b'Clients lost the peace of mind of just knowing that someone is there. - Impreet Rai, Trauma Counsellor - Creating new connection and a sense of community with our clients was a completely new challenge now. Without common spaces to share and within which to interact, we lost a lot of the ability to build trust and report. The teams were also required to uphold health and safety practices.With sanitization practices and physical distancing brand new, and always wearing a mask to cover the faces once used to connect with people through expressions of empathy and understanding, teams were having to prioritize something entirely different. Become something different.Women who come from abusive households have lived with a lot of restrictions. From this pandemic, were now placingrestrictions on them. - Marva Martin, Trauma Counsellor - Not only restrictions, but incredibly unreasonable expectations as well. Women were being asked to be a mother, be a teacher, be tech savvy, be prepared and organized. | 27'