“What a mess I have made with nothing but an idea that I am not enough”
– Chloe Frayne
I specialize in Complex PTSD, primarily as it relates to the ways early childhood experiences impact life today.
Did you grow up in a home environments where your vital developmental needs of
safety, love and belonging were not met?
If so, you might struggle with core wounds of rejection, abandonment and shame. To protect us from the annihilation of these experiences, we develop protective parts of our personality to prevent further damage. These protective parts served us well in childhood, but can cause issues in our adult lives.
Examples of these protective parts are: anxiety, anger, insecure attachment, depression, relationship struggles, people pleasing, and addictions.
I’ll help you bridge the past and the present to bring more ease, meaning, connection and self-love into your life.
Past trauma hurts us today
We do not heal in the presence of more shame; we heal in love and safety. That’s who I want to be to you.
Will we make a good fit?
We will make a great fit if you struggle with any of the following:
Internalized experiences:
Anxiety and self-criticism
Anger
Perfectionism, people-pleasing, control
Excessive guilt
Depression, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts
Loneliness
Shame-based trauma
Sexual assault and sexual abuse
Abortion (*not all abortions are traumatic, but many are)
Emotional-abuse and neglect
Spiritual and/or religious trauma
Relationship experiences:
Co-dependency, love-addiction
Infidelity (either as the betrayed partner or the one who has engaged in an affair)
Healing from narcissistic abuse and trauma bonds
Grief and loss from divorce and/or other heartbreak
Challenges with motherhood, identity in motherhood
Parenting, single-parenting and co-parenting
Difficulty with friendships
Challenges with boundaries
Body-based shame
Appearance-based shame (weight, aging etc.)
Sexual desire or lack of sexual desire/intimacy
Use of substances (ex. alcohol, marijuana or other substances for coping)
Marginalized identities (LGBTQ+, people of colour and varying abilities). I am not a person with a marginalized identity, but am an ally and seek to be a safe space (see Statement of Diversity).