Moral Injury Therapy Online in Ontario
Seeking Inner Peace From Guilt and Resentment
Moral injury leaves you carrying guilt, shame, or a loss of identity after being forced to act against your values. I offer online therapy across Ontario, including Kitchener, Toronto, and the GTA, to help you name what feels unspeakable, release the weight you carry, and rebuild trust in yourself.
What is Moral Injury?
Moral injury happens when your deepest values collide with what you were forced to do, prevented from doing, or had to witness. It’s about trauma, and the unbearable cost of knowing you crossed a line inside yourself. For many helping professionals, moral injury shows up after decisions in healthcare, leadership, or caregiving that felt impossible. You may not call it moral injury yet. You may only know the heavy feelings:
– Guilt and shame that won’t let go
– Anger or betrayal when systems failed your values
– A sense of soul loss or identity collapse
– Withdrawal from colleagues, family, or faith
– A numbness that makes life feel hollow
Moral injury may feel like personal weakness. It’s not, its the natural human response when your integrity cracks under pressure.
How Do I Know If I Have Moral Injury?
Moral injury is different from burnout or trauma. It shows up when you feel that your integrity has been violated by your own actions, by what you were forced to do, or by what you could not stop.
You may be experiencing moral injury if:
1. You replay situations in your mind, asking “How could I have done that?” or “Why didn’t I stop it?”
2. You feel guilt, shame, or self-condemnation
3. You have anger toward systems, leaders, or colleagues who failed to act with integrity
4. Your values feel broken and you no longer know who you are or what you stand for
5. You withdraw from others because you fear judgment or mistrust
6. Faith, spirituality, or meaning that once grounded you now feels inaccessible or broken
If these resonate, it may not be “just stress” or “only trauma.” It may be moral injury which is the deep wound of a violated conscience. Recognizing it is the first step toward healing.
What is Therapy for Moral Injury?
I help people recover from the inner cost of moral injury. My approach blends psychotherapy, ethics, and soul care. Together, we slow down the story you carry, name what feels unspeakable, and begin to work with the identity shock. This work helps you rebuild trust in yourself, your values, and your life.
Online therapy makes this accessible whether you’re in Kitchener, Toronto, or anywhere in Ontario. Many clients find it easier to begin this work in the privacy of their own space. Sessions are confidential and eligible for insurance under psychotherapy.
How Do I Heal From Moral Injury?
– Naming the moral injury without judgment
– Understanding how your values and integrity were disrupted
– Releasing guilt, shame, and anger in a safe space
– Reclaiming your voice, identity, and spiritual ground
– Building ways to live forward without abandoning what matters most
Is Therapy for Moral Injury Available Online?
If you’re carrying the weight of moral injury, there are places to unpack what you’ve lived through. I offer online therapy across Ontario, with a focus on helping professionals in healthcare, leadership, and caregiving roles.
Book a consultation today. This is work worth doing for your integrity, for your future, and for your life.
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