I believe, as research supports, that creating a safe therapeutic relationship in which you feel connected and understood is essential to the process of meaningful change. My clients affirm that it is this safe connection between us that allows them to heal and grow.

My belief in the tremendous value of therapy emerges from personal experiences of early abandonment, trauma, substance abuse and child loss.

Every moment offers the possibility for change. Utilizing my certified training in a leading-edge emotion-focused approaches AEDP and EMDR , we will go beyond traditional talk therapy to promote new experiences that are transformative and lasting.

My approach is rooted in the AEDP model where we track moment by moment emotions to harness your innate healing capacity that promotes neurobiological change.

 I am a trauma therapist certified in AEDP,  EMDR and Complex Trauma and Disassociation.

Together we will uncover the root issues of concern and you may find that for the first time you have a sense of the ‘why’.

Many of our sessions are marked with ‘ah ha’ moments whereby you may experience the lifting of a significant burden that enables you to move forward with a sense of hope for the future. My clients often comment: “I am so glad I found you”; “You are different from other therapists”; “You get me”; “I now have hope”.

I look forward to working with you.

I am a relational, emotion based  AEDP, EMDR therapist. Yes, you will likely get some head nodding but more importantly, therapy with me will be a collaborative process whereby we will work together to process your emotions and feelings through a moment to moment experiential somatic approach.

– Richard Somerset

Serving clients in Delta, Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and across the lower mainland and BC. I offer both in person and online counselling.