About The Trauma and Narcissistic Abuse Therapist
Meet Heather Caruso
Heather Caruso, a registered psychotherapist, provides specialized mental health support through online narcissistic abuse therapy for adults across Ontario. With her extensive experience in trauma counseling, Heather is a skilled, compassionate, and intuitive clinician dedicated to helping those seeking narcissistic abuse help.
She offers both individual and group therapy sessions online for residents of Ontario, Canada.
Heather has received training from renowned experts in the field of narcissistic abuse, including Dr. Ramani Dvulsala, Dr. Karyl McBride, and Lindsay Gibson. As a Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Trauma Counselor, Registered Canadian Art Therapist (RCAT), and Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC), she specializes in supporting Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents (ACNP). To learn more about Heather and her approach, please visit the About Page.
A Glimpse Into Narcissistic Abuse Therapy; Individual Sessions
Our trauma and narcissistic abuse therapist is a registered psychotherapist specializing in trauma counseling and providing essential narcissistic abuse help. With a compassionate, client-centered approach, they tailor each session to your unique needs, drawing on their expertise as a trauma counselor, psychotherapist, and clinician in narcissistic abuse.
Sessions begin with a focused conversation about your feelings, experiences, and therapy goals. Our therapist utilizes a range of evidence-based techniques—including trauma counseling, brainspotting, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, art therapy, and internal family systems therapy—selecting the best tools to support your personal growth and mental health support. We employ a deep approach to healing that respects the client’s lived experiences.
Throughout therapy, the therapist collaborates with you, explaining each modality and choosing approaches that resonate with you. Sessions may include talk therapy, brainspotting for deep trauma processing, or expressive art therapy. Art therapy offers a creative outlet—through painting, collage, or clay work—to explore emotions and gain insight, regardless of artistic skill. Together, you’ll reflect on your creations to uncover deeper meanings and emotions.
Brainspotting therapy is particularly effective for those healing from narcissistic abuse, helping you access and release deeply rooted trauma. This process empowers you to understand emotional pain, challenge negative beliefs, and foster resilience.
Education is also a cornerstone of our therapeutic work. The therapist weaves psychoeducation throughout the process, demystifying the impacts of trauma, the patterns of narcissistic abuse, and the complexities of dysfunctional family systems. By breaking down psychological concepts into clear, accessible language, it empowers you with knowledge about what you are experiencing and why. Practical coping tools and strategies are shared in each session, equipping you to manage stress, set healthy boundaries, and navigate challenging emotions both within and beyond therapy.
Each session concludes with reflection, helping you make sense of insights gained and reinforcing your journey toward healing. The narcissistic abuse therapist’s supportive guidance enables you to understand your inner world, break free from limiting beliefs, heal emotional wounds, and reclaim control over your life.
With our expertise and compassionate care, we will walk beside you on your journey to return to peace, your authentic self, and a brighter future.
Narcissistic Abuse Help
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
How We Aim to Help
Benefits of Narcissistic Abuse Therapy
Benefits of Narcissistic Abuse Therapy
Stress Management and Resilience Building: Teach effective coping strategies for stress and anxiety to provide mental health support. Help develop resilience and regain control of life. Setting and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries: Assist in establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries and communication for better relationships. Learn how to navigate grieving the end of a narcissistic relationship with appropriate narcissistic abuse help. Trauma Processing and Emotional Healing: Facilitate trauma and emotional pain processing using trauma counseling, brainspotting, and other tailored methods. Gain a better understanding of narcissistic personality disorder. Support Network Development: Encourage building and maintaining a strong support network and working through relationship issues, especially for those who cannot easily remove themselves from narcissistic relationships, such as with family, parents, or co-workers. Therapeutic Techniques and Tools: Use creative art making, art therapy, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, and internal family systems. Utilize brainspotting for trauma recovery while supporting those processing emotional abuse in narcissistic relationships. Support individuals who feel inadequate and inferior due to their experiences in narcissistic relationships. Enable recovering victims of narcissistic abuse with tools to reclaim their voice and sense of self. Art Therapy for Self-Expression and Insight: Engage in art therapy exercises like painting, collage, or clay work for self-expression and insight, ensuring safety and sharing with someone who can hold space for you. Learn coping tools for navigating narcissistic relationships and how to remain effective in the face of conflict. Teach self-compassion, self-kindness, and self-esteem while learning safety and emergency backup plans. Help individuals heal their Mother Wound and inner child through trauma supports and learn techniques of self-care, self-talk, and reparenting.
Benefits of Narcissistic Abuse Therapy
Benefits of Narcissistic Abuse Therapy
Benefits of Narcissistic Abuse Therapy
Addressing and processing trauma counseling resulting from narcissistic abuse is essential for recovery. Art therapy serves as a powerful tool for self-expression and insight, helping individuals explore the underlying emotions and thought patterns stemming from their experiences of narcissistic abuse. It is important to challenge the limiting beliefs instilled during the narcissistic relationship and develop effective coping strategies for stress and anxiety. Building resilience is crucial to restore control over one’s life, alongside setting and maintaining clear boundaries with individuals exhibiting narcissistic traits. Potentially forgiving oneself for being in an abusive relationship and accepting a narcissist’s distorted view of reality is part of the healing journey. Mental health support can assist with trauma and emotional processing following narcissistic abuse, while promoting the development of a robust support network and re-establishing social connections disrupted by a narcissist. Exploring personal experiences through creative art-making or storytelling can facilitate healing, along with engaging in mindfulness practices for emotional stability and stress management. Utilizing CBT and DBT techniques can lead to cognitive and behavioral improvements, while internal family systems approaches address inner conflicts, such as feelings of blame or anger towards the narcissist. Gaining clarity and perspective through reflective discussions and artwork creation helps individuals identify patterns to protect against future narcissistic abuse. Ultimately, empowering individuals to seek narcissistic abuse help fosters healing and paves the way for a brighter future.