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Overcome Trauma with EMDR Therapy

Reclaim Your Life

Our specialized EMDR therapists will  help you regain control, find peace, and rebuild your life.

Don't let trauma hold you back a moment longer. Take the first step towards healing today. Get in touch with us now for your free and confidential consultation.
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Join the 2047 who reclaimed their lives.
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95% of our clients find relief within 2 sessions.
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EMDR therapy can help you process trauma and move forward.

Are you struggling with the effects of a traumatic experience?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a proven, effective therapy for trauma. It works by helping your brain process traumatic memories, reducing their emotional impact.

EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping) to activate the brain's natural healing processes. It's like a reset button for your nervous system, allowing you to release trapped emotions and create new, healthier associations.

EMDR creates pathways to safety while building resilience.

Think of your brain as a filing cabinet. Traumatic experiences can get stuck in a disorganized way, making it difficult to access them and process them effectively.

EMDR therapy helps to reorganize these memories, filing them away in a more accessible and less emotionally charged way. This allows you to move forward with your life without being haunted by the past.

Our experienced EMDR therapists create a safe and supportive space for you to explore your trauma. We'll guide you through the process, tailoring the therapy to your unique needs and goals.

Benefits of EMDR

  • Unburden Your Mind:  EMDR helps you process and release traumatic memories, freeing you from the weight of the past.
  • Rewire Your Brain: By targeting the root of trauma, EMDR reshapes neural pathways, reducing anxiety and promoting emotional balance.
  • Reclaim Your Joy:  EMDR empowers you to break free from the cycle of negative thoughts and feelings, restoring your sense of joy and well-being.
  • Boost Your Confidence:  As you heal from trauma, you'll rediscover your inner strength and resilience, leading to greater self-confidence.
  • Strengthen Your Relationships: EMDR helps you build healthier connections with others by improving your ability to communicate and trust.

EMDR treatment is both safe and effective.

Break free from the grip of trauma and experience lasting emotional healing with EMDR therapy. Backed by decades of research and countless success stories, EMDR is a powerful tool for unlocking your inner resilience and healing from past wounds. It allows you to gently process disturbing experiences and find lasting peace.

EMDR's effectiveness:  Research-proven results.

Overwhelming research supports EMDR's effectiveness, making it one of the most validated psychotherapies available today. Studies consistently show its ability to treat a wide range of trauma-related conditions, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and phobias.

EMDR has consistently shown significant reductions in PTSD symptoms, often achieving faster and more lasting results than traditional talk therapy.

Multiple studies indicate that 84-90% of people with single-trauma PTSD no longer qualify for a PTSD diagnosis after only three 90-minute EMDR sessions.
https://www.emdrhap.org/content/what-is-emdr/

At Lighthouse Trauma Counselling we prioritize your safety and well-being above all else. Our certified EMDR therapists are committed to providing a supportive and empowering environment where you can heal and thrive.

Am I suffering from trauma?

Trauma shatters our sense of safety, leaving us feeling vulnerable, isolated, and powerless. It disrupts our trust in the world and in ourselves, making us question our own strength and resilience.

Unlike physical injuries, the wounds of psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are often hidden. This invisibility can breed a sense of isolation, shame, and helplessness in those who suffer.

If you're experiencing any of the following trauma/ptsd symptoms, EMDR therapy can help:

  • Feeling on edge or hypervigilant for no apparent reason.
  • A sense of dread followed by intense anxiety or panic without warning or identifiable source.
  • Frequent disturbing flashbacks, dreams, or imagined future situations.
  • Avoidance of any reminders including thoughts, feelings, locations associated with the incident or event.
  • Being easily startled or constantly on edge.
  • A general sense of feeling uneasy and insecure.
  • Overwhelmed, struggling to deal with life's daily demands.
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Bodily symptoms of trauma.

Is your body holding onto the pain of trauma? You're not alone.

Many people experience physical symptoms like chronic pain, fatigue, digestive issues, or sleep problems after a traumatic event. These are not just 'in your head' – they are real, valid responses to what your body has endured.

(Tap on a symptom to learn more)

Headaches & Migraines

  • Being triggered to distressful memories can cause the muscles in the head to constrict, thereby resulting in headaches and migraines
  • Somatic tension can also lead to concussion specific migraines, often described as a tightening pressure, or 'ring' around the head.

Constricted or tight throat

  • Being triggered to distressful memories can cause the muscles in the head to constrict, thereby resulting in headaches and migraines
  • Somatic tension can also lead to concussion specific migraines, often described as a tightening pressure, or 'ring' around the head.

Nausea or upset stomach

  • Being triggered to distressful memories can cause the muscles in the head to constrict, thereby resulting in headaches and migraines
  • Somatic tension can also lead to concussion specific migraines, often described as a tightening pressure, or 'ring' around the head.

Numbing or tingling sensation

  • Being triggered to distressful memories can cause the muscles in the head to constrict, thereby resulting in headaches and migraines
  • Somatic tension can also lead to concussion specific migraines, often described as a tightening pressure, or 'ring' around the head.

Increased bodily tension

  • Being triggered to distressful memories can cause the muscles in the head to constrict, thereby resulting in headaches and migraines
  • Somatic tension can also lead to concussion specific migraines, often described as a tightening pressure, or 'ring' around the head.

Numbing or tingling sensation

  • Being triggered to distressful memories can cause the muscles in the head to constrict, thereby resulting in headaches and migraines
  • Somatic tension can also lead to concussion specific migraines, often described as a tightening pressure, or 'ring' around the head.

Bodily symptoms of trauma.

Beyond talk therapy.

Ready for more than just talking about your trauma? Our therapists use a comprehensive approach that gets to the root of your pain and empowers you to heal. We'll work together to build resilience, manage triggers, and create a life that feels safe and fulfilling.

Trauma's scars run deeper than words alone can heal. We understand that talking about your pain isn't enough—it's about feeling, processing, and ultimately transforming those trapped emotions.  

Our approach targets the roots of your trauma, not just the surface symptoms, so you can truly break free. We don't just talk about change, we get you there.

Reclaiming a sense of control and rebuilding a fulfilling life is within reach.  

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Our trauma therapy team
offers specialized support to help you heal.

We give you the skills to regain your confidence, strength, and
restore a sense of balance
in your life.

We help our clients...

Overcome
challenges.
Discover
inner resources.
Enhance
connections
Nurture relationships.
Restore
meaning in life.

We empower our clients to heal themselves.

“Since my car accident in 2016 I had suffered from complex physical pain. My concussion left me feeling sad, anxious, and lost for the last 4 years of my life.

They helped me through the intense mood swings. Their professionalism, knowledge, commitment, and unwavering support have provided me with the confidence to see the light beyond my recovery. Words will never be able fully express my appreciation.”

Jeremy R,
Former Lighthouse Client

Locations

We have locations within Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey to serve you. In addition, we offer virtual sessions to provide greater flexibility to your schedule.

Vancouver

Arbutus

202-1892 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC

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Vancouver

Boundary

303-3665 Kingsway,
Vancouver, BC

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Burnaby

(by Metrotown)
201-5050 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC

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Surrey

(by Metrotown)
201-5050 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC

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