Trauma-Focused Occupational Therapy for Mental Health in British Columbia
Culturally responsive, identity-affirming & inclusive
Sometimes recovery is a return, sometimes it’s a redesign. Together, we read the landscape, choose a route, and practice the next step - so you can navigate change and reclaim choice.
Trauma changes more than memory — it reshapes sleep, pain, mood, attention, relationships, and the sense of being at home in your body and your life.
I offer trauma-informed occupational therapy that blends practical skills, body-based practice, and real-life application — without forcing your experience into a rigid script.
How Occupational Therapy Can Help
I use a simple, clinically informed plan as you would a map. Each session begins with what matters most to you that day, and ends with one next step you can practice between sessions. Over time, those small waypoints build stability, choice, and momentum. My core offerings are:
Occupational Therapy - the clinical core:
Cooperative, personalized care planning and provision
Routine restructuring
Lifestyle integration support
Woven in per your preference:
Trauma-sensitive yoga
Trauma-informed strength / body-weight practice
Sensory, nature-based, creative and crafting approaches
Spiritual / belief-oriented care (non-doctrinal; your language is welcome)
Hi, I’m Bebe Makena, an occupational therapist
I work with trauma-related mental health concerns using a practical, human, and function-focused approach.
I am a trauma-focused OT with additional training in trauma-sensitive yoga, trauma-informed strength practice, pain management approaches, and exposure therapy work.
