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Brittany Vincze is a registered social worker and psychotherapist in Hamilton, ON. Appointments must be booked through phone or email and not messenger.

28/08/2025

“Trauma Work” - a buzzword and oh so common in the “healing” space of social media.

If you have been looking into trauma therapy at all, you may notice there is a lot of talk about “bottom up approaches”. But what does “bottom up” really mean and have these approaches become the new gold star standard for trauma work in the field?

Read my (introductory) thoughts on trauma work, bottom up approaches, and what to look for when seeking a trauma focused provider. See link below or the direct link to my blog n my link tree, in my bio.

Blog URL: https://www.bvinczepsychotherapy.com/blog/nbsptrauma-therapy-what-sets-emdr-therapy-and-other-bottom-up-approaches-to-trauma-apart

24/08/2025

✨Anxiety✨is the most common mental health complaint and it is also one of my favourite issues to work with. As they say, “it takes one to know one” 😅. But what is anxiety anyway? And how can therapy help? Check out my blog where I give an introduction into my thoughts and some of the basics I normally share with clients! 🤓

https://www.bvinczepsychotherapy.com/blog/anxiety-therapy

22/08/2025

The intersection between eating disorders / body image distress and the perinatal period is not talked about enough.

Often, people don’t know that their thoughts, feelings and behaviours could be considered disordered even before pregnancy and parenthood. The culture we are in gives disordered eating a different brand in the name of “health”, “success”, “beauty” among other things.

Postpartum is a time when body image can be especially poor. High stress, so much change. Who’s body is this? And how about intimacy with my partner? When will I make time to “bounce back”? What does it say about me if I don’t?These topics are all too common in the conversations I’ve had with other moms.

You and your body have been through a lot and deserve grace and gratitude. Not just postpartum bodies, but all bodies are good just as they are. By healing these parts of you, you are not just healing yourself but you are setting the tone for healthy self esteem and body acceptance of your little ones.

Disordered eating/body image and the perinatal period is niche. Luckily, I’m experienced in both of these areas. Reach out for a consultation to see if we would be a fit for working together.

18/08/2025

Trauma is the hurt that happens from an overwhelming experience. There is no right or wrong to what could be traumatic for someone. Two people could come away from the same event with different responses entirely.

People come into a traumatic event with their own predispositions and protective factors that influence how they will or will not process an adverse experience. Things such as: attachment relationship experiences from childhood, perhaps other traumas that have compounded up until that point, biological predisposition, and present day stressors that overwhelm the nervous system.

What is stuck for you? What is hard to shake and accept despite your cognitive brain knowing better? Trauma work is ultimately working with what is stuck in your nervous system and reprocessing the stuck points with a safe witness in a consensual, safe and structured way. No one can change what has happened but we can help you communicate to your brain and body that it is no longer happening and help to make meaning that brings greater peace and clarity.

17/08/2025

Questions to ask yourself 💭

In my experience, unhealed trauma will continue to circle back until we acknowledge it. Is there a theme to your triggers? What do you notice about yourself when you are hurt? What are your patterns? We can engage in “re-parenting” ourselves by acknowledging younger parts of us that exist and have unmet needs.

These parts often pop up when we are feeling unsafe, hurt, judged, not good enough, etc. We can start by giving them space to be there and noticing what they need. How can you meet that need now? Perhaps it is a slower day, a warm cup of tea, being surrounded by supportive people or in the contrary, some alone time. Maybe it’s more play or a space to be heard.

15/08/2025

For the parents -

As I reluctantly move through the last weeks of August, I am trying to pause and take in the small and simple moments. The slow mornings, trips to the park, and dance parties in the living room. The later bedtimes, special events and trips for ice cream. I notice that the mundane, the over stimulating, the “I just need a minute” moments can have me forgetting that my kids will never be this little again.

Next summer will feel different. Taller, bigger, smarter, more autonomy, maybe more emphasis on friends. For now, I try to take a moment to take their hand in mine and notice how little it is. I want to notice every little detail about them. Their face, their expressions, the things that bring them joy. I want to remember what is so incredible about them right now.

For me, intentionally leading with gratitude and taking time to be in “awe” of my kids seems to offset some of burnout and dysregulation of parenting young kids. I try to view them now as I will when I’m an old lady, looking at the family photo album. 🥹

16/06/2025

🔔 Brittany’s hours are increasing in September!

🌱Masters level clinician with over a decade of experience and countless additional trainings and professional development experiences
🌱Lived experience with areas of interest in practice
🌱NIHB provider for First Nations and Inuit
🌱Direct billing to some private insurance plans through Telus Health
🌱Registered Social Workers with a Masters degree are considered independent practitioners and are the most likely clinician to be covered by private benefit plans (check your plan prior to booking)
🌱EMDR trained by an EMDRIA approved training program and on track to obtaining full certification after several hours of practice, supervision and training
🌱In person, video and phone session options

I am currently accepting new referrals for September 2025. My schedule is almost full. Pre-maternity leave, I always carried a waitlist and I hope to be able to see anyone who has been waiting for my availability to open up. Contact me via phone or email to book a free consultation today. 📱

09/05/2025

This Mother’s day I encourage you to dive a little deeper and ask yourself what you really need. As mothers, we are socialized to accept less, sacrifice more and people please to the point of sheer burn out.

Yes, the crafts and flowers, the spa days and dinners, the breakfast in bed, is all lovely. And yes, being a mother is in many ways a gift. AND we can also shift the paradigm and critically look at the societal norms and systems that keep us in survival mode.

