About
Tracey Nguyen, MN, RN, Psychotherapist
True Health Counselling specializes in grief, loss, narcissism and codependency in relationships. If you have lost a loved one, we're here to hold a safe space for your heart to grieve and let go, so that we can become spiritually closer to our loved ones and Christ. We focus on a spiritual perspective while somatically releasing the pain that comes from attachment.
We also focus counselling on chronic stress, depression, illness and conflicted relationships involving extreme selfishness, walking on eggshells or living to please your husband or partner for fear of making them upset. Feeling drained, defensive and resentful are chronic feelings within your relationship. You may also feel you have many unmet needs and tolerate behaviour you know you should not. Financial insecurity and stress in keeping up with society are also major topics of concern for many clients.
It's important to have a trauma-informed lens when it comes to applying Christian principles for healing because people with trauma project that trauma onto Christianity. We explore topics of sacrifice, boundaries, dependency, control and submission in the context of Christianity and relationships.
When we heal with Christ to heal traumas, we focus on building our intimate relationship with Him, grieving and letting go accordingly. Narcissistic abuse and codependency or selfishness and people-pleasing are all related to a strong identification with self and self-reliance all disconnected from Christ.
Healing this self-reliance, person-reliance and selfishness involves giving up ourselves through relational grief, meeting our needs through Christ and relying on God.
Identity in Christ over our identity, pleasing Christ first over pleasing others, and submission to Christ before submission to our husbands. What boundaries in a relationship look explained from a Christian perspective.
We will apply biblical yet practical principles of forgiveness and grace in relationships for true repair.
Why I Became a Professional Christian Therapist
I became a Christian therapist because I found that when it comes to healing relationships, there was only a certain level that psychology could take it to for repair. I found that when focusing on Christ and having Christ be the centre, relationships have a true ground to operate from as opposed to the reliance solely on each other which has its limitations and dependence on external factors.
Also, when individuals come from extreme trauma, biological parents and the foundation cannot be a source of attachment healing. Because we are such relational and social beings, healing in relationships is the key, but the limitation is, what if our relationships are all flawed and trauma-based? Then we must turn to Christ as our first relationship.
Dependence on the world and the external was also stressful so I found that naturally the full reliance and dependence on Christ was most empowering in the recovery from trauma and stress in a relationship.
It is amazing that when you challenge the limits of the mind and body in psychology, the truth in healing comes forth and that is in Christ.
Client Payment Information
- Accepts insurance
- Client rates are on a sliding scale
