Become the mom you want to be.
Danik Bernier, MSW, RSW, is a bilingual EMDR Certified Therapist based in Embrun, Ontario, offering perinatal mental health, birth trauma and PTSD therapy to clients across Ontario and Quebec.
I help stressed out postpartum moms, parents TTC and parents who had a rough childhood return to themselves.
Chances are, your journey into motherhood/parenthood hasn’t looked the way you planned it would. From feeling robbed of the pregnancy and postpartum season we were promised, to grieving the old version of ourselves, I know how painful it can be to navigate a version of motherhood you didn’t intend on living. From the TTC journey to difficult pregnancies - all the way to birth trauma, postpartum depression and perinatal grief, it can feel like your true self is slipping away. You’re worthy of being taken care of.
Help is here, you can get back to who you authentically are.
Perinatal therapy and EMDR intensives are offered to residents of Ontario and Quebec virtually, with limited in-person availability to Ottawa, Gatineau and Embrun residents.
I help you get back to being the human you authentically are.
Not a perfect mother, but a healthy one. One who isn’t consumed by nightmares of what happened during the birth of her baby and who counts the number of breaths her baby takes at night.
Not a perfect parent, but a parent who can co-regulate with their child during a meltdown and who can apologize, learn, and break the cycle imperfectly.
Not someone who is expected to just put on a mask and pretend like everything is ok, but someone who can access (and release) their authentic emotions underneath the intense anxiety and low moods.
Your time and investment are valuable. I want you to feel better ASAP.EMDR Therapy has been proven to deliver symptom reduction faster and more effectively than traditional talk therapy.
That’s why clients stay with me on average 10-20 sessions (sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on your unique needs, circumstances, history, and challenges you are facing).
Help is available
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Therapy for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
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Therapy for PTSD Recovery with EMDR Therapy
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Therapy for Birth Trauma in Embrun and Ottawa areas
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Contact - Danik Bernier
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EMDR Therapy Intensives in Ottawa and Embrun
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Listen to the podcast: Healing Mothers' Club with Danik Bernier
Meet your bilingual perinatal and EMDR Certified Therapist
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Danik Bernier, MSW, RSW
Offering EMDR therapy in both French and English. EMDR therapy is safe and effective in treating a wide spectrum of mental health challenges such as postpartum depression, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD. Danik also helps parents of littles with BIG emotions with trauma-informed behaviour management.
“It’s time we stop focusing so much on your logical thinking brain and start giving attention to your nervous system. We need to communicate to your nervous system, in its language, that it doesn’t need to go in Fight/Flight/Freeze/Fawn anymore. That you are now safe to be who you truly are, for real. Your challenge has nothing to do with will power: it has to do with nervous system wiring. And we can change that.”
— DANIK BERNIER, MSW, RSW on Instagram
FAQs
Who do you work with?
I work with postpartum moms, pregnant women, parents who are trying to conceive, and adults who had a difficult childhood and are finding that it's showing up in their parenting. If you're feeling like you've lost yourself — in the fog of new motherhood, in anxiety that won't quit, or in patterns you desperately want to break — you're exactly who I had in mind when I built this practice.
How long does therapy take?
Most of my clients stay with me for 10–20 sessions, though this varies depending on your history, what you're working through, and how you respond to EMDR. EMDR is not an endless process — it's designed to get you results faster than traditional talk therapy. We're not here to talk about your problems forever. We're here to actually resolve them.
Where are you located and do you offer virtual sessions?
I'm based in Embrun, Ontario, with limited in-person availability for clients in Embrun, Ottawa, and Gatineau. The majority of my sessions are offered virtually to residents of Ontario and Quebec. So yes — you can do this work from your couch, in your car during nap time, or wherever you can steal 50 minutes of quiet.
What does the free consultation look like?
The free consultation is a relaxed, no-pressure 30-minute virtual call where we talk about what's been going on for you and what you're hoping to change. I'll tell you how I work and we'll figure out together whether we're a good fit. There's no commitment required — just a conversation.
What is EMDR therapy?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It's an evidence-based therapy that helps your brain finish processing experiences that got "stuck" — often traumatic or distressing ones that your nervous system never fully made sense of. Through bilateral stimulation (like eye movements or tapping), EMDR allows those stuck memories to be reprocessed so they stop running the show in your daily life. It's been extensively researched and is recognized by the World Health Organization as an effective treatment for trauma and PTSD.
Do you offer therapy in French?
Yes. I am fully bilingual and offer EMDR therapy in both English and French. You are welcome to switch languages mid-session — I'll follow your lead. Pas de problème!
What are Danik Bernier's credentials?
Danik Bernier is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist registered under the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (since 2017). She trained in EMDR therapy in 2022 and became certified in 2024. Since 2024, Danik Bernier offers EMDR consultation as a consultant-in-training to other EMDR therapists.