Childhood Trauma Therapy
Healing the impact of the past so you can live more fully in the present
Understanding Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma is not only about what happened. It is also about what you had to carry alone, what felt too much, or the safety and care that may have been missing. Even years later, your body and mind may still be responding as though you are not safe, even when the danger has passed.
Therapy offers a place to gently explore how those early experiences may still be affecting you today, with care and respect for everything you have lived through.
How Childhood Trauma Can Show Up in Adult Life
Many people seek support without realizing that the struggles they face today may be connected to earlier experiences. Childhood trauma can show up later in life as anxiety, emotional numbness, people pleasing, shame or self blame, difficulty trusting others, or strong reactions that feel bigger than the moment.
It can also appear through perfectionism, overworking, or physical symptoms like tension and exhaustion. These responses are not personal flaws but ways your system learned to cope and stay safe. Healing begins with understanding this and meeting yourself with compassion.
It Was Not Your Fault
Many adults who experienced childhood trauma carry a quiet belief that they should have been different, done more, or somehow prevented what happened.
In therapy, we work gently with these beliefs, honouring the strength it took to get you here. Together we explore what you went through with compassion, not blame. You deserved safety, care, and protection. You still do
How Therapy Supports Healing from Childhood Trauma
Therapy can help you feel safer, more settled, and more connected to yourself again. Together, we gently look at how earlier experiences may still be affecting your life today. As you begin to understand these patterns with more compassion, it often becomes easier to ease anxiety, feel less shame, and feel more steady inside.
Many people find that, with support, they speak to themselves more kindly, set clearer limits, and feel more comfortable in their own skin. Emotions feel less overwhelming, relationships feel easier to navigate, and life begins to feel more hopeful.
We always move at a pace that feels right for you. You choose what you share and when, and I am here to support you with care and respect.
My Approach to Childhood Trauma Therapy
I offer a calm, steady space where we pay attention to both your emotions and how they show up in your body. Our work is grounded in understanding, safety, and the belief that healing happens when you feel supported and not alone.
Together, we explore what you are carrying and how it affects your life today. We focus on helping your nervous system settle, easing the intensity of old memories, and building new ways of coping that feel gentle and sustainable.
You never need to share more than you feel ready for. You guide the pace, and I support you with care, patience, and respect. Much of our work centres on helping you feel more at ease inside yourself, one step at a time.
Is Childhood Trauma Therapy Right for Me
You may find this work helpful if you grew up carrying more than a child should have to hold. Maybe you learned early to stay quiet, stay small, or take care of others before yourself. There may have been moments of hurt or instability that still echo in ways you did not expect.
You might notice patterns that are hard to change, trouble trusting, or a constant sense of staying on alert. Sometimes life looks fine on the outside, but inside you still feel tense, guarded, or unsure of your worth.
If any of this feels familiar, you are not alone. These responses are understandable. Therapy offers a gentle place to explore what you have been carrying and to find steadier ground, one step at a time.
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(226) 455-5365
Gina@ginasantos.com
Serving London, Strathroy, Sarnia and area