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EMDR, Somatic & IFS Therapy in St. Catharines & Niagara

A steady place to come back to yourself.

Warm, down-to-earth psychotherapy for teens and adults across the Niagara region — working through trauma, anxiety, and complex stress at a pace you control. In person on Welland Avenue, and online across Ontario.

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Therapy in St. Catharines & the Niagara region

Real healing for trauma and stress — not just another place to vent.

Whether you’re in St. Catharines, Thorold, or anywhere across Niagara, life can pile up faster than you can process it. When stress and trauma settle into the body, talk therapy alone often feels like it stops at the surface — so here, we work with the body as well as the story.

From my Welland Avenue office, I help teens and adults move out of survival mode and back toward feeling grounded, regulated, and like themselves again. Using EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic approaches, we process what’s been weighing on you while building everyday skills that actually hold up between sessions.

There’s no pressure to explain everything perfectly. We’ll begin where you are and move only as fast as feels safe.

Visiting the St. Catharines office

Central, easy to reach, and quietly calming.

Nova Phoenix Counselling Service

  • Address148 Welland Avenue
    St. Catharines, ON L2R
  • ParkingOn-site and nearby parking available, just off the downtown core.
  • Getting hereOn the Welland Ave. corridor, easily reached from the QEW and central St. Catharines — close to Niagara Transit routes.
  • AccessibilityLet me know what would make your visit easier and I’ll make sure you’re comfortable.
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Who I work with in Niagara

Specialized support, focused where it matters most.

Trauma & PTSD

Process what happened so it loses its grip — and feel safe in your body again.

Burnout & stress

Break out of chronic survival mode and build everyday resilience.

Life transitions & relationships

Move through change, rebuild boundaries, and reconnect with what matters.

How we heal

Somatic Therapy, EMDR & IFS — healing trauma at the root.

Trauma & body-based care

EMDR · Somatic Therapy · IFS

Release the trauma and tension your body has been holding, so the past stops running your present.

Actionable coping skills

CBT · DBT · ACT

Practical, week-to-week tools to quiet anxiety, regulate emotion, and feel steady again.

Relational healing

Attachment-Based Therapy

Build a secure relationship with yourself and others, and connect without losing yourself.

Serving St. Catharines and the Niagara region

In-person sessions from the Welland Avenue office, plus secure online therapy for anyone in Ontario.

St. Catharines Thorold Niagara Falls Niagara-on-the-Lake Welland Lincoln Virtual across Ontario

The next step

Let’s find out if we’re the right fit.

Reaching out by email or the form below is the most secure and prompt way to connect. Let’s schedule a free, no-obligation 15-minute consultation to talk through your goals.

Prefer to reach out directly?

Call (289) 402-3990 Email Maria
148 Welland Avenue, St. Catharines, ON