Healing Trauma with Compassion and Choice
Virtual & In-Person Somatic, Trauma-Informed Counselling in Comox Valley, BC
When Your System Is Still Living in the Past
Trauma is not just what happened to you. It is what your nervous system had to do to survive.
Even when life feels safer now, your body may still be bracing, scanning, shutting down, or reacting as if the danger is ongoing. This can show up as anxiety, numbness, irritability, overwhelm, disconnection, or a feeling that you cannot fully be present in your life.
Trauma therapy at B-rooted offers a gentle, body-based way of working with trauma that does not require reliving or retelling everything that happened. We focus on helping your nervous system slowly learn that the threat has passed so you can feel more settled, connected, and at ease.
How Trauma or PTSD Might Be Showing Up for You:
Feeling constantly on edge or easily startled
Emotional numbness, shutdown, or feeling disconnected from yourself or others
Strong reactions that feel bigger than the present moment
Difficulty sleeping, relaxing, or feeling safe in your body
Avoiding reminders of what happened, or feeling overwhelmed by them
A sense that you are stuck in survival mode
What Becomes Possible
Our approach to trauma therapy is somatic and trauma-informed. We move slowly, with your consent and at your pace. Rather than pushing into painful memories, we focus on building safety, stability, and capacity in the nervous system first.
As your body learns that it is safer now, trauma responses begin to soften on their own. You gain more choice, more space, and more ability to respond to life as it is now rather than as it once was.
Less Reactivity to Triggers
You begin to notice that things which once set off strong reactions no longer feel as intense. There is more space between what happens and how you respond. Your system has more room to pause, orient, and choose rather than automatically react.
More Emotional and Physical Safety
You start to feel safer in your body and in your emotions. There is less bracing, guarding, or shutting down. Over time, your system learns that it does not need to stay on high alert to protect you.
Greater Sense of Presence and Grounding
You feel more here in your life. Less pulled into the past or the future, and more able to notice what is happening now. Moments of calm, connection, and clarity become more available.
Improved Sleep and Energy
As your nervous system settles, your sleep often becomes deeper and more restorative. You may notice less exhaustion from constant vigilance and more steady energy throughout the day.
A Stronger Sense of Self and Agency
You feel more connected to who you are and what you need. Decisions feel clearer. Boundaries feel more possible. There is a growing sense that you have choice, voice, and direction in your life.
Meet the Team
Jennifer Shillington
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Founder & Therapist
About Jennifer
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with an M.A in Counselling and Spirituality completed in 2012. I am the founder and vision behind B-rooted Counselling. The compass that guides my work is the notion that we are our own healers and therefore sovereign agents in our innate healing.
Lisa Kenzie
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Therapist
About Lisa
I am a Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) with a Master's of Art's in Counselling Psychology. I believe in connection, and that the natural interrelatedness of all things invites our conscious attention. Deeply committed to the nurturance of sustainable relational landscapes, I work with those exploring intimacy, attachment dynamics, personal growth, and the complexities of human connection.
Joslyn Kilborn
Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC)
Therapist
About Joslyn
I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) with an MA in Psychotherapy and Spirituality. My approach is body-led and leans heavily on the gifts of the embodied imagination as a tool of inquiry. I believe in the human adventure, that people are processes, life takes practice and that our suffering has the opportunity to transform us.
Patty Rooney
Registered Therapeutic Counselor (RTC)
Therapist
About Patty
I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT). I believe every individual has something unique and valuable to offer the world. By embarking on a healing journey, we can reconnect with our essence. I hold an unwavering belief in each person’s inherent worth and capacity for growth.
Why B-rooted?
We offer a holistic, somatic approach to therapy that gently supports the healing of your mind, body, and spirit. Rooted in compassion and curiosity, our work honours your body’s natural wisdom and capacity to heal—guiding you back to a place of calm, connection, and inner balance.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and create space for your innate resilience, clarity, and wholeness to emerge. This is a journey back to your most embodied, authentic self.
Rooted in your healing.
Grounded in your truth.
Reach Out to Us Today
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Location
Sessions provided virtually throughout Canada
In-person sessions held at:
3091 Coburn Rd. Courtenay, BC V9N 9N8
Contact
250-531-0933
info@brooted.com