How does someone become a trauma therapist? In this personal story, I share my journey from youth work, homelessness services, and frontline crisis support to counselling and trauma therapy. It's a story about burnout, purpose, healing, and finding the work I was always meant to do.

For many people who have experienced trauma, feeling safe can be a foreign concept. Safety is about more than physical protection. It can influence how we feel within ourselves, our relationships, our bodies, and the world around us. In this article, we explore the different dimensions of safety and how healing often begins through small, repeated experiences of safety over time.