Being a human being is really hard in today's world.
You feel disconnected from yourself and everyone around you. No matter how hard you try, you can't seem to break those patterns that you hate about your yourself and your life.
I want you to know you're not alone.
Let me be the other human you can unravel with.
So, what kind of therapy do I do?
Well, let’s start by looking back a little. Maybe you grew up feeling like nothing you did was ever good enough. Maybe you never knew what mood you'd come home to, your feelings were dismissed, or you learned to hide parts of yourself just to feel loved and accepted.
As a child, you found ways to adapt to the world around you. You did what you needed to do to get through it.
But those patterns don't always disappear when you grow up.
So what do they look like today?
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With yourself?
Second-guessing every decision. Criticizing yourself for never doing enough. Knowing exactly what you want to change, but somehow never being able to follow through.
In your relationships?
Struggling to say no. Feeling responsible for keeping everyone happy. Longing for closeness, only to pull away the moment it becomes possible.
And in your body?
Always bracing for something to go wrong. Carrying tension you can't seem to release. Feeling numb or disconnected from the very body that moves you through this life.
These patterns didn't come out of nowhere. They developed for a reason, even if they're now keeping you from fully living your big, beautiful life.
I'm Nikki, and I work with adults who have experienced developmental trauma and emotional neglect. I know firsthand how deeply these patterns of disconnection can affect every part of your life, and how difficult they can be to change.
You had to survive. But maybe now you're tired of just surviving.
There's no shame in the ways you learned to protect yourself.
And you don't have to keep trying to figure it all out alone.
You've carried enough on your own.
While my work focuses on developmental trauma and emotional neglect, I also support adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and attachment difficulties, and questions around identity, meaning, and spirituality.
Areas of Experience
Navigate your real-life chaos with personalized sessions that root you back into confidence, control, and your full humanity—gently rebuilding your dream life.
Adults who feel disconnected from themselves
High-functioning people who feel emotionally stuck
People with a history of relational or developmental trauma
People seeking therapy beyond talk alone
Anxiety
Depression
Life Transitions
Addiction
Low - Self Esteem
Religious Trauma
Spirituality
Grief and Loss
Developmental Trauma
Life Coaching
Attachment Patterns
Stress & Burnout
Individual Counselling
So much of what feels hard right now traces back to earlier experiences that taught you how to survive, but not how to feel fully alive and connected.
This space is an invitation to slow down, turn toward yourself, and gently explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. Grounded in trauma‑informed care, somatic work, and mindfulness, the work supports you in reconnecting with your body and your inner knowing.
Together, we rebuild the tools you didn’t get to develop the first time around, so you can feel more like yourself—even when your life feels unfamiliar, disconnected, or like it doesn’t quite feel like yours.
Counselling Services:
20 Min Consult: Free
90 Min Intake Session: $190
60 Min Individual Session: $150
90 Min Individual Session: $190
Our journey towards wholeness begins with with being seen understood.
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Nikki Niknam, MPCC-P
Nikki Niknam offers embodied trauma mental health counselling in Vancouver, BC, Canada