Perhaps it’s a shift in the mental load that we carry in our own homes. Maybe it’s making it a point to encourage all of our children despite gender to have similar expectations around help in the home. Maybe it is unapologetically making those appointments, making those plans and taking those breaks year round - without the over-explanation, without succumbing to the (automatic but irrational) guilt feeling. Maybe there is social activism and mezzo or macro level “thing” we can engage in such as policies and programs that we can influence (phew! We almost lost the childcare rebate just a couple weeks ago - stuff like THAT).

If it feels hard, it’s because it is hard. We are justified in taking up space and asking for more. Mothers matter.

Wishing all the moms, mother figures, loss moms, fertility moms, moms grieving their own moms and everyone I may be forgetting, a beautiful mother’s day but also a more peaceful and easy year.

16/04/2025

Therapists are humans, too. I try as much as possible to practice what I preach and take care of myself and fill my cup as often as possible. I almost think of it as my responsibility to make sure I’m as well as possible so I can be as clear and energized for the people I work with.

I went to my usual hot yoga practice this last week. I normally feel strong and balanced both mentally and physically when I attend. I leave feeling good and ready for a good sleep. This past week was different. It was hard to balance. I did not have the energy or strength that I normally do. My body felt like a ton of bricks. Part of me couldn’t wait for the class to end. Thank goodness for savasana.

Feeling somewhat discouraged, I took time to reflect on my way home. I noticed my initial feelings of frustration and confusion as well as thoughts such as “you didn’t push yourself”, “you could have done more today” or the classic “lazy” label.

Then I took a step back, accepted that those were my initial reactions and instead considered a different perspective. Perhaps my body was simply mirroring what I needed that day. Less. Less effort, less movement, more rest. Maybe it was okay for this to be the case. Maybe that was exactly what my practice was meant to be that day.

The self nourishment that evening ended up being less about how full or strong my yoga practice was and more so about my ability to notice self criticism and offer myself self compassion and acceptance instead. Look at me, taking my own advice 🧘‍♀️.

07/04/2025

Happiness or joy, although a beautiful and much needed emotion, is fleeting (just like any other emotion). It is important to have realistic expectations for how long an emotion stays before inevitably being challenged by a competing emotion. Perhaps your hot morning coffee with the sun shining through the window was interrupted by your toddler flipping over their bowl of cereal or your dog coming back inside covered in mud.

Emotions come and emotions go. We can feel several different emotions during a span of a day, both good (or easy to feel) and hard (harder to feel). Our nervous systems can handle and modulate typical day to day stressors.

Then there are the “big ones”- the events that shake you to your core. Big news, traumatic life events, loss. How do we move through such experiences if they just simply don’t align with “being happy”?

Living with authenticity means being your true self and feeling like you can be that person no matter where you are or who you are talking to. Authenticity allows our values to shine through and challenges us to remain grounded in who we truly are even in the face of adversity. Our values guide us in our decisions and how we want to think or respond.

The “big ones” as I’ve mentioned above, may not generate happiness but they could cultivate the practice of meaning making. What has this experience show me about myself? Others? Life? How do I make meaning of what has happened in a way that promotes safety, peace, ease, growth, relief (or other). The sadness/anger/fear is still there but it is also accompanied by this wise inner voice.

I argue that living a good life is less contingent on “being as happy as possible as often as possible” and more about knowing how to be ourselves and extract wisdom from even the darkest corners of our lives. 🌱

Let me know what you think 💭

21/03/2025

Food for thought 🍲

When I think of values, I think of a pot of slow cooker soup. It takes time to develop, maybe there are some missteps along the way to perfect the recipe but it’s rich with flavour and it tends to feel like home. I love to make soup from scratch for my family during winter months and couldn’t help but draw this metaphor.

Living your values is one of the most nourishing things you can do for your soul. It will be tested but not normally regretted. It is something that is done intentionally and not impulsively. Identifying our values can help ground us to what matters and the person we ultimately want to be and ultimately who we do NOT want to be.

Anyone else remember those books “chicken soup for the soul”? I loved those. And it all makes sense. Maybe that’s more of what we all need right now. 💭

11/03/2025

Disillusioned 🌒

It has been hard to know what to post about on here. There are so many very heavy and real things happening in the world that talking about other things seems almost disingenuous (although I agree it is important to think about other things and take care of ourselves).

I thought about what exactly it is that is coming up for myself but also for many of my clients. This is where I came to the word, “disillusioned”. The surprise or shock that can come from uncovering the veil. Perhaps this is an assumption you had about systems or assumptions you have had about people around you.

Disillusionment can be very unsettling. What do we do about hard truths or disappointments we experience about fellow human beings or the human beings that are in charge of the communities that include our kids, vulnerable loved ones and marginalized communities?

The answer is never to turn away or pretend it’s all okay. It is also not to become so consumed that we become overwhelmed and over-taken by it all (although you may have parts that want to do one or both of these things).

It’s okay to feel heavy and hard feelings. We can sit with that for a while and process what is happening for us internally. Naming it can in itself can be really helpful. “I am really shocked and disappointed at what is happening”, “it’s hard for me to reconcile with [insert loved one]’s thoughts or values about this topic”. Then we can engage in things that put our values into action. We can model empathy, care and justice to our children and those around us. We can also notice and make peace with where our limits are.

Deep concern and disappointment can co-exist with feelings of joy, love and appreciation. Know what your nervous system needs and do more of that. More important than anything named above, surround yourself with community that gets it. Everything feels less heavy when it’s experienced out of isolation. You are not alone. We are all human (even your therapist).

Brit

As always these posts are for education and entertainment only and are not to be used in place with individualized mental health care or psychotherapy.

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