Trauma & PTSD Therapy

When the Past Won’t Stay in the Past

Trauma and PTSD / PTSI —historically referred to as “shell shock”—affect far more than just soldiers. Anyone who has experienced abuse, violence, accidents, or other deeply distressing events may develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI). While “disorder” is a commonly used clinical term, many prefer “injury” to reflect the psychological wound caused by trauma—something that, like a physical injury, can heal with proper care and support.

Vista Counselling provides trauma and PTSD therapy in Langley, BC — in person at our Langley office or online across BC — for single-incident trauma, childhood and relational trauma, and the cumulative trauma carried by first responders.

Trauma Wears Many Faces

Some trauma comes from a single overwhelming event—an accident, an assault, a sudden loss. Much of it does not. Relational trauma—growing up with neglect, abuse, or chronic instability—leaves quieter but equally real wounds, often surfacing years later as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or a persistent sense of being “not enough.” First responders and others whose work exposes them to repeated critical incidents carry their own cumulative form of it — our first responder counselling page speaks to that work directly. Whatever shape trauma has taken in your life, it belongs here.