People in Vancouver reach out to us about PTSD after events that stayed with them long after they ended: a crash, an assault, a fire or a violent moment at work. Your body may still react as if it is happening. You might sleep with a light on, tense up when a siren passes, or feel far away from people you love. No diagnosis is needed to start.
For PTSD therapy in Vancouver, you can meet a counsellor downtown on Burrard or Granville Street, or at our South Granville office on West Broadway. Video sessions from anywhere in BC are also possible. The free 15-minute consultation is a first step, with no need to explain what happened.
What PTSD therapy in Vancouver looks like
You start with the free consultation by phone or video, and you only share what you choose. Our intake team then suggests counsellors who fit your needs, language, budget and how you want to meet. Your first session of PTSD counselling in Vancouver focuses on safety and trust: how your days and nights are going, what sets off a reaction, and what already helps. You can pause at any time.
Your counsellor works at your pace and helps you feel steady before going deeper. That may begin with tools for a racing heart or a flashback, such as pressing your feet into the floor and noticing five things around you. Later, if you want, you may look at the memory in small pieces, ease the guilt or shame that can follow, and slowly take back routines PTSD has narrowed. You can meet downtown, in South Granville or by video.
