Healing Narratives Counselling Inc.

04/06/2026

Welcome to Healing Narratives Counselling Inc.

We are here to serve the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta, Canada.

Stephanie Underwood is a trauma-informed Registered Social Worker based in Montreal, Quebec. She is a relational trauma specialist and researcher who supports adults navigating a range of relational and mental health challenges.

For more information on Healing Narratives Counselling and Stephanie Underwood’s approach to working with clients, please visit www.healingnarrativescounselling.com and book your free 30 minute consultation with Stephanie to get to know our services.

Book a Consultation:
https://stephanieunderwoodrsw.janeapp.com

Healing Narratives Counselling Website:
www.healingnarrativescounselling.com

04/03/2026

Feeling anxious, snapping in relationships, or locked in flashbacks doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. I see these reactions as messages from a system - shaped by family, culture, institutions, and early attachment experiences.

As a social worker specializing in relational trauma, I help you map those influences, trace the roots of patterns, and build targeted tools for lasting change.

Ready to stop blaming yourself and start understanding the system? Visit https://wix.to/brrtkF0 to learn more.


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04/02/2026

As a social worker specializing in relational trauma, I help adults uncover how early caregiver bonds shape their inner story - from trust to self-worth.

Using a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach, online therapy is available across Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. 🇨🇦

Expect clearer self-understanding, practical tools for emotional regulation, and less shame as you heal old schemas.

Ready to explore this together?

Book a session: https://wix.to/EzMLFlQ

04/01/2026

Most self-help books spend 200 pages to say what could’ve been said in 20. You already know you’re overwhelmed. You don’t need three chapters on why.

Which is why I created the Processing Emotions workbook differently. 98 pages. A-Z methodology. Every page does something - there’s nothing in there just to fill space.

Link to the workbook in the first comment & link in bio. 🧡

- Stephanie

04/01/2026

Naming the wound is the first step toward healing. I share clear examples of common maladaptive schemas—like abandonment, defectiveness, and unrelenting standards—and connect them to developmental and relational trauma so you know you’re not imagining it. When we name a schema, we can target it intentionally in therapy and start changing patterns in relationships and self-regulation. Ready to learn more and take a focused step toward healing? Visit https://wix.to/QBS0eaC to get started.

03/29/2026

I see parents trying their best — and sometimes the line between protection and interference gets blurred. In my work as a trauma‑informed social worker I’ve watched how helicopter parenting and misapplied “gentle parenting” can unintentionally stunt emotional growth: less chance to practise frustration tolerance, decision‑making, or independent regulation.

Healthy support looks different: calm leadership, clear boundaries, age‑appropriate expectations, and guided space for mistakes. These are the building blocks of resilience and secure attachment — not perfection, but steady practice.

If you’re wondering whether your instinct to step in is helping or hindering, start with two questions: “Am I soothing my own anxiety?” and “Will stepping back let them try and learn?” Small shifts create big change.

Want practical, trauma‑informed tools to help you model regulation and foster autonomy? I offer online counselling across Quebec, Ontario, and Alberta — starting with a free consultation. Let’s build a path forward together. 💬✨

Read more: link in bio!

Helicopter parenting and poorly applied gentle parenting can quietly undermine a child’s emotional, cognitive, and relational development. Learn how overprotection stunts resilience, why it’s often rooted in the parent’s own anxiety, and what healthy support actually looks like.

03/25/2026

I help clients see the whole picture - how family dynamics, community and institutions interact with personal schemas to keep relational wounds alive.

With a systems approach grounded in social‑work training and trauma‑informed care, you gain clearer insight into recurring patterns, better decision-making in relationships, and more effective healing pathways.

If you’re ready to move beyond symptom-focused therapy and heal in context, I’m here to walk with you.

Learn more: https://wix.to/M7s3H0O

03/25/2026

Feeling rattled after a relational trigger? I’m Stephanie, a social worker specializing in relational trauma and CPTSD.

Here are three quick regulation tools you can use anywhere:

1) Grounding: name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste.

2) Breath pacing: inhale for 4, hold 2, exhale for 6 — repeat 5 times.

3) Micro‑self‑soothing: press your palms together, sip warm tea, or tuck a soft fabric in your pocket.

These techniques calm your nervous system immediately and support deeper schema work in therapy. If you’d like ongoing guidance, I offer trauma‑informed, relational support across three provinces — you don’t have to do this alone.

Learn more at https://wix.to/0W9SVWi

Ready to try one now? Tell me which helped you below.

03/24/2026

Attachment shapes how we feel safe, connect, and set limits—and it’s rarely about something “wrong” with you. As a social worker specializing in relational trauma, I use a trauma‑informed, attachment‑based approach to help adults spot patterns rooted in childhood and build new responses that bring greater emotional safety, clearer boundaries, and less reactivity. Learn practical tools for nervous‑system regulation and healthier connections. Ready to reframe your relational story? Visit https://wix.to/iuVYLH2 to learn more.

03/24/2026

Feeling like your past still runs the show? I’m Stephanie, a trauma‑informed social worker specializing in relational trauma and attachment — and I want you to know healing is possible. In my latest post I outline what CPTSD is, why online therapy works across Quebec, Ontario and Alberta, and practical tools you can use now to regulate your nervous system and reshape old attachment patterns.

What you’ll learn: trauma‑informed CBT approaches, somatic grounding techniques, attachment‑based work, and emotion‑regulation skills to start practicing today. I offer online sessions and a free consultation to help you take the next step.

Read the full guide and book a consult: https://wix.to/Q4xS7hA

How do you usually ground yourself when you feel overwhelmed? Share one small practice below — let’s build a toolkit together. 🧭✨

Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) can feel like navigating a stormy sea without a compass. As someone who has worked extensively with relational trauma and attachment patterns, I understand how early experiences shape our adult relationships and emotional responses. The good...

03/20/2026

Curious about how early wounds shape the stories we tell ourselves—and how to change them? I’m Stephanie, a social worker blending Schema Therapy with attachment-informed care to help clients recognize common maladaptive schemas, track how they form from relational experiences, and practice concrete steps to shift them. Clients report clearer emotional regulation and healthier relationship patterns after working together. Ready to explore tools that actually help? Visit https://wix.to/q0AquO0 to learn more and book a consult. 😊🧠

03/19/2026

As a social worker, I often trace a single symptom back to family roles, cultural expectations, or social pressures to find the source of pain. For example: a client struggling with constant people-pleasing discovered it mirrored their childhood role as the “peacemaker” in a household that avoided conflict. Another client’s chronic hypervigilance made sense once we mapped intergenerational trauma and cultural expectations about emotional restraint. By reframing symptoms within systems, change shifts from bandaging reactions to transforming patterns. If you’re navigating relational trauma or attachment wounds, systems-informed work can speed up real, lasting healing. Learn more and book a consultation: https://wix.to/6DKnh0D