The Trauma Healing Center-Transform Your Life NL's 1st dedicated center

The Trauma Healing Center-Transform Your Life NL's 1st dedicated center I am an experienced Clinical Therapist, Naturopath and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, (SEP). My work transpires ZOOM, the telephone and in person.

I specialize in alternate and complementary therapies for trauma, and shock, including the innovative, scientifically proven Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). 🧠 I am a Clinical Therapist and Naturopath who combines the use of alternative and complimentary therapies and treatments to facilitate mind-body-spirit integration that enhances your ability to heal. My training and bodywork practices include:

Talk and Craniosacral Therapy, and Energy Healing including Reiki & Rahanni & Unity Field Healing. Sessions can aid in the treatment, reduction and healing of a variety of conditions and symptoms including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, deep grief and trauma as well as the metaphysical causes of physical illnesses, and chronic pain. I work intuitively and compassionately with you, to gently assist you in recognizing and eliminating fear, negativity, limiting mindsets, and unconscious patterns of self-defeating behaviors to expose all that which does not serve you and guide you into a life of peace, joy and happiness. My work centers on moving people away from 'thinking' into a connection to their own inner knowing and truth, creating trust, clarity, certainty and empowered action, allowing you to create the life you deserve, taking you from where you are to where you want to be and to be who you really are. Those who are willing to step up, to take responsibility and be accountable will be able to embody their healing, know their truth, develop clarity, know certainty and build confidence, self esteem, clarity, be empowered and transform their lives. I have over 30 years experience in the areas of social work, corrections, violence prevention, mental health, addictions, research, policy and program development, consulting and evaluation. Additionally I have extensive community involvement and have received several distinguished awards. I have my own dreams; seek new challenges, and use personal growth to develop ever evolving standards of excellence. My reputation, dynamic personality, and unique gifts, allow me to teach, motivate and inspire others to do the same. Inbox me for more information, including distance sessions. "The wise invest time and money in their personal transformation rather than on things which are temporary and erode over time." ~ Stacy Kamala Waltman


My work is dedicated to the loving memory of my beloved grandmothers Mary Martin-Hynes and Josephine Hickey-Penney and my dear friend and mentor Rick Morris who guide me every day.

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06/18/2026

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Do You Struggle With Abandonment Wounds?Do you find yourself fearing rejection, overthinking relationships, people-pleas...
06/18/2026

Do You Struggle With Abandonment Wounds?

Do you find yourself fearing rejection, overthinking relationships, people-pleasing, or feeling devastated when someone pulls away?

Often, these reactions aren’t simply emotional - they can be rooted in unresolved experiences held deep within the nervous system.

Deep Brain Re-Orienting (DBR) is a gentle, neuroscience-informed therapy that works beneath thoughts and coping strategies, helping to address the underlying shock, attachment injuries, and survival responses connected to abandonment.

When the nervous system no longer feels trapped in old patterns of fear and loss, many people experience:

✨ Greater emotional stability
✨ Reduced anxiety in relationships
✨ Stronger boundaries
✨ Increased self-worth
✨ A deeper sense of safety and connection

Healing is possible.

Newfoundland & Labrador’s First Dedicated Trauma Healing Centre
Grounded in neuroscience.
Focused on lasting change.
🌐 arlenepenney.ca

06/18/2026
You’ve tried to “just get over it.”You’ve read the books.You’ve talked about it.You’ve told yourself to move on.Yet the ...
06/17/2026

You’ve tried to “just get over it.”

You’ve read the books.
You’ve talked about it.

You’ve told yourself to move on.
Yet the anxiety remains.
The overwhelm returns.

The same relationship patterns keep showing up.

Your body still reacts as if the danger is happening now.

The problem isn’t that you’re weak.

The problem isn’t that you’re not trying hard enough.

Trauma is stored deeper than thought.

At Newfoundland and Labrador’s first dedicated Trauma Healing Centre, we use Somatic Experiencing® and Deep Brain Re-Orienting (DBR) to work with the nervous system and brainstem - the areas often involved in survival responses that traditional talk therapy may not fully reach.

If you’re exhausted from coping and ready for real change, this may be the missing piece.

✨ PTSD & Complex PTSD
✨ Anxiety & Panic
✨ Grief & Loss
✨ Attachment & Relationship Wounds
✨ Chronic Stress & Emotional Overwhelm

Healing is possible.
📍 Serving Newfoundland & Labrador
🌐 arlenepenney.ca

A Different Way to Heal TraumaNewfoundland and Labrador’s First Dedicated Trauma Healing CentreMost therapy focuses on t...
06/16/2026

A Different Way to Heal Trauma

Newfoundland and Labrador’s First Dedicated Trauma Healing Centre

Most therapy focuses on thoughts, insight, coping skills, and talking about what happened.

At The Trauma Healing Centre, we work differently.

We specialize in Somatic Experiencing® and Deep Brain Re-Orienting (DBR)—two neuroscience-informed approaches designed to work with the nervous system and brainstem, where trauma responses often originate.

What Makes Us Different?
✓ We work beneath thoughts and cognition, where trauma is stored in the nervous system.
✓ We focus on resolving trauma at its source rather than simply managing symptoms.
✓ We understand that trauma is not just a memory—it is a physiological response held in the body and brain.
✓ We help clients move beyond survival states such as anxiety, overwhelm, hypervigilance, shutdown, emotional numbness, and chronic stress.
✓ Our approach is gentle, non-retraumatizing, and paced according to your nervous system’s capacity.
✓ We integrate leading trauma therapies including Somatic Experiencing® and Deep Brain Re-Orienting (DBR), grounded in modern neuroscience.

We Help People Struggling With:

• PTSD and Complex PTSD
• Anxiety and Panic
• Grief and Loss
• Attachment and Relationship Wounds
• Childhood and Developmental Trauma
• Emotional Dysregulation
• Dissociation and Depersonalization
• Chronic Stress and Burnout
• Trauma Bonds and Narcissistic Abuse

Recovery
Healing Is Possible
Trauma is not a life sentence.

When the nervous system no longer needs to remain in survival mode, people often experience greater calm, emotional regulation, improved relationships, better sleep, increased resilience, and a renewed sense of self.

The Trauma Healing Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador’s First Dedicated Trauma Healing Centre

Grounded in neuroscience. Focused on healing.
🌐 arlenepenney.ca

Still feeling stuck despite years of therapy?Trauma is not only stored in thoughts and memories. It is also held within ...
06/16/2026

Still feeling stuck despite years of therapy?

Trauma is not only stored in thoughts and memories.

It is also held within the nervous system and brain.

At Newfoundland & Labrador’s First Trauma Healing Centre, we use Somatic Experiencing® and Deep Brain Re-Orienting® (DBR) to help clients heal trauma at its roots.

✔ PTSD & Complex PTSD✔ Anxiety & Emotional Overwhelm✔ Attachment Trauma✔ Grief & Loss✔ Dissociation✔ Chronic Stress

Grounded in neuroscience.Gentle.
Effective.
Transformational.

Visit arlenepenney.ca to learn more.

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St. John's, NL

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