Lorraine Cousineau-Short

M.A., Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), She/her

I believe that each of us holds within us an innate capacity for healing, and that every person deserves to be met with compassion, curiosity, and the belief that healing is possible.

I work with adults navigating experiences of trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, systemic barriers, justice system involvement, minority stress, life transitions, relationship challenges, shame, or feeling misunderstood.

We might focus on emotions, internal experiences, your story, your identity, or the ways your past continues to show up in the present. I also pay attention to the broader context of your life, including relationships, systems, and lived experiences that shape how you move through the world today.

My approach is steady, non-judgmental, flexible, compassionate, and grounded in a willingness to sit with people in difficult places. My therapeutic style is trauma-informed and attachment-based. My work with adults involved in the justice system made for first hand experience walking alongside people with a vast range of life experiences, like complex trauma, addictions, systemic barriers, marginalization, and more, and this formative experience continues to inform my work.

I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, I’m currently Qualifying as a registering psychotherapist with the CRPO, and pursuing ongoing training in modalities such as Emotional Focused-Therapy (EFT) and Somatic Experiencing.

If you’re considering working together, you’re welcome to reach out. I would be happy to talk and see whether working together feels like a good fit.

 

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