Trauma-informed isn't a modality — it's an orientation that shapes every part of the work. It means pacing that respects your nervous system rather than pushing past it. It means explicit consent: you're told what's coming before it arrives, and you can pause, redirect, or stop at any time.

In practice: we don't re-tell a painful story to prove it matters. We don't mine for detail before safety has been established. We pay attention to what the body is doing in the room — breath, posture, tension — and use that information to keep the work regulating rather than destabilizing.

Trauma-informed also means understanding that trauma is not always a single event. It can be the accumulation of living inside systems that weren't built for you. It can be the weight of masking, of bi-cultural negotiation, of being the eldest daughter, the only one, the one who carried too much too soon. The work honours all of it.