Trauma Therapist in Vancouver for Adults with Childhood Trauma and CPTSD
Mindfulness-based, culturally sensitive therapy with Finu Cherian, MC, RCC
Specialized support for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, grief, and long-standing emotional patterns affecting your boundaries, self-trust, and daily life.
When High Functioning Comes at a Cost
You have spent years holding everything together while feeling anxious, disconnected, ashamed, exhausted, or stuck. The effort it takes to keep functioning can affect your sleep, relationships, self-confidence, and ability to feel present in your own life.
Therapy can help you understand what is driving these patterns and begin healing in a way that feels safe, focused, and purposeful.
You Do Not Have to Deal With This Alone
Hello, my name is Finu (she/her).
If you have found this page, you are likely searching for more than general support.
You may be here because you are:
Carrying the weight of grief, burnout, shame, or the pressure of having to appear okay when you do not feel okay inside
Living with the effects of childhood trauma that are sabotaging your relationship with yourself and others
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, lonely, disconnected, numb, or emotionally exhausted and very much alone
Caught in patterns you understand intellectually but cannot seem to change
Struggling with people pleasing, self-criticism, difficulty trusting, or boundaries that are hard to maintain
Tired of surface-level support and looking for therapy that helps you understand what is underneath your pain
No matter what brought you here, please know that you do not have to navigate this all by yourself.
I offer a compassionate and supportive space where you will feel seen and heard as we make sense of what is beneath your pain and focus on healing in a way that is tailored to you.
Therapy That Goes Beneath the Surface
My work is in-depth, goal-oriented, and tailored to who you are and what you need.
Together, we will make sense of what is beneath your pain, gain perspective, and work in a way that is gentle, insightful, and purposeful.
Therapy is not just about tools and techniques.
It is a collaborative process where we work together to understand what you have been through, how it shows up in your daily life, and what needs to change.
As we work together, the goal is to help you understand your emotional responses, reduce the hold of shame and self-blame, and build the self-trust you need to make decisions, set boundaries, and relate to others with more confidence.
How I Can Help
The pain you are experiencing can show up in different ways. You may know exactly what you need help with, or you may only know that the way you have been coping is no longer working.
Childhood Trauma Counselling
Childhood trauma can show up and affect your adult life, even when you have worked hard to move past it. It can appear in your sense of safety, self-worth, boundaries, trust, and the way you relate to yourself and others
PTSD and CPTSD Counselling
If you are living with PTSD or complex PTSD, daily life can feel exhausting. You may have trouble sleeping, regulating emotions, trusting your reactions, or feeling safe even when there is no clear danger in front of you.
Caregiver Burnout Counselling
Caring for an elderly parent can be exhausting while feeling guilt, resentment, and emotional depletion. When you are responsible for someone else’s needs, it can become harder to notice your own limits.
Loss and Grief Counselling
Grief can follow death, health changes, immigration, geographic displacement, the end of a relationship, or another major loss. It can affect your energy, focus, appetite, sleep, mood, and ability to make decisions.
EMDR, EFT, and CBT Support
If talking alone has not helped enough, EMDR, EFT, CBT, and mindfulness-based counselling can support deeper work. These approaches are customized to your needs, goals, and pace.
About Finu
Before becoming a counsellor, I spent close to 30 years working in medical research, including global leadership roles.
That background has helped shape the way I practise counselling. I listen carefully, pay attention to detail, look for what is underneath the surface, and stay focused on your goals for healing.
As a Registered Clinical Counsellor and trauma therapist in Vancouver, I work with adults navigating childhood trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD, grief, and emotionally painful experiences that can affect your sense of self, safety, and trust.
My Approach to Counselling
Therapy with me is collaborative, focused, and tailored to who you are.
I pay close attention to what you have been through, how it is affecting you now, and what you need in order to feel safer, more grounded, and more self-trusting.
My practice is trauma-informed, mindfulness-based, and culturally sensitive, with care that goes beyond tools and techniques.
Counselling in Vancouver and Online Across Canada
I offer individual counselling for adults in Vancouver and online across Canada for childhood trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD, grief, caregiver burnout, shame, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and boundary and self-trust issues connected to trauma.
Many of the people I work with are used to functioning, achieving, and meeting expectations, even when they feel anxious, disconnected, or exhausted inside.
If you are looking for therapy that helps you understand what is underneath your pain, make sense of what keeps you stuck, and work toward meaningful change at a pace that feels safe for you, I would be honoured to support you.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Starting therapy can feel like a big decision, especially if you have tried to manage things on your own for a long time or have not felt understood in therapy before.
A free consultation gives you a chance to ask questions, share what you are looking for, and get a sense of whether my approach feels like the right fit.
