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Your Trusted Partner for Mental Health Therapy Solutions
Dr. Norah Trace has been dedicated to transformative mental health care for over three decades. Founded by Dr. Norah Trace, a Registered Psychologist with extensive training in cognitive, emotional, neurological, and somatic therapies, our practice integrates mindfulness, reflection, and holistic approaches to address anxiety, depression, trauma, and personal growth. We specialize in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Cognitive Therapies, and Ecotherapy, emphasizing the interconnectedness of mind, body, and environment.Our mission is to foster compassionate, conscious living through personalized therapeutic processes that honor each client's unique life story. With decades of experience supervising counselors and facilitating professional groups, we combine academic rigor with practical wisdom to support individual and collective transformation. Our approach is grounded in the belief that personal healing contributes to broader social change, aligning with principles of existential, ecological, and quantum psychology.
Services
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Cognitive Therapy
Somatic Therapies
Ecotherapy
Depth Therapies
Neurotherapies
Existential Therapy
Highlights and features
- 30+ years of experience in integrative psychotherapy approaches
- Certified Advanced Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Practitioner Level 3
- Combines cognitive, somatic, and ecological therapeutic frameworks
- Offers both in-person and online session options
- Specializes in transforming trauma through body-oriented therapies
Associations and certifications
- British Columbia College of Psychologists (CPBC)
Services
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy integrates body awareness with traditional talk therapy to address trauma and emotional distress. This approach helps clients develop mindfulness and embodiment by working with posture, movement, and nervous system regulation. It supports healing through reconnecting cognitive processes with physical experiences, fostering emotional stability and adaptive neural patterns.
Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive Therapy focuses on transforming harmful thought patterns and life narratives that shape perceptions and behaviors. By restructuring worldviews and personal stories, clients gain insight into their emotional responses and actions. This evidence-based approach promotes healthier coping mechanisms and fosters intentional living aligned with personal values and goals.
Somatic Therapies
Somatic Therapies address trauma and emotional distress through physical embodiment practices. These methods enhance clients' awareness of bodily sensations to release stored tension and reprocess traumatic memories. By integrating mind-body connections, this therapy promotes emotional regulation, reduces anxiety, and deepens clients' capacity for joy and meaningful relationships.
Ecotherapy
Ecotherapy strengthens clients' connection to natural ecosystems through experiential practices. This approach addresses ecopsychological distress while fostering environmental awareness and resilience. By cultivating appreciation for landscapes and ecological systems, clients transform eco-despair into purposeful action while enhancing personal well-being through nature's restorative effects.
Depth Therapies
Depth Therapies explore unconscious patterns through dreamwork, art, and ritual practices. These approaches access symbolic dimensions of individual and collective psyche to facilitate profound personal transformation. By integrating existential, archetypal, and quantum psychological frameworks, clients develop deeper self-understanding and navigate life transitions with greater wisdom and purpose.
People
Norah Trace
Registered Psychologist
Dr. Norah Trace is a Registered Psychologist with over 30 years of experience in counseling and psychotherapy. She holds a Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology and specializes in integrative approaches combining cognitive, somatic, and ecological therapies. Her practice emphasizes mindfulness, trauma recovery, and personal transformation.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you specialize in?
We specialize in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Cognitive Therapies, Somatic Therapies, Ecotherapy, and Depth Therapies, integrating mindfulness and body-oriented approaches.
Do you offer online therapy sessions?
Yes, we currently offer online therapy sessions for clients who prefer remote access to our services.
What types of mental health concerns do you address?
We work with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship changes, grief, and personal/spiritual growth challenges using evidence-based therapeutic methods.
How long are therapy sessions?
Standard sessions last 75-80 minutes to allow comprehensive exploration of client concerns within a supportive therapeutic framework.
What qualifications does the therapist hold?
Dr. Norah Trace holds a Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology and is a Certified Advanced Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Practitioner Level 3 with over 30 years of clinical experience.
How does ecotherapy differ from traditional therapy?
Ecotherapy uniquely integrates environmental awareness and nature connection into therapeutic processes, addressing both personal mental health and ecological consciousness.
Reviews (4)
John H.
Jan 19, 2021
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Wonderful combination of evidence based neuro psychology background, balanced with an appreciation and touch of eastern and meditative approaches too... on top of years of experience and being an excellent listener.
Norah has very been very helpful. Highly recommended.
Norah has very been very helpful. Highly recommended.
Daphne Patterson
Dec 27, 2019
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An absolutely exceptional Psychologist. I cannot recommend Dr. Trace enough. She provided me with ample tools in the very first session to begin improving my life. I feel grateful to have had her recommended to me as she is the EXACT psychologist I have been looking for. Deep wisdom and a profound understanding of psychology and the ways in which everything is connected. If you want to make changes in your life and improve yourself, I cannot recommend Dr. Trace highly enough!
Joy Dance
Dec 16, 2019
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Norah has been exceptionally helpful to several members of my family including myself. Empathetic, caring, knowledgeable and a genuine person.
Kathryn Jones
Aug 10, 2019
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I am filing a complaint against this woman with the Board of Psychologists. She's unreliable, doesn't return phone calls and doesn't show up for appointments. She missed our second appointment, I waited for over an hour in her her office, where there wasn't even a receptionist to help inquire as to what the issue might be. I called her several times while in the office waiting for her, all calls went to voicemail. It took her 10 days to return my call at which time she said it was my fault for having the appointment time incorrect! Which I did not and that still doesn't explain taking 10 days to
