Jason Koenigbaur
Trauma, EMDR & nervous-system therapy — in person in Aurora, online across Ontario.
Individual $180 · Couples $200 (50 min). Claimable under most extended health benefits.
I keep a smaller caseload as Clinical Director — Susan will share my current openings, or match you with another trauma specialist so you are not left waiting.
In person in Aurora, or secure video across Ontario. Sessions in English.
Hi, I'm Jason — and I go to the root, not the surface
I'm a Registered Psychotherapist and the Clinical Director here at Aurora Village Therapy. My wife Jodie and I started our practice in Newmarket in 2018, and today we care for people from two locations — here in Aurora and in Newmarket — with one team and one way of working. I have spent more than twenty years doing this work, training with some of the leading voices in trauma, neuroscience and body-centred healing.
Most of my work is with people carrying trauma — PTSD, childhood wounds, attachment injuries, and a nervous system that has never quite felt safe. I also work closely with couples and with first responders, whose work exposes them to things most people never see. Alongside my own clients, I supervise our qualifying therapists, which keeps me close to how this work is taught and practised.
Symptoms are messengers. Anxiety, depression, the same argument on repeat — they point to something older underneath. My work follows them back to their source, and heals from there.
Jason Koenigbaur · Aurora Village TherapyThree ideas guide everything I do
I don't believe lasting change comes from managing symptoms. Underneath anxiety or a painful pattern there is almost always something older — a part of you that learned long ago to brace, to hide, or to go quiet to stay safe. We work with that.
Root-cause healing
We follow the symptom to where it began, instead of talking around it.
Mind and body together
The nervous system holds what the mind tries to forget, so I use EMDR, somatic work and neurofeedback to reach it directly.
Reconnecting to you
Beneath the defences there is a steadier, more whole version of you. The work is finding your way back to it.
The principle I return to most is from Gestalt therapy: the more fully you can accept yourself — including the parts you have rejected — the more you change. I am not here to push you to be different. I am here to help you meet all of who you are.
You might be a good fit for my practice if…
- Talk therapy has helped before, but never quite reached the thing underneath.
- You are carrying trauma, PTSD, or childhood experiences that still shape your present.
- You are a first responder, and the usual advice has never fit your reality.
- You and your partner keep landing in the same painful loop.
- You want to work with the body and nervous system, not only talk.
- You are ready to go a little deeper than symptom management.
What a first session looks like
A free call with Susan
Before we begin, Susan listens to what is bringing you in and makes sure I am the right fit — and if I am not, she matches you with someone who is.
An unhurried first session
We get to know what you are carrying and what you are hoping for. There is no pressure to relive anything before you are ready.
We go at your pace
We work at the speed your nervous system can handle — building safety first, then going deeper together.
How I work, and who I help
Approaches I draw on
What I help with
You have seen what most people never will
If you are a police officer, firefighter, paramedic or emergency worker, hypervigilance, numbing, moral injury and PTSD are not weakness — they are a normal nervous system responding to abnormal exposure. Talk alone rarely reaches trauma that lives in the body rather than the story.
I use EMDR, somatic work and neurofeedback to work with the nervous system directly, in a space that is confidential and free of judgment. I know the culture and the stigma that can make reaching out hard — and I build the work around what actually helps.
Where my training comes from
Certified Gestalt Psychotherapist
Five-year post-diploma program · Gestalt Institute of Toronto
MTS — Master of Theological Studies
Pastoral counselling coursework · University of Toronto
Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.Hyp)
Certified clinical hypnotherapy practitioner
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
CCTP · Evergreen Certifications
Beyond these, I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) with more than 20 years of advanced training in trauma, EMDR, somatic therapy and neurofeedback, including complex-trauma training with Janina Fisher. I also serve as clinical supervisor for our qualifying therapists. Sessions are claimable under Registered Psychotherapist and, where applicable, Registered Social Worker benefit categories — receipts provided.
A few things people ask me
Do I have to talk about the trauma right away?
No. We build safety first and go at the pace your nervous system can handle. You will never be pushed to relive anything before you are ready.
Do you see clients in person in Aurora?
Yes — in person at our Aurora centre (15017 Yonge Street, Suite 200) and by secure video anywhere in Ontario. Many clients mix the two.
What if you are full, or not the right fit?
Susan will match you with another trauma specialist on our team at no extra charge, so you are not left on a waitlist.
Are sessions covered by benefits?
Most extended health plans cover sessions with a Registered Psychotherapist. We provide receipts, and Susan will walk you through fees and coverage on your free intake call.
Let's take the first step together.
Start with a free, no-pressure call with Susan. She will listen, answer your questions, and get you booked with me — or match you with the right specialist on our team.
In person in Aurora · Online across Ontario · Most clients seen within a week