{"id":6,"date":"2013-05-16T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drci.ca\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:08:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drci.ca\/staging\/2803\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"\"><strong>Helping YouOvercome Trauma<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"\"><strong>And get past the past<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"\"><strong>David Ravvin, MA, RCCRegistered Clinical CounsellorCertified EMDR Therapist<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Counselling Surrey\" title=\"Counselling Surrey\" data-id=\"871\" src=\"\/\/drci.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/David-Ravvin-2.png\" style=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"458\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">I AM PRESENTLY ONLY SEEING CLIENTS THROUGH (SECURE) VIDEO-COUNSELLING OR ON THE PHONE. EMDR CAN BE DONE ON VIDEO.<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stuck in past events? Avoiding Certain Situations?<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">COUNSELLING TO OVERCOME TRAUMATIC EVENTS<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">MOVE PAST THE PAST SO YOU CAN BE THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">FIND OUT HOW THERAPY CAN HELP<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you&#8217;re like trauma clients I work withyou will relate to this:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trauma counsellor  \" title=\"Trauma counsellor  \" data-id=\"804\" src=\"\/\/drci.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image1.png\" style=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"205\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">YOU ARE RESOURCEFULAND SELF-AWARE<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trauma counsellor  Surrey Bc\" title=\"Trauma counsellor  Surrey Bc\" data-id=\"907\" src=\"\/\/drci.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/image2.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 180 \/ 205;\" width=\"198\" height=\"226\" data-width=\"198\" data-height=\"226\" data-init-width=\"180\" data-init-height=\"205\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">YOU ARE DETERMINEDAND COMPETENT<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trauma counsellor Surrey\" title=\"Trauma counsellor Surrey\" data-id=\"806\" src=\"\/\/drci.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image3.png\" style=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"205\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">YOU ARE ABLETO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">But even though you&#8217;re able to take care of yourself, that doesn&#8217;t meanyou have the tools and &#8220;know-how&#8221; to overcome trauma on your own.<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are struggling with any of the issues below,trauma therapy can help you:<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"\">Recent Events Holding You Back<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\"><span>Emotions Easily Triggered<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Difficulty Focusing\/Confusion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Loss of Confidence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Flashbacks\/Nightmares<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Intrusive Thoughts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Isolating<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Angry\/Anxious\/Sad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Self-Blaming<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Feeling Numb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Avoiding People\/Places\/Thoughts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"\">Past Events Holding You Back<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Feeling Stuck<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Needing to deal with a long ago event<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Frequently Triggered<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Self-Destructive Patterns<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Feeling Depressed, Anxious or Sad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Quick to Anger<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Irrational Guilt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Hard to Control Yourself Sometimes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Struggling with Addiction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Relationship Challenges<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">My counselling can help you <span style=\"color: rgb(134, 172, 65);\">ovecome past events<\/span>,so you can get your life back and be the person you want to be.<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quick Biography<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Ravvin - Registered Clinical Counsellor\" title=\"David Ravvin - Registered Clinical Counsellor\" data-id=\"850\" src=\"\/\/drci.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/David-R.jpg\" style=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"900\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1362\" width=\"148\" data-init-width=\"220\" height=\"181\" data-init-height=\"269\" title=\"BCACC\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drci.ca\/staging\/2803\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BCACC-1.png\" data-width=\"148\" data-height=\"181\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 220 \/ 269;\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>HI, I&#8217;M DAVID RAVVIN<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m a clinical counsellor specializing in helping you overcome past events. I also help clients with <a href=\"https:\/\/drci.ca\/staging\/2803\/addiction-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\">addiction<\/a>, depression, anxiety and anger.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a clinical counsellor for over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Having been raised in a family profoundly touched by depression and anxiety and trauma, I know how daunting it can be to seek help but also how important it is to do so.<\/p>\n<p>For trauma work, I mainly use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. It is an integrative approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">When you are ready to get past the past&#8230;<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping YouOvercome Trauma And get past the past David Ravvin, MA, RCCRegistered Clinical CounsellorCertified EMDR Therapist I AM PRESENTLY ONLY SEEING CLIENTS THROUGH (SECURE) VIDEO-COUNSELLING OR ON THE PHONE. 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