Victoria Hamilton
BScN, RN Psychotherapist, IBCLC, PMH-C
As an Registered Nurse Psychotherapist, I support adults through anxiety, trauma, neurodivergence, parenting stress, and life transitions. I work with a deep respect for the nervous system, attachment, and each client’s inner wisdom — using approaches like Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and Compassionate Inquiry.
I believe we all have the capacity to heal. Our lived experiences shape how safe we feel, how we relate to others, and how we connect with ourselves — but healing begins when we start listening inward.
Curious about working together? I offer a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit.

Who I Work With
I support adults navigating a wide range of emotional, psychological, and life challenges. My areas of interest include:
- Trauma recovery and healing from childhood or complex trauma
- Attachment wounds and relationship patterns
- Anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm
- ADHD, Autism, AuDHD in adults
- Depression and low mood
- Emotional regulation and coping with intense feelings
- Life transitions and identity exploration
- Grief, loss, and unresolved emotional pain
- Burnout and chronic stress
- Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
- Self-esteem, self-worth, and inner critic work
- Addictions and substance use concerns (supporting change and recovery)
- Supporting LGBTQ2S+ individuals in affirming, inclusive, and respectful care
- Providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed care for Indigenous clients, with attention to intergenerational trauma and systemic impacts
- Exploring long-standing patterns that feel stuck, repetitive, or hard to change
My approach is collaborative, curious, and grounded in the belief that meaningful change happens when people feel safe, understood, and supported in reconnecting with their own inner wisdom.
Individual Adults
I offer a collaborative, compassionate approach to help adults heal trauma, regulate emotions, and create meaningful change.
Blog Articles by Victoria Hamilton
How to Find a Trauma Therapist in Ontario: 10 Things to Look For Before Starting Therapy
Key Takeaways Finding a trauma therapist in Ontario can be overwhelming, but understanding what to look for can help. Seek a therapist with specialized trauma training, experience, and a compassionate approach to support healing. The therapeutic relationship matters;…
Nurse Psychotherapists in Ontario: Understanding Scope of Practice, Training, and Skill
Becoming a Nurse Psychotherapist in Ontario: What You Need to Know Every now and then, I receive emails asking how to become a nurse psychotherapist in Ontario, or whether Registered Nurses can provide psychotherapy in private practice. There is often confusion around…
Trauma Therapy Online in Ontario: Understanding Trauma and Nervous System Healing
Have you ever wondered why you still feel anxious, overwhelmed, or on edge even though a difficult experience happened months or years ago? Many people assume trauma is something that lives only in the mind. In reality, trauma often affects the entire nervous system….
Why Supporting Your Child’s Emotions Feels So Hard as a Parent
When it comes to supporting our children’s emotions as parents, there always seems to be another expert offering advice. While these experts are often well-intentioned, parenting can quickly become overwhelming when the suggestions conflict. I struggle with how to…
How to Cope with Traumatic Birth Experiences
Coping With Traumatic Birth Experiences Birth can be joyful — and it can also be frightening, confusing, and painful in ways that leave long-lasting effects. If your birth felt traumatic, you are not “overreacting.” According to a recently developed maternal mental…
How Does Internal Family Systems Support ADHD?
If you live with ADHD, your mind can sometimes feel like a whirlwind. Thoughts, emotions, impulses—they’re all moving at once, and it can be hard to keep up. You might feel frustrated with yourself, exhausted from trying to focus, or overwhelmed by the intensity of…
Finding Balance: Selfless VS Selfish Parenting
Finding Balance: How to Care for Yourself While Being an Attuned Parent Parenting is a delicate balance between caring for your children and taking care of yourself. Many parents experience a push-and-pull between self-sacrifice and self-care: “I deserve to take some…
How to Take Care of Yourself as a Parent: Positive Self-Talk
How We Speak to Ourselves Matters The way we talk to ourselves shapes our emotional well-being, our relationships with our children, and even how we parent. Self-talk—the ongoing inner dialogue we have with ourselves—can be supportive or critical, conscious or…
Childhood Emotional Neglect Therapy
What is Childhood Emotional Neglect? Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) happens when a child’s emotional needs are consistently overlooked, ignored, or unfulfilled by their caregivers. Unlike physical abuse, which leaves visible scars, emotional neglect is often…
About Me
Hi, I’m Victoria — a therapist, clinic owner, and mother of four. I offer therapy that’s compassionate, deeply attuned, and rooted in real-life experience.
