Fair Winds Counselling
Blending 20 years of knowledge, research, and experience in the counselling field. I work with clients in multiple areas, and have expertise inn CPTSD, PTSD, trauma and addiction with a genuine, human-centred path to bring lasting change
At Fair Winds Trauma Counselling, I use evidence-based, clinically grounded approaches to support meaningful, long-term healing. If you’ve been struggling and have been considering reaching out for support, I can offer you a warm, safe environment to explore your concerns. If you are looking for counselling that offers clear, results orientated practice, I would be happy to help you move forward with confidence. I provide a safe, supportive space to explore your story, build resilience, and strengthen your emotional well-being
About Fair Winds
I’m glad you’re here.
I’m Dr. Ryan Tompkins and I founded Fair Winds Trauma Counselling to be a place of genuine healing and support. Located in the greater Nanaimo area, my counselling has been shaped not just by research and study, but by the lived experiences of the individuals I’ve had the honour to support. Although I have expertise in C-PTSD, PTSD, and addiction, I offer counselling that addresses clients real life struggles
Therapeutic Approaches
In our sessions, I rarely rely on a single “tool.” Instead, I draw from a variety of evidence-based modalities to create a seamless, integrated experience tailored specifically to you. Below, you will find brief explanations of these methods with links to deeper explanations. Our work will often blend them together to meet your needs in the moment. Your curiosity and willingness to explore these pathways are the greatest catalysts for change; together, we will use these frameworks to build a foundation for lasting success.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
A structured approach to help you process traumatic experiences by examining and challenging “stuck points” which are beliefs based out of trauma. Particularly effective for PTSD and complex trauma. More information can be found here.
Somatic Therapy
Focuses on the mind-body connection, helping you recognize and release trauma stored in your physical body through awareness and gentle movement. Click here for more information.
Internal Family Systems
Explores the different “parts” of your inner world, helping you understand internal conflicts and develop self-compassion and integration. More information can be found here.
Emotion Focused Therapy
Helps you identify, experience, and transform difficult emotions in a safe environment, building emotional awareness and resilience. More information can be found here.
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
Uses bilateral stimulation to help your brain reprocess traumatic memories, reducing their emotional intensity and allowing natural healing to occur. More information can be found here.
Treatment Process
Although clients often come into therapy wanting to address their issues quickly, research has shown, especially in the field of trauma and addiction, that the process outlined below, provides a significant degree of evidence supporting how clients not only enter therapy, but how the will process their experience and heal. This works regardless if clients have trauma or not,
The International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies developed this process and in my practice, I adhere to it due to its efficacy. This is outlined below.
Safety & Stability
This is about building our relationship, gaining awareness around your cognitive and physiological responses, and most importantly, resourcing.
Clients often feel significant relief from their stress during this process.
Reprocessing
This period of treatment involves utilizing various treatment and therapeutic modalities to treat and process emotional responses to trauma.
This isn’t about “talking about the event(s)”.
By accessing somatic resources, physiological responses, and cognitive distortions, a pattern of emotional congruency takes place.
Reintegration
This is the period about getting back to your life.
This is the process of taking all you have learned and processed, utilizing resources and strengths, and living a healthy life while maintaining the strengths you have gained.
Ready to Take the First Step?
If all of this is something that you think can help you heal from your experiences, please reach out.
What Happens After you Contact Me?
- I’ll review your needs to ensure they align with my practice
- If I believe that we will be a good fit, I will reach out to you and offer you access to my booking calendar.
- If I need more detail, I may offer a free consultation to gain more understanding. This is often done virtually.