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This page lists Female Trauma Psychotherapists in Brampton. 5 in all.
That is 5 of the 6 psychotherapists listed in Brampton.
These are practitioners who identify as female on their profile 1. We ask every therapist that question, and they may decline to answer. We do not check the answer, and nothing here is ranked.
This list answers an explicit request for a woman. While many people prefer this, we found no research on whether it changes how the therapy goes.
A client and a practitioner always differ; what matters is what that means to you and how you work with it 2. You can filter the same list by the languages a practitioner works in.
What trauma therapy treats
Trauma therapy treats what stays behind after a frightening or overwhelming event. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR are the recommended treatments 34.
World Health Organization guidance recommends both for post-traumatic stress disorder 5. Cognitive therapy and narrative exposure therapy are also used.
Treatment usually includes preparation, and work on the memory itself comes later. It is for people whose symptoms have persisted.
Not everyone who has been through something bad needs it. Ask a practitioner which approaches they are trained in.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 6.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the practitioner's stated Female identity, the specialism recorded as Trauma and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Brampton page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
3 of the 5 have included their registration on their profile.
Who registers therapists in Canada?
Titles you will see include Registered Psychotherapist and psychothérapeute. The protected title is Registered Psychotherapist.
In Canada there is no national register: each province and territory licenses under its own law. See the Canada page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Trauma Psychotherapists in Brampton
- Female Anxiety Psychotherapists in Brampton
- Female Couples Psychotherapists in Brampton
- Female Depression Psychotherapists in Brampton
- Female Psychotherapists in Brampton, one filter on the full Brampton psychotherapists list
- Psychotherapists in Brampton
- All therapists listed in Brampton (22)
- Couples therapy, Brampton
References
[1] TherapyRoute's own records.
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, p. 120. Client-therapist similarities.
[6] National Health Service (United Kingdom). Talking therapies.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)