kind of emotional overwhelm that makes it hard to feel anything clearly at all. For many, the roots go deeper: childhood trauma, patterns passed down through generations, or the grief and disconnection carried from residential school legacy. Others are navigating substance use alongside mental health struggles, or find themselves caught in gambling harm or other addictive behaviours that once offered relief and now feel like their own kind of weight.
Sometimes what brings someone in isn't a single event but an accumulation, relationship strain and disconnection, burnout that's hollowed out a sense of purpose at work, or chronic pain and somatic symptoms the body has been holding onto long after words failed. And often, it's grief itself, the loss of a person, a role, a version of life that used to make sense, that brings someone through the door during a major transition.
Whatever brings you here, none of it needs to be sorted or explained perfectly before we begin. We'll work through it together, at your pace.
What I Help With
-Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, MA
-Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) — BCACC
-Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) — CCPA
-FNHA - Health Benefits Approved Provider
-EMDR Certified — EMDRIA Canada
-Unlocking the Power of Narrative Therapy — BCACC
-Indigenous Cultural Safety Training — San'yas
-Trauma Informed Care: Improving Care for Everyone — BC Ministry of Health
-Holding Space — Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
-Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Training
-Working Together As One to Address Indigenous-specific Racism & Discrimination — BC Ministry of Health
-Safer Suicide Care - Screener Module — BC Ministry of Health
-Ongoing learning from elders, members and knowledge keepers
-20+ Years of Clinical Experience
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