Trish Nicholson (she/her)

EMDR

I use EMDR to help adults process traumatic experiences, reduce distress, and shift beliefs and patterns that continue to affect the present. My work includes careful preparation, resourcing, and pacing so clients do not feel rushed into reprocessing before they are ready. I integrate EMDR with relational, somatic, and culturally responsive care to support greater regulation, safety, self-trust, and connection.

Attachment Theory

I use attachment theory to help clients understand how early relationships may shape present-day patterns of closeness, trust, boundaries, conflict, and self-worth. Together, we explore these patterns with curiosity rather than blame and practice new ways of relating that feel safer, more mutual, and more authentic. This work can support stronger self-trust, healthier relationships, and greater emotional flexibility.

Cultural Congruence

I practice cultural congruence by shaping therapy around each client’s values, worldview, communication style, family context, community, and not expecting them to adapt to a dominant model of healing. I consider how culture, identity, spirituality, relationships, and lived experience influence distress and resilience. My goal is to offer care that feels respectful, relevant, and aligned with who you are.

Emotionally Focused

Have you ever felt like you just couldn't find the words? Our emotions are at the heart of our relationships and personal well-being. Exploring, slowing down, and gaining understanding of our emotional experiencing can lead to transformative changes. This approach can give you the tools to articulate your feelings and gain clarity about your inner world, allowing you to express yourself in ways that nurture healthy connections with both yourself and others.

Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

Trauma can often disconnect us from our bodily experiences, leaving us feeling fragmented and disconnected. In our sessions, we'll explore your body's responses to stress, trauma, and emotions, using techniques like breathwork, mindfulness, and body awareness to release tension and promote healing. By becoming more attuned to your body, you can achieve greater self-awareness, reduce stress, and foster a deeper sense of overall well-being.

Anxiety

I work with adults whose anxiety may look like overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, irritability, burnout, or always needing to stay productive and in control. Together, we explore the patterns and experiences beneath the anxiety, not just how to manage symptoms. Using relational, somatic, and trauma-informed approaches, I help clients build nervous-system regulation, greater self-trust, and more sustainable ways of moving through daily life.

PTSD

I work with adults living with the effects of trauma, including hypervigilance, intrusive memories, emotional numbness, shutdown, shame, and difficulty feeling safe in relationships. My approach is paced, relational, and grounded in the nervous system. Using EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic tools, and trauma-informed therapy, I help clients process what happened, strengthen regulation, and move toward greater safety, connection, and choice.

Racial Identity

I work with adults exploring racial, cultural, and mixed-race identity, including questions of belonging, disconnection, and cultural reconnection. As an Indigenous Mi’kmaq and mixed-race therapist, I understand that identity can be shaped by family history, displacement, and the ongoing work of reclaiming what was interrupted or lost. I offer a grounded space to explore who you are, strengthen connection to culture and community, and develop a more integrated, self-defined sense of identity.

Cultural and Systemic Oppression

I work with adults affected by racism, colonialism, cultural erasure, discrimination, and other forms of systemic oppression. These experiences can shape safety, self-worth, relationships, work, and the nervous system in ways that are often misunderstood or minimized. I offer a culturally responsive space to process these impacts without locating the problem within you, strengthen boundaries and self-trust, and reconnect with sources of resilience, community, and belonging.

Pregnancy (Prenatal Mental Health)

I support adults navigating the emotional complexity of pregnancy, including anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, identity shifts, previous loss, birth fears, medical complications, and the reactivation of earlier trauma. Pregnancy can bring joy and vulnerability at the same time. I offer a compassionate, trauma-informed space to process what is coming up, strengthen regulation and self-trust, and prepare for birth and the transition into parenthood.