Bryn Davies, MSW, RSW, is the Clinical Manager at the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC). With over ten years of clinical experience, Bryn is a registered social worker and psychotherapist in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
She has worked in various settings including community mental health, hospital care, outreach services, Indigenous health services, and post-secondary institutions. Her clinical approach is based on the core belief that healing starts with safety, trust, and genuine human connection.
As a trauma psychotherapist, Bryn has worked extensively with individuals living with PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use concerns, suicidality, self-harm, and other complex mental health concerns. Throughout her career, she has supported survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and other interpersonal traumas.
Prior to joining ORCC, Bryn was a Clinical Therapist at the Nova Scotia Operational Stress Injury Clinic, providing specialized trauma psychotherapy care for military veterans, RCMP members, and their families affected by operational stress injuries and complex trauma.
Bryn has also worked with Indigenous communities in both clinical and educational environments, experiences that have significantly influenced her personal and professional views on healing, relationships, and community. Through individual psychotherapy, partnerships with Indigenous organizations, and teaching social work research methods through the Memorial University–Nunavut Arctic College collaboration in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Bryn has developed a strong understanding of culturally responsive care practices that emphasize relationality, cultural safety, humility, and lifelong learning.
Currently, Bryn is pursuing a PhD in Social Work at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where her research focuses on trauma, relational healing, and nature-assisted therapeutic interventions.
Whether engaging with clients, supporting clinicians, instructing students, or partnering with community organizations, Bryn believes optimal healing happens when individuals feel truly seen, heard, and respected. She is dedicated to fostering environments rooted in compassion, curiosity, and collaboration, allowing people to pursue healing at a pace that respects their unique experiences, strengths, and resilience.
