soulco⋆therapy
therapy for
relational trauma
emotional neglect
and C-PTSD
Hunter Elyse MacInnes, RP, RCC, CCC, SEP
When we grow up without safe, regulated relationships, we don’t just carry painful memories — we grow up without a clear sense of who we are, what we feel, or what safety actually looks like.
Relational somatic therapy helps rebuild those foundations through a safe, attuned therapeutic relationship.
who this work is for:
You might be someone who:
• Grew up with emotionally immature, unpredictable, or narcissistic caregivers
• Learned to focus on other people’s emotions while ignoring your own
• Understand your patterns intellectually but still feel stuck repeating them
• Feel responsible for other people’s feelings or reactions
• Struggle to trust your instincts, set boundaries, or know what you actually want
• Often feel like you adapted to everyone around you instead of becoming yourself
Many people who come to this work are thoughtful, perceptive, and capable.
Yet underneath, their nervous system still feels like it is bracing for danger.
Relational trauma can leave people feeling disconnected from themselves and unsure of who they are.
Healing begins when your nervous system finally experiences something different.
relational trauma requires relational healing
Not all trauma therapy works the same way.
Some approaches are designed for single traumatic events.
Developmental trauma is different. It forms through years of emotional neglect, instability, or unsafe relationships.
When we grow up without a regulated mirror, someone who helps us understand our emotions and reflect who we are, we often build our identity around survival strategies.
These can include: people pleasing, hypervigilance, emotional shutdown, or constantly adapting to others.
Over time it can become difficult to know who you are or what you actually feel.
Healing this kind of trauma rarely comes from techniques alone.
It happens through repeated experiences of safety, attunement, and co-regulation inside a relationship.
That is the kind of work we do here.
my approach
You do not need to arrive with a plan for what to work on or “the right way” to do therapy.
Sessions often unfold from what is already present in your life,
your body, and your relationships.
Rather than pushing for breakthroughs or following a rigid structure, the focus is on creating enough safety that clarity can emerge naturally.
In our work together I pay close attention to what your body communicates, especially when it is different from the story your mind is telling.
I reflect what I notice with curiosity and respect, and I trust that your nervous system already holds deep wisdom about what it needs.
Relational healing happens in relationship.
When you repeatedly experience someone responding with attunement, patience, and respect, your nervous system begins to update its expectations.
Over time this helps people reconnect with their intuition, clarify their identity, and move through life with greater steadiness.
clinically trained, mystically guided☾
hi, i’m hunter
I’m a Registered Psychotherapist (Ontario), Registered Clinical Counsellor (BC), Canadian Certified Counsellor, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who specializes in relational trauma and nervous system healing.
My work blends evidence based trauma therapy with a deep respect for intuition, meaning making, and the wisdom of the body.
Clients often come to me after trying many approaches that focused only on thoughts or behaviour.
What they needed was an attuned relationship where their nervous system could finally slow down and feel safe enough to explore.