Services
Trauma & PTSD Counselling
Trauma-informed therapy for single-incident and complex trauma. Our counsellors use EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and evidence-based CBT to help your nervous system finish what it started.
How Wellness Talks Can Help
Trauma is not just what happened to you — it is what your nervous system kept trying to protect you from long after the event was over. At Wellness Talks Health Centre, we offer trauma therapy that honours both the story and the body.
Our trauma specialists work with survivors of single-incident trauma (accidents, assaults, medical events) and complex trauma (childhood abuse, neglect, relational trauma, intergenerational trauma). Symptoms we commonly treat include flashbacks, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, dissociation, sleep disturbance, panic, shame, and chronic tension.
We use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing, trauma-focused CBT, and Narrative Therapy. Your counsellor will pace the work carefully — stabilization first, processing only when your system is ready.
We take a culturally sensitive approach and work with clients from all backgrounds, including South Asian, Indigenous, newcomer, and LGBTQ2S+ communities. Esha Shoker offers sessions in English, Punjabi, and Hindi.
Healing from trauma is possible. You do not have to carry this alone, and you do not have to relive the worst moments to heal.
How it Works
Your first session is a chance to tell us what has been happening and what you want to be different. Your counsellor will listen carefully, ask thoughtful questions, and — together with you — shape the work from there.
Sessions are available in 50, 70, or 90 minute options, depending on your needs and whether you are attending individually or with a partner or family. Most clients see their counsellor weekly or bi-weekly at first, with spacing lengthening as things settle. Pacing is collaborative: you are never pushed beyond what your nervous system can hold.
Between sessions, your counsellor may suggest simple practices to try at home — journalling prompts, conversations to have, grounding exercises, or readings. Nothing is mandatory; everything is offered.
Specialized Support Includes
- PTSD Recovery
- Complex Trauma
- Childhood Trauma
- Sexual Trauma
- Accident Trauma
Why it Works — Evidence-Based Approaches
We use therapies with strong research backing — chosen to fit you, not the other way around. Your counsellor will explain the rationale for what they suggest, and adjust based on what moves the needle for you.
- EMDR
- Somatic Experiencing
- CBT
- Narrative Therapy
What to Expect
Sessions are held at our Downtown Vancouver clinic — Unit #604, 402 West Pender Street — a five-minute walk from Waterfront Station. The space is designed to feel calm, inclusive, and unhurried.
We accept direct billing from most major extended health plans (Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life, Canada Life, Manulife, Green Shield, and more). Rates are visible inside Jane App before you book.
Not sure which counsellor is right for you? Book a free 15-minute consultation and we will help you find the right fit.
Location & Virtual Options
Available in-person at our Downtown Vancouver clinic (402 West Pender Street, a 5-minute walk from Waterfront Station) or via secure video across British Columbia.
Clients frequently travel from Gastown, Yaletown, Coal Harbour, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano, and Burnaby, with virtual sessions reaching clients across Richmond, Coquitlam, Langley, Abbotsford, and the Fraser Valley.
Virtual sessions are held at the same rate as in-person work and are eligible for direct billing where your plan allows.
Ready to Begin?
Book a session with a counsellor who fits your needs. Sessions are available in person in Downtown Vancouver and virtually throughout BC.
Meet the counsellors for this service
Esha Shoker
MACP, RCC · Founder & Clinical Director
Esha is the Founder and Clinical Director of Wellness Talks Health Centre. With 9+ years of clinical practice and 16+ years in the behavioural sciences, she supports adults, couples, and families with anxiety, burnout, chronic pain, ICBC trauma, relationship conflict, cultural identity, and major life transitions. Sessions in English, Punjabi, and Hindi.
- English
- Punjabi
- Hindi
Lynsey Dobbie
MACP, RCC · Senior Counsellor
Lynsey is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with 10+ years of experience in psychology and relational communication. She supports individuals, couples, and families navigating relationship conflict, anxiety, attachment wounds, fertility and postpartum transitions, perimenopause, grief, family stress, and major life changes.
- English
Minou Truong
MACP, RCC, CCC · Registered Clinical Counsellor
Minou is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Canadian Certified Counsellor specialising in couples counselling, sex therapy, identity exploration, and the impact of culture and family systems on wellbeing. She offers LGBTQIA2S+ affirming care and supports immigrants and children of immigrants navigating intergenerational dynamics.
- English