Trauma-Informed Care in Stratford & Online Across Ontario

Helping You Feel Safe Again

If you've experienced trauma, you may find that certain situations, relationships, or emotions feel overwhelming or even unbearable. Trauma-Informed Care offers a compassionate approach that recognizes the profound impact of trauma on your life and seeks to provide a safe space for healing and growth.

What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Trauma-Informed Care is an approach to therapy that acknowledges and understands the widespread impact of trauma on individuals' emotions, behaviors, and overall well-being. It emphasizes creating a therapeutic environment that is sensitive to the needs of those who have experienced trauma, ensuring that care is provided in a way that is supportive and non-retraumatizing. This approach shifts the focus from "What's wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?" fostering understanding and empathy.

Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma-Informed Care is guided by several key principles:​

  • Safety: Ensuring that the therapeutic environment is physically and emotionally safe for clients.​

  • Trustworthiness and Transparency: Building trust through clear communication and consistency.​

  • Peer Support: Incorporating support from others who have experienced similar situations to promote healing.​

  • Collaboration and Mutuality: Emphasizing partnership between client and therapist, recognizing that healing happens in relationships.​

  • Empowerment, Voice, and Choice: Valuing clients' strengths and experiences, encouraging autonomy and self-advocacy.​

  • Cultural, Historical, and Gender Issues: Being sensitive to and addressing cultural, historical, and gender-related factors that may impact the client's experience. ​

How Does Trauma-Informed Care Work in Therapy?

In Trauma-Informed Therapy sessions, your therapist will:​

  1. Recognize the Impact of Trauma:
    Understand how traumatic experiences have affected your life and well-being.

  2. Provide a Safe Environment:
    Create a space where you feel secure, respected, and heard.

  3. Empower You:
    Focus on your strengths and resilience, encouraging you to take an active role in your healing process.

  4. Collaborate in Treatment Planning:
    Work together to develop a personalized plan that addresses your unique needs and goals.

  5. Avoid Retraumatization:
    Be mindful of practices that could inadvertently reintroduce trauma, ensuring that therapy is a healing experience.

This approach ensures that therapy is tailored to support your healing journey effectively and compassionately.

Why Choose Trauma-Informed Care at Reclaim & Rise?

At Reclaim & Rise, we understand that healing from trauma is a deeply personal journey. Our therapists are trained in Trauma-Informed Care and are committed to providing a supportive, empathetic environment where you can feel safe to explore and heal from your experiences. We prioritize your comfort and autonomy, tailoring our approach to meet your individual needs and ensuring that you are an active participant in your healing process.

You Deserve to Feel Safe in Your Own Life Again

If the world still feels unsafe, your body always on edge, or certain situations leave you frozen or overwhelmed—you are not weak. You're surviving.
Trauma-informed therapy doesn’t ask you to relive everything. It meets you where you are—with gentleness, compassion, and no pressure.

Book your free consultation below. You’ve carried enough on your own. Let this be the beginning of support that finally feels safe.