Have You Been Affected by Trauma?

Trauma can affect how you think, feel, and relate to others long after a difficult experience has passed. You may find yourself feeling anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected, on edge, or stuck in patterns that don’t seem to make sense.

Trauma can result from a single event, such as an accident or assault, or from ongoing experiences such as childhood neglect, emotional abuse, family conflict, bullying, discrimination, or relationship trauma.

Whatever your experience, healing is possible.

At Welling Centre, we provide compassionate, evidence-informed trauma therapy to help you understand what happened, reconnect with yourself, and move forward with greater confidence and stability.

Trauma Can Show Up In Many Ways

You may benefit from trauma therapy if you:

• Feel constantly anxious or on edge
• Have difficulty trusting others
• Experience emotional overwhelm or numbness
• Struggle with self-worth or shame
• Feel stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns
• Have recurring nightmares or intrusive memories
• Avoid situations that remind you of the past
• Feel disconnected from yourself or others
• Have difficulty feeling safe, even when you are safe

We Help With Many Types of Trauma

Childhood Trauma
Experiences from childhood can continue to affect self-esteem, relationships, and emotional well-being long into adulthood.

Relationship Trauma
Trauma resulting from abuse, betrayal, manipulation, neglect, or difficult relationships.

Complex Trauma
Trauma that develops through repeated or prolonged exposure to distressing experiences.

PTSD and Post-Traumatic Stress
Support for flashbacks, hypervigilance, nightmares, avoidance, and emotional distress following traumatic events.

Developmental Trauma
Early experiences that affect emotional regulation, attachment, and sense of self.

How Trauma Therapy Can Help

Trauma therapy can help you:

• Feel safer and more grounded
• Reduce anxiety and emotional overwhelm
• Develop healthier relationships
• Build self-compassion and self-trust
• Understand and process painful experiences
• Feel more connected to yourself and others
• Move forward with greater confidence and resilience

Welling Centre has many experienced mental health professionals on staff that specialize in trauma treatment.

To learn more about each professional’s approach to trauma counselling, view the profiles below.

Brian Welling, BA, MA

Registered Psychologist & Clinical Director

I work with individuals who want to make sense of their experiences and move through the patterns that keep them stuck. Whether the focus is trauma, cycles of substance use or compulsive behaviour, personal or spiritual transitions, or broader growth, I offer a space that supports insight, healing, and meaningful change. My approach is grounded in the understanding that the psyche naturally moves toward balance, growth, and wholeness, and therapy can help strengthen that movement.

Within the therapeutic space, there is room to explore the patterns, emotions, and experiences that shape your inner world. I draw on evidence-based methods, including EMDR as part of trauma treatment, and integrate depth-oriented and experiential approaches that support insight and lasting change. My background in Jungian and Adlerian psychology helps me understand the symbolic, relational, and developmental forces that influence your experience.

Those who feel drawn to this work often appreciate a thoughtful, grounded environment, one that honours both their struggles and their potential. My personal exploration of mythology, spirituality, and traditional healing practices shapes how I think about transformation and resilience. I bring curiosity, steadiness, and genuine respect for each person’s process. If you are looking for a therapist who offers clinical skill and a reflective, human presence, I would be honoured to support your work.

Brian is both a VAC and NIHB provider, and offers direct billing to most insurers.

If you are interested in an appointment with Brian, book online by clicking the ‘Book an Appointment’ button or call 780-222-7405.

Deanna Clarke, BHSc, CCYC, CCAC, RTC

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Psychotherapist

I’m passionate about supporting meaningful transformation and helping individuals strengthen their relationships with themselves and with others, offering a grounded, empathic, and non-judgmental space for self-discovery. My approach is rooted in compassion, curiosity, and a deep respect for the healing journey. I believe that true growth happens when we embrace both our strengths and our struggles, creating space for lasting change.

With over 13 years of experience in addiction recovery and supporting individuals impacted by childhood trauma, I take a holistic, trauma-informed, and person-centered approach. Together, we’ll explore the emotional, mental, physical, creative, and spiritual aspects of your life to help you reconnect with your authentic self.

