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Dental Anxiety & Trauma
Dental Anxiety & Trauma
Support for Dental Anxiety, Fear, and Trauma
If you experience dental anxiety, panic, or avoidance—especially after a difficult dental experience—Equal Counselling offers therapy for dental anxiety and dental trauma. Sessions are available in-person for Vancouver and online across BC, using a trauma-informed approach to help you feel safer and more in control.
Whether anxiety developed from a painful experience, feeling powerless, trauma, sensory overwhelm, or fear of judgment, therapy may help support both the emotional responses connected to dental care.
Therapy May Help With
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Fear of dental procedures
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Panic before appointments
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Avoidance of dental care
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Dental trauma
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Needle fears
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Shame or embarrassment
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Sensory overwhelm
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Loss of control during treatment
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Anxiety related to pain or past experiences
A Trauma Informed Approach
Counselling offers a supportive space to work with dental anxiety, dental trauma, and the nervous system.
Sessions may include
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Grounding and calming strategies
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Nervous system regulation
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Emotional processing
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EMDR therapy when appropriate
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Preparing coping plans for appointments
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Building a greater sense of safety and control
You deserve support that feels safe, respectful, and understanding.
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