A Little About Me

Picture of Kimberley Book, Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Hi! I’m Kimberley and I’m a trauma-informed therapist. I take a holistic approach that pays attention to symptoms, as well as the systems, structures, and life experiences that have shaped them.

Your mental health isn’t just an inside job - it’s informed by culture, family dynamics, past experiences, histories, and the world around you. Holding this is foundational in my work.

My practice is all about recovery, reconnection, and helping your nervous system find more balance.

On a more personal note…

Like many therapists, I came to this work because of my own history. I’ve been there.

I know what it’s like to live with PTSD. The relentless symptoms. The constant effort to hold it all together. Those experiences are what led me on my own healing journey.

I know that change is possible because I’ve experienced it firsthand. But don’t get it twisted. Healing doesn’t mean that I don’t get triggered. It’s part of being human, and as a Black woman in North America, it’s a given.

Healing means that the space between triggers and reactions grows wider. It means knowing what to do when difficult emotions come up. It’s about recovering more easily when I feel overwhelmed.

And not getting pulled so quickly into old patterns.

Less self-blame, more self-compassion.

More choice. More capacity. More connection.

That is my experience, and this is the lens that I work from.

Areas of Experience

  • childhood pain, early trauma, and C-PTSD (supporting you in shifting old survival responses so you can feel more grounded in yourself, your relationships, and your life)

  •  sexual trauma and PTSD (helping you reclaim the parts that it stole - your sense of safety, trust, connection, and feeling at home in your body)

  •  painful patterns in relationships (supporting you in unhooking from them so you can have the kind of relationships you really want)

  • chronic stress (helping you find more grounding and breathing room when life has you feeling overwhelmed, irritable, and exhausted)

Some people come to therapy knowing exactly what they want to work on. Others just know that something hasn’t quite felt right and is harder to name. Both belong here.