Dr. Karma Guindon, RSW & Associates

One of the things I have come to appreciate through many years of trauma work is that sometimes doing less allows more to happen. This is particularly important in Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), where we are trying to follow processes that arise naturally within the nervous system rather than directing the person towards a particular emotional experience or outcome. Alexander Technique (AT) interweaves can sometimes be helpful within this process. But their usefulness is not s

We are wired for connection, which is why being left out can hurt so deeply. You open Instagram and see the photos. A group of friends went for dinner, spent the day together, or celebrated someone's birthday. You weren't invited. Or maybe you find out in a much more ordinary way. Someone says, “When we were all at dinner on Saturday…” and there's that little moment when you realise there was a dinner. Everyone seems to know what they're talking about. You don't. I've always

Negative thoughts aren’t always “thinking errors.” Often, they’re signs your survival brain is activated and trying to protect you. Learn how survival brain negative thinking works, why logic alone doesn’t always help, and what actually supports more balanced, flexible thinking.

In my experience, people don’t come to therapy because something is “wrong” with them. They come because something that once worked… no longer does. Often, the ways we learned to cope, protect ourselves, or get our needs met earlier in life begin to create problems later on. Not because they were bad strategies—but because they’ve outlived their usefulness. Why Coping Strategies from Childhood Continue Into Adulthood As children, we adapt in intelligent ways to: stay safe fee

Based on the work of Deirdre Fay, MSW I’m deeply inspired by the work of therapist and author Deirdre Fay. Fay took attachment theory out of the academic world and into real life. She offers something that so many of us have needed for a long time: a clear language for experiences we often feel, but rarely have words for. Most people know what it’s like to feel unseen, unheard, unimportant, or unsafe- but we don’t grow up learning how to name those needs. Instead, people mig

A lot of people wonder why certain patterns in relationships, thoughts, or emotions feel impossible to shift, even when they’ve tried everything. Sometimes the answer goes right back to the very beginning - how our nervous system firsts detects and responds to safety and connection. Healing isn’t just about talking through problems, changing thoughts and behaviours, or understanding our past - it’s about helping the brain and body heal deeply so that it can rediscover safety

DBR® is a promising therapy for getting at the root of mental health and relationship problems for lasting healing.

positive communication between teen and parent Parenting teens can be a rewarding and challenging time. Teenagers are transitioning from...

The World Health Organization (2013) and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS, 2018) both agree that EMDR is an...