Before becoming a therapist, I worked as a Registered Nurse supporting individuals across the lifespan — from birth to end of life. That experience shaped the foundation of my clinical work: a commitment to presence, deep listening, and the ability to stay grounded in complexity, distress, and uncertainty. It also shaped how I understand systems of care, clinical responsibility, and the importance of holding both structure and humanity in therapeutic work.
In my current practice, I integrate trauma-informed, relational, and depth-oriented approaches, drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, Compassionate Inquiry, and polyvagal-informed care. My clinical focus includes anxiety, ADHD, trauma, parenting and attachment dynamics, relationship challenges, and the internal patterns that sit beneath symptoms.
Within IFS work specifically, I am particularly drawn to the intersection of parts work with spirituality, intergenerational healing, legacy burdens, addictions, trauma, and neurodiversity. I am interested in how clinicians can work not only with client symptoms, but with the broader systems of meaning, protection, and adaptation that shape internal experience over time.
Alongside my clinical practice, I am a clinic owner and nursing leader, and I have developed a strong interest in the operational and relational aspects of private practice — including sustainable caseload management, ethical decision-making, clinical boundaries, and creating systems that support both client care and clinician well-being. I also bring a background in clinical writing, which continues to inform how I communicate clinical concepts in accessible, grounded ways.
I am a trained Reiki Master, and while this is not part of my clinical modality, it has contributed to my understanding of presence, attunement, and nervous system regulation in therapeutic work.
I am actively involved in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Canada community and will be serving as a Program Assistant for an IFS Level 1 training in 2026. I value ongoing professional development and consider myself part of a learning community committed to depth, integrity, and clinical excellence in this work.
In addition to psychotherapy, I offer mentorship and business/clinical coaching for health professionals and therapists who are building or expanding their practice. My approach is collaborative and grounded in both lived clinical experience and real-world private practice development. I support clinicians in areas such as trauma-informed practice, integrating parts work, building sustainable caseloads, navigating private practice systems, and developing confidence in their clinical voice.
At the core of my work — whether with clients or clinicians — is a belief that meaningful change happens in spaces where there is enough safety to slow down, get curious, and listen deeply to what is happening beneath the surface. I aim to bring that same quality of presence into supervision and consultation: thoughtful, relational, and grounded in both clinical integrity and human complexity.
“My approach is grounded, intuitive, and deeply relational. I hold space with curiosity and care, helping clients reconnect with themselves in a way that feels safe, honest, and empowering.”
My Trainings
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is a gentle, respectful approach that helps you explore the different “parts” of yourself — like the inner critic, the overwhelmed part, or the part that wants to shut down. It’s especially helpful for healing trauma, improving self-understanding, and reconnecting with your authentic self.
Trainings:
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IFS Level 1 – IFS Institute (2025)
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IFS & Intimacy From the Inside Out (2024)
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Parenting with the IFS Model (2024)
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IFS with Children & Adolescents (2024)
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Stepping Stone IFS Certificate – IFSCA (2023)
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a brain-body therapy that uses the visual field to access and process stored trauma. It’s especially effective for emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and performance blocks.
Training:
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Brainspotting Phase 1 – Cynthia Schwartzberg (2023)
Compassionate Inquiry
Developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, this approach gently uncovers the unconscious beliefs and emotional patterns that shape how we live, relate, and suffer. It emphasizes presence, compassion, and connection.
Training:
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Compassionate Inquiry 240-Hour Certificate (2023)
Trauma & Nervous System Regulation
Understanding how trauma lives in the body is essential to healing. I integrate nervous system-informed approaches to help you feel safe, grounded, and empowered.
Trainings Include:
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Complex PTSD & Trauma Certification Course – Dr. Arielle Schwartz (2022)
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Self-Regulation Certificate (2024)
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ADHD Across the Lifespan (2024)
Perinatal & Family Support
Supporting parents and families through pregnancy, postpartum, sleep, and feeding challenges has been part of my work for years. I bring compassion, expertise, and lived experience as a mom of four.
Certifications:
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Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) – PSI (2020)
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Baby-Led Sleep Specialist – Isla Grace Sleep (2020)
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IBCLC – International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (2018)
Psychotherapy
Contact
(226) 396-2200
hello@attunedtherapy.ca
1802 Highway 21, Kincardine ON N2Z2X4