My own personal struggles led me to a place of deep desperation – and it was from that place that true healing began. Through working with my own childhood wounds, I’ve been able to transform the story of my life. Today, I live with openness, embracing life as it comes, free from judgment or rigid expectations. It’s from this grounded, lived experience that I hold space for my clients as they embark on their own healing journeys. I’ve learned that it’s often in the struggle and discomfort where growth happens, and in that growth, we discover the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Creativity and nature are central to my own grounding and healing. Whether it’s practicing yoga, playing golf, immersing myself in the outdoors, or simply finding stillness with a good book, I believe that cultivating wonder and creativity helps us reconnect with our truest selves. I bring that same sense of curiosity and reverence for the human experience into my work with clients.

I don’t see people bringing problems into therapy, I see them bringing bridges to healing and I’m here to help you build that bridge. Whether you’re navigating trauma, addiction, grief, life transitions, or simply longing for deeper self-connection, I’m here to walk alongside you with compassion, empathy, and practical guidance as you move toward healing and fulfillment, rediscover your strength, and create meaningful change.

Each 50-minute session with Deanna is available for a $130 fee and is eligible for extended health benefits through some insurance companies. 

NOW OFFERS DIRECT BILLING FOR MOST INSURANCE PROVIDERS.

If you are interested in an appointment with Deanna, book online by clicking the ‘Book an Appointment’ button or call 780-222-7405.

Wendy Myshak, BA, RTC, CT

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Psychotherapist

Wendy is a heart centred, intuitive, counsellor who takes an integrative approach to therapy in the areas of dependencies and recovery, stress, depression, spiritual emergency, and generational trauma. Wendy is trained in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology, and is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with integrated and lived experiences that support deep healing.

Her work in the counselling field began with a focus on supporting individuals with substance use disorders and recovery, as well deep work with groups. She has 5 years of clinical experience in individual and group therapy. Wendy has been influenced by the work of Chuck Spezzano, Carl Jung, Stanislav Grof, and Rupert Spira. Her holistically integrated therapy approach is based on Transpersonal theories, and helping individuals wake up to who they really are. Wendy’s goal is to help people understand their issues and uncover positive ways to move past them and integrate this new awareness into their lives. She is skilled at creating a psychologically safe space to do this deep work and to wake up from the illusions of the ego mind of form and fear.

She supports people to come into flow with life and the divine using a psychotherapeutic approach that is informed by non-dual understanding, which bridges the gap between spirit and psychotherapy. As well, Wendy is trained in relational therapies such as, Experiential, Family Systems Theory, Yalom and Gestalt, Breath-Work, Individual, Group, and Somatic Therapies, as well as Eastern Mindfulness and Meditation practices. She is skilled in various forms of consciousness raising methods including, Buddhist Meditation, Holotropic Breathwork ™, Jungian Dream work, and uses Archetypal-based Tarot cards as a supplemental tool. She has an interest in; and experience with, the healing potential of non-ordinary and non-dual states of consciousness. Through Wendy’s experience with these deep healing states, she can hold space for deep-rooted change; and meet people in their deepest shadows with presence, embodiment, compassion, and grounding.

In her off time, Wendy practices mindfulness, Tarot, travel, exploring with like-minded friends the true nature of who we are. She has spent time in Buddhist Retreats, Non-dual contemplation retreats, assisting Holotropic Breathwork ™ retreats, and increasingly sitting quietly, enjoying the beauty of life.

Each session with Wendy is available for a $140 fee and is eligible for extended health benefits through some insurance companies. She is currently offering in person, video, and phone sessions.

If you are interested in an appointment with Wendy, call 780-222-7405 or book online by clicking the ‘Book an Appointment’ button.

If you suspect that you are one of the many people affected by traumatic experiences, book online now. Most of our mental health professionals offer a free 15 minute phone consultation to ensure there us a good fit. If you have more questions before booking, call us at 780-222-7405 or email us at info@wellingcentre.com.