Open Heart Therapy Nina Nathoo

Description

I provide counselling services for children, youth, adults, couples and families for a wide range of concerns.
A main area of interest and expertise of mine is the treatment of "trauma". I define this term loosely as referring to any stressful event or experience in an individual’s lifetime. Many clients question me when they hear me bring up the trauma word as they feel it is too strong and doesn't accurately reflect their experience and symptoms. They don't think their situation is severe enough to be considered "traumatic" and they are not able to make the connection from their negative experience to their present concerns. Trauma has a layering effect on the mind and body and is also a subjective experience where one person may find something disturbing and another will have a very different interpretation. It is actually the most recurring problem that comes up in my work, as clients begin to realize that they have had some negative experience in their lifetime that has affected them deeply and they haven't been able to fully resolve. Therapy works to identify these "root" experiences that keep people stuck and imbalanced, continuing to influence their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in the present. It helps people cognitively process, re-balance and re-integrate their memories stored viscerally in every cell of their body. Please see the Trauma page on my website for more information on assessment and treatment options.