TRAUMA CARE PSYCHOLOGY
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps you understand and transform emotional experiences, strengthen secure attachment, and improve relationships by fostering deeper emotional connection and lasting change.
Our EFT Program
A trauma-informed, structured approach to help deepen emotional understanding, strengthen secure connection, and support meaningful, lasting change.
Program Includes:
Stage I: Emotion Awareness & Stabilization
Weekly EFT-informed 1:1 sessions
Identifying emotional patterns and distress cycles
Increasing awareness of primary and secondary emotions
Building emotional safety, regulation, and self-compassion
Developing the ability to recognize emotions as meaningful signals
Stage II: Emotional Processing & Transformation
Trauma-informed emotional processing
Accessing and deepening core emotional experiences
Working through unresolved emotional injuries and attachment wounds
Reshaping maladaptive emotional responses through corrective emotional experiences
Supporting emotional expression of core needs and adaptive emotions
Stage III: Integration & Growth
Integrating new emotional understanding into daily life
Strengthening secure attachment with self and others
Developing healthier relational patterns and boundaries
Supporting meaningful life, relationship, and personal goals
Consolidating emotional resilience and self-trust
Why Choose EFT?
At Trauma Care Psychology, we use Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) because lasting change happens through understanding and transforming emotional experience, not just gaining insight. EFT is an evidence-based approach that helps people access, process, and reshape core emotions that contribute to trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship distress.
We work with both individuals and couples, supporting emotional healing within the self and within relationships. Individual EFT builds emotional awareness, self-compassion, and resilience, while Couples EFT helps partners break negative cycles, strengthen attachment, and deepen emotional connection.
Our trauma-informed and culturally sensitive approach provides a safe space for meaningful emotional change and lasting growth.
EFT can help with:
Trauma and complex trauma
Anxiety and depression
Emotional disconnection or numbness
Relationship conflict and attachment injuries
Self-criticism, shame, and difficulty expressing needs
Who is EFT For?
EFT is for anyone who struggles with:
Intense, painful, or overwhelming emotions
Repetitive emotional or relational patterns that feel hard to change
Difficulty managing stress or staying emotionally present
Challenges in relationships, closeness, or setting boundaries
Feeling stuck in cycles of disconnection they want to transform
EFT was originally developed to help individuals and couples struggling with relationship distress and attachment injuries.
Since then, it has been shown to be effective for a wide range of concerns involving emotional pain and relational disconnection, including trauma and attachment wounds, PTSD and Complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, and difficulties with emotional regulation and intimacy.
Our Team
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Dr. Arela Agako, C.Psych.
Founder, Director & Clinical Psychologist
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Tikea Ametlli, R.P.
Registered Psychotherapist
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Mimoza Gashi, M.A.
Supervised Masters Level Therapist
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George Zoga, M.A.
Intake Coordinator & Administrative Assistant
How EFT Helps
Intense emotional distress can arise from attachment injuries, trauma, or long-standing patterns of emotional disconnection—and EFT was created to help in these situations through the strategies below:
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Learn to recognize, experience, and transform your emotions, fostering deeper understanding and responding from connection rather than reactivity.
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Develop practical strategies to stay emotionally grounded and navigate painful or stressful moments while fostering connection and resilience.
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Deepen emotional connection, express needs effectively, set healthy boundaries, and build more secure, fulfilling relationships.
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Cultivate awareness of your emotions and the present moment, connect with your authentic self, and respond to life and relationships with clarity, calm, and emotional confidence.
HOURS
Monday-Friday
11 AM - 7 PM*
*Individual therapists’ availability may differ
LOCATION
3250 Bloor Street W. 6th floor, Suite 675
Etobicoke, ON, M8Z 2X9
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL THERAPY AVAILABLE
Getting Started
Starting therapy is simple and supportive:
Get in Touch
Book a call online with our intake coordinator or fill our the “Contact Us” form to the right to see if EFT is right for you. You can also email us directly at admin@traumacarepsychology.ca or call us at (647) 456-7500.15-Minute Intake Call
Speak with our intake coordinator to ensure the best match with an EFT therapist or take a look at our therapist options online, select one you believe might be a fit, and schedule a free 15-min consultation call with the therapist directly.Schedule Your First Session
The first session is designed to gather information so we can come up with a personalized treatment plan based on your needs.
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