My Journey as an Embodied Trauma-Informed Therapist
I came to trauma therapy through both my education and my own healing journey. Through experiences of relational trauma, grief, and loss, I learned that understanding what happened to us is not always the same as healing from it. I could understand something with my mind and still feel its impact in my body.
That realization changed the kind of therapist I wanted to become. I became less interested in asking “What is wrong with you?” and more curious about “What happened to you, and what did you learn to do to survive?” I began to understand that some of the responses we struggle with today may have once helped us cope, protect ourselves, or get through something overwhelming. For me, healing begins with understanding these responses with compassion rather than shame.
I have also learned that healing cannot be rushed. The triphasic model of trauma therapy reflects this for me: creating safety and stability, processing what we are ready to process, and integrating what has changed. Healing is not linear. Sometimes we need to return to grounding and safety before moving forward again.
My own healing also brought me deeper into the body. Through EMDR, somatic work, yoga, Yoga Nidra, breath, sound, anatomy, and the nervous system, I began to understand embodiment not simply as something I teach, but something I need to practice myself.
This is what teaching by transmission means to me. If I invite my clients to notice their bodies, slow down, breathe, become present, and cultivate compassion for themselves, I believe I need to continue practicing those things in my own life. I cannot ask someone to go somewhere I am unwilling to explore within myself.
My Sankalpa, or heartfelt intention, is “I am creating peace within.”
Peace within does not mean that fear, anger, sadness, or grief disappear. For me, it means learning how to stay connected to myself when life is difficult—to listen to my body, notice what my nervous system needs, and find my way back to myself.
I also believe in the possibility of post-traumatic growth. Not because trauma happens for a reason, but because healing can create space to rediscover our voice, boundaries, relationships, purpose, and parts of ourselves that may have been pushed aside while we were surviving.
I cannot create peace for another person. What I can do is continue cultivating it within myself and bring that presence into the therapy room.
For me, being an embodied trauma therapist means doing my own work, living the practices I share, and walking alongside others as they discover their own path toward healing and peace within.
Specialties integrated approaches with different modalities physical, emotions , thoughts
Therapy Modalities
- EMDR Therapy
- EMDR–Sandtray Therapy
- Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
- IFS-Informed & Somatic Therapy
- Yin Yoga & Trauma-Informed Movement
- Sound Therapy
- SCID-D Dissociation Assessment
Populations Served:
Individuals across the lifespan, including young adults and older adults
Families with young children and adolescents
Complex and developmental trauma (CPTSD)
Relational and attachment trauma
Sexual trauma
Medical trauma
Single-incident trauma and PTSD
Dissociation and structural dissociation
Grief, loss, and traumatic bereavement
About Camille
I am Camille Lloyd, MSW, RSW, MEd, a trauma-informed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with a particular passion for working with people living with complex PTSD (CPTSD), developmental and attachment trauma, relational trauma, PTSD, and dissociation. My approach is bottom-up, relational, and integrative. I understand trauma as something that can affect the whole person—our thoughts and emotions, but also our bodies, relationships, sense of safety, and the ways we respond when something feels threatening or overwhelming.
My work goes beyond traditional talk therapy. Depending on what you need and where you are in your healing, I may draw from EMDR Therapy, EMDR-Sandtray Therapy, IFS-informed and somatic approaches, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, mindful movement, and sound therapy. I also provide specialized assessment for dissociation when it is clinically appropriate.
I work with people who have experienced complex and developmental trauma, relational and attachment trauma, sexual trauma, medical trauma, grief and loss, PTSD, and dissociation. Because complex trauma and dissociation can make it difficult to feel safe or fully present, I believe this work needs to be paced carefully. I do not believe in pushing someone into trauma processing before they have the capacity and resources to stay connected to themselves.
I have a strong interest in anatomy, the nervous system, and the mind-body connection in trauma recovery. I am currently completing my 200-hour yoga teacher training, with an interest in bringing more therapeutic yoga into my clinical work. For me, yoga is not only about physical postures. I am interested in breath, movement, Yoga Nidra, embodiment, rest, and the ways these practices can support connection with the body.
I am also committed to continuing to grow as a trauma therapist. In Fall 2026, I will be completing training in Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) as I continue expanding my knowledge of approaches for complex trauma and dissociation.
At the heart of my work is curiosity about the person underneath the symptoms. I want to understand what you have lived through, how you learned to cope and protect yourself, the strengths that helped you survive, and what you need now.
My intention is to meet you where you are and offer a space where you can feel seen, heard, respected, and safe enough to begin healing at your own pace.
The Story Behind Peppermint Wellness
The name Peppermint Wellness EMDR & Trauma Therapy Inc. holds a deeply personal meaning for me.
Peppermint takes me back to my childhood in Jamaica, where plants and natural remedies were part of everyday experiences of care, comfort, and well-being. It was familiar to me long before I had words like trauma, nervous-system regulation, or mind-body healing.
Years later, as my journey led me into social work, psychotherapy, and trauma therapy, peppermint began to represent something more. I started to see the plant as a reflection of the kind of healing space I wanted to create.
Its roots remind me that healing needs a foundation. Its leaves remind me of growth and renewal. Its familiar scent reminds me of the connection between our senses, memories, emotions, and bodies. And most importantly, peppermint reminds me of where I come from.
This connection reflects how I have come to understand trauma healing. Sometimes we can understand our experiences with our minds while our bodies continue to carry their impact. This is why my approach has become increasingly bottom-up and holistic, making space for the mind, body, nervous system, relationships, culture, and lived experience.
I don't believe healing should be rushed. I believe in creating space to understand the ways we learned to survive with curiosity rather than shame, while gradually discovering what safety, connection, and growth can feel like in the present.
For me, peppermint has become a symbol of grounding, restoration, resilience, and returning to our roots. That is the spirit behind Peppermint Wellness: honouring where we come from, understanding what we have carried, and creating space for healing, growth, and greater peace within.
