At The Online Therapy Clinic, we understand how emotional stress, particularly vicarious trauma, can deeply affect your ability to function — especially when it disrupts your sleep and overwhelms your senses. Whether you're a healthcare worker, therapist, teacher, or caregiver regularly exposed to others’ trauma, your mental health matters too.

That’s why our approach focuses on integrating sleep therapy, sensory regulation, and vicarious trauma therapy to create lasting recovery pathways tailored to your unique needs.

What is Vicarious Trauma and Why Does It Matter?

Vicarious trauma happens when you absorb the emotional pain or traumatic experiences of others, often through your work or caregiving roles. You may not have lived through the trauma yourself, but your nervous system reacts as if you have. Over time, this can lead to symptoms like:

• Emotional numbness or fatigue

• Hypervigilance or anxiety

• Sleep disturbances

• Physical tension or restlessness

• Disconnection from your own body

You’re not alone—and you don’t have to keep going without support.

Why Sleep Therapy Is Essential for Trauma Recovery

One of the earliest signs of vicarious trauma is poor sleep. Your mind might race at night, your body may stay tense, or you wake up still feeling exhausted.

At The Online Therapy Clinic, our sleep therapy focuses on:

• Calming the nervous system before bed

• Creating healthy sleep habits that align with your emotional state

• Addressing underlying trauma-related thoughts disrupting rest

• Using evidence-based techniques like CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia)

Good sleep is not just rest—it’s restoration. And you deserve that.

How a Sensory Integration Therapist Helps Reset Your Nervous System

When trauma overwhelms the brain, it also disrupts how we process sensory information—things like sounds, textures, smells, and even light. You might feel:

• Easily overstimulated

• Uncomfortable in certain environments

• "On edge" or unable to relax in your own body

Our sensory integration therapist helps by:

• Identifying sensory triggers linked to vicarious trauma

• Re-training the brain and body to interpret sensory input in healthier ways

• Offering grounding and regulation tools tailored to your environment and needs

• Teaching you how to use sensory-based calming strategies at home or work

This gentle, body-based work complements traditional talk therapy and gives you more tools to feel safe and steady in your skin again.

Bringing It All Together: A Holistic Recovery Path

Our vicarious trauma therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all. We combine:

• Sleep therapy to heal the body

• Sensory integration therapy to regulate the nervous system

• Trauma-informed psychological support to process what you’ve experienced

All of this happens online—meaning you can access support in your own space, on your own schedule, with therapists who truly understand the nature of secondary trauma.

You’re Not Meant to Carry It Alone

Whether you're a parent, a frontline worker, a mental health professional, or anyone regularly supporting others, you deserve support too. At The Online Therapy Clinic, we help you recover with compassion, expertise, and integrated care.

👉 Reach out today to speak with a qualified sleep therapist, sensory integration therapist, or trauma-informed counsellor. Healing starts here.