What happened is over. Your body didn’t get the memo.
The flashback that hijacks an ordinary afternoon. The startle, the nightmares, the sense of watching your own life from a step outside it. Avoiding the reminders until your world quietly shrinks. Trauma isn’t weakness and it isn’t “in the past” — it’s a nervous system still protecting you from something that already happened, on a loop.
I’m Dr. Samuel. Trauma is my life’s work. For more than ten years I’ve specialized in PTSD — in veterans’ clinics across three countries, in Red Crescent refugee camps where I treated trauma at a scale most clinicians never witness, and now at Fraser Health. I’m approved through Veterans Affairs (VAC), the RCMP, and the Canadian Armed Forces. Trauma therapy is the heart of my work; for clients who want it, neurofeedback can be added as an optional, drug-free complement — never a substitute. If your trauma has been called “too complex,” that’s exactly where I work. RCC, CCC, doctorate, in English and Persian (فارسی).
Especially for
- Veterans and serving members carrying what they can’t un-see.
- First responders whose job left marks no one at home can picture.
- Survivors of war, displacement, and refugee camps.
- Anyone whose trauma a general therapist found “too heavy.”
“Working with Dr. Sam has been one of the most positive and transformative experiences I’ve had in therapy.”
Steve T. ★★★★★ · Google review
Trauma can lose its grip. Not erased — but no longer running the show. People get their nights back, their startle settles, and their world widens again.
Afraid talking about it will make it worse? We move at your pace — and for clients who want it, neurofeedback can be added as a gentle, optional support. Covered by VAC, ICBC, or FNHA? I bill directly. Ready? Just say “I saw your website.”
Your first 20 minutes are completely free — no forms, no commitment, no pressure to book. Just a real conversation, in English or فارسی.
Direct billing available — ICBC · FNHA · most extended health plans. See billing & insurance →
