Beyond Trauma Recovery
Services
At Beyond Trauma Recovery Centre, we can help you work through these issues and other mental health challenges you may be facing. Our therapists also use a combination of modalities, strategies and tools that depend on your needs. We offer a range of services for individuals, children/youth, families, couples and first responders.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is a beautiful way to focus on yourself and get the support you need to improve your emotional well-being and overall health. Each session will focus on identifying your needs, goals, and hopes for your future.
When To Try
Some people seek psychotherapy because they have felt depressed, anxious or angry for a long time. Others may want help for a chronic illness that is interfering with their emotional or physical well-being. Still, others may have short-term problems they need help navigating. They may be going through a divorce, facing an empty nest, feeling overwhelmed by a new job or grieving a family member’s death, for example.
Also, if you are a first responder!
The Modalities
Research shows us that the outcomes of video psychotherapy are as good as in-person psychotherapy. At BTRC, we are pleased to offer both virtual and in-person sessions.
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapies
- Emotion Focused Therapies (EFT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy.
The Therapists
Jody Copeland,
L.A Doyle,
Jessica Pino,
Brit Lobsinger,
Ashley Statham,
Courtney Firetto,
Brianna Mainprize.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for treating trauma, disturbing life experiences and other mental health struggles.
About EMDR
First being used with victims of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) who had symptoms like flashbacks, phobias and panic attacks, EMDR proved to be an effective therapy tool; it works well with anxiety, depression, over-reactive anger, intrusive thoughts, irritability, worrying, disturbed sleep, and more. EMDR is effective with anything that causes us to say we are “stressed out.”
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) www.emdria.org
EMDR Therapy
EMDR proves to be an effective therapy tool; it works well with anxiety, depression, over-reactive anger, and more. It also has shown to be effective for First Responders Treatment!
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy is a safe space to work on communication, building healthy relationships and navigating challenges.
When To Try
Some seek couples therapy to help better understand each other, feel a more profound sense of connection and create more safety and security within the relationship. This can happen when the couple wants and is willing to grow, adapt and change together.
Couples may also want to try therapy when they are experiencing the following:
- Emotional distance,
- Lack of intimacy,
- poor or lack of communication and understanding,
- ongoing relationship stress,
- conflict,
- toxic interactions
One partner or both may find themselves shutting down, lashing out, or becoming vengeful or passive-aggressive during the conflict.
Please note that we don’t engage in couples therapy to address ongoing violence, abuse, or current physical or emotional affairs. Typically, in such situations, we suggest that each partner seek individual therapy before couples therapy.
The Modalities
- Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT)
- The Gottman Method Couples Therapy
The Therapist
Brianna Mainprize
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Our Service Modalities
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
In CBT, you will learn to identify, question and change the thoughts, attitudes and beliefs related to the emotional and behavioural reactions that cause you difficulty.
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Identify distortions in your thinking
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See thoughts as ideas about what is going on rather than as facts
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Consider situations from different viewpoints
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Problem-solving skills
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Behavioural strategies (coping skills) to reduce distress and manage mood include breathing retraining, relaxation and visualization exercises.
Although CBT is typically a structured form of therapy, it can be a beneficial tool in combination with other therapies. CBT can help with depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, OCD, bipolar disorders, drug and alcohol use, PTSD, and phobias. While CBT is highly effective in specific ways, it also has some limitations, such as complex trauma.
Find even more information here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/about/pac-20384610.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
DBT is an evidence-based psychotherapy that can be used for people dealing with overwhelming emotion, self-harm, suicidality and struggling with interpersonal skills.
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DBT teaches four primary skills: mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR proves to be an effective therapy tool; it works well with anxiety, depression, over-reactive anger, and more.
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First being used with victims of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) who had symptoms like flashbacks, phobias and panic attacks, EMDR proved to be an effective therapy tool; it works well with anxiety, depression, over-reactive anger, intrusive thoughts, irritability, worrying, disturbed sleep, and more. EMDR is effective with anything that causes us to say we are “stressed out.”
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) www.emdria.org
Trauma Awareness Skills Community (TASC)
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Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT for couples is an experiential approach with a focus on adult attachment and bonding.
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The ultimate goal is to create and foster a positive, emotional, secure bond between the couple. This helps to create a feeling of safety and connectedness within the relationship.
EFT positively affects mental and physical health as couples regulate each other’s physiology and emotional functioning. EFT has substantial empirical support for its effectiveness (over 30 years of research). This type of therapy is brief and usually implemented in 8-20 sessions.
EFT is also used in individual therapy.
Mindfulness Based Therapies
Mindfulness therapies incorporate practices such as meditation and breathing exercises.
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Mindfulness therapies incorporate practices such as meditation and breathing exercises.
Using these tools, therapists teach clients how to break away from negative thought patterns that can cause a downward spiral into a depressed state.
One of the main focuses of mindfulness is teaching individuals to stay focused in the moment. By anchoring and grounding themselves in the present, people often experience a greater sense of calm and a decreased anxiety.
Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy is a style of therapy that helps people become-and embrace being an expert in their own lives.
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In narrative therapy, we emphasize the stories we develop and carry with us through our lives. As we experience events and interactions, we give meaning to those experiences, and they, in turn, influence how we see ourselves and our world. We carry multiple stories at once, such as those related to our self-esteem, abilities, relationships, and work, for example.
Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
SFT concentrates on finding quicker resolutions to one’s problems.
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Unlike traditional forms of therapy that take time to analyze problems, pathology and past events, SFT concentrates on finding solutions in the present time and exploring one’s hope for the future to find a quicker resolution to one’s problems. Instead, this method takes the approach that you know what you need to do to improve your life and, with the appropriate coaching and questioning, can find the best solutions.
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How Do I Know if Therapy is Right for Me?
People start therapy when they are undergoing some emotional difficulty triggered by a traumatic event or a significant life change. However, treatment can be helpful in the good times as a way to build resilience and focus on personal growth.