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Come Home to Yourself
I'm Charlotte Spafford, a trauma counsellor and EMDR therapist in Vernon, BC. I help adults heal from trauma, anxiety, grief, and nervous system dysregulation using EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness, and art therapy.
Sometimes, the status quo just isn’t working anymore. Maybe there’s a part of you that knows things can be different: a part that wants to live with more honesty, ease, and meaning. If you’re done with surface-level fixes and ready for deeper change, I might be the right fit for you. Serving clients throughout Vernon and the North Okanagan, and virtually across BC.
Specializations
I specialize in providing therapy for trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, and grief. I am experienced in art therapy, mindfulness, EMDR and somatic practices to support your holistic well-being.
I work with individuals who have experienced childhood trauma, sexual trauma, car accidents, and more.
I can help you understand the root of your symptoms and learn ways to regulate the nervous system so you are better able to manage the ups and downs of life.
Whether you have lost someone through death or through a breakup or life transition, it can be helpful to have support to manage overwhelming grief.
EMDR is a powerful, evidence-based therapy that helps the brain process and heal from traumatic experiences and emotional overwhelm. Many clients experience greater calm, clarity, and freedom from the past.
Neurodivergence
I work with you to harness the unique gifts of your brain and learn to manage the challenges that come with being part of a society not designed with you in mind.
Emotion and trauma is experienced in the body, and somatic approaches can help you heal in a way that just talking cannot.
Why Inner Light?
I believe that we all have a light within us; an inherent radiance, warmth, and ability to love and receive love.
Trauma, difficult life experiences, attachment wounds, society, and systems of oppression can suppress this light - cover it with suffering and confusion. But I don’t think it ever truly goes away.
My intention is to see and help cultivate this light in everyone I work with.
"Before I could release the weight of my sadness and pain, I first had to honor its existence."
Yung Pueblo