AREAS OF PRACTICE

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Trauma - Intergenerational Trauma 

Complex Trauma 

Depression  

General Anxiety  

Social Anxiety   

Grief & loss 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)  

Intergenerational Trauma

Collective Healing 

Bi-cultural/Multiple-cultural upbringing processing

Processing Past Traumas - Systemic, Childhood, Sexual, etc.  

Anger Issues/Management/Psychoeducation

Spiritual Abuse and Religious Trauma

Addiction - Eating Disorders

Substance Abuse + Addiction

Eating Disorder

Harm Reduction

Body Image Issues

Body Positivity

Family/Adolescent Work

Child/Adolescent Development

Neurodiversity: ADHD, ADD, Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults + Adolescents

Adolescent Issues

Conflict Resolution 

Parental Conflict

Unexpected or traumatic loss

Attachment Style/Issues

Relationship/Marriage Issues

Self-Care

Compassion Fatigue/Burnout

Life Transitions

Personal Growth 

Work/School Related Stress

Prioritizing Joy, Self-Celebration, Self-Care and Rest

Self-Esteem/Worth/Compassion

Insomnia/Sleep Hygiene

Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

Toxic Positivity

Spiritual Healing + Growth

Social Justice/Anti-Oppression

Exploring Contributions to Justice and Anti-Oppression

Cultural Strengths/Systemic Oppression 

Socioeconomic Issues/Poverty

Racial Injustice 

Racial/Cultural Identity

Toxic Masculinity

System-Impacted Issues

Justice/System-Involved Issues

Immigration Evaluation

• EMDR therapy is a phased, focused approach to treating trauma and other symptoms by reconnecting the traumatized person in a safe and measured way to the images, self-thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with the trauma, and allowing the natural healing powers of the brain to move toward adaptive resolution. It is based on the idea that symptoms occur when trauma and other negative or challenging experiences overwhelm the brain’s natural ability to heal, and that the healing process can be facilitated and completed through bilateral stimulation while the client is re-experiencing the trauma in the context of the safe environment of the therapist’s office (dual awareness).
• Attachment-based psychotherapy combines the epidemiological categories of attachment theory with an analysis and understanding of how dysfunctional attachments get represented in the human inner world and subsequently re-enacted in adult life. Attachment-based psychotherapy is the framework of treating individuals with depression, anxiety, and childhood trauma. Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, can help to alleviate challenging emotions caused by attachment disorders, such as jealousy, rage, rejection, loss, and commitment issues that are brought on by the lack of response from a parent or the loss of a loved one.
• Decolonizing Therapy is to reconnect to the humanization of therapy, to reclaim therapy, to include systems and oppression into our therapy practices and analysis, and to re-humanize therapists (bring them down from some pedestals), as well as to center the person and their cultural and political identities back into the Work. Decolonizing therapy is also about challenging a very hostile, violent, and white-dominated system that has a history of “lobotomizing” and pathologizing dissent. -Dr. Jennifer Mullan 
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach to psychotherapy that identifies and addresses multiple sub-personalities or families within each person’s mental system. These sub-personalities consist of wounded parts and painful emotions such as anger and shame, and parts that try to control and protect the person from the pain of the wounded parts. The sub-personalities are often in conflict with each other and with one’s core Self, a concept that describes the confident, compassionate, whole person that is at the core of every individual. IFS focuses on healing the wounded parts and restoring mental balance and harmony by changing the dynamics that create discord among the sub-personalities and the Self. 
• The Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy, a body-centered approach, combines somatic awareness with experiential techniques to promote psychological growth and transformation. Hakomi theory holds the body to be a window to unconscious psychological material, and trained practitioners work to help those in therapy identify somatic indicators of unconscious beliefs and then bring these indicators into awareness, thus aiding the process of change. Hakomi integrates principles of Eastern philosophy, primarily Buddhism and Taoism, emphasizing concepts such as mindfulness, loving presence, and empathy. 
• Somatic Therapy for the purpose of releasing trapped emotions or creating a soothing environment for the body.
• Person-Centered Therapy to relying on your own strength because individuals have a tendency towards self-actualization and the desire to realize their potential.
• Feminist Therapy to  analyze the impact of broader systemic issues and advocate for justice and liberation.
• Narrative Therapy to create empowering stories by rewriting unhelpful ones.
• Culturally Responsive/Affirming Therapy to approach situations with an understanding of and respect for your needs and cultural values.
• Strength Based Therapy to build on your own inner strengths instead of trying to fix “weaknesses or deficits”. Everyone has character strengths, core patterns of thinking and behaving that are positive and, when used intentionally, benefits the individual and those around them.
• Trauma-Informed Therapy to recognize the complicated and complex ways that trauma influences all parts of your life, body, and brain.
• Multigenerational Family Systems Therapy seeks to identify how the family's current dysfunction is a result of generational patterns.
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior and emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the automatic negative thoughts that can contribute to and worsen emotional difficulties, depression, and anxiety. These spontaneous negative thoughts have a detrimental influence on mood. Through CBT, these thoughts are identified, challenged, and replaced with more objective, realistic thoughts.
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a modified type of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others.
• Solution-Focused Therapy and Coaching to take advantage of your strengths and skills to reach your goals.
• Motivational Interviewing to draw out your own perceptions instead of imposing perceptions onto you. It is often used as a part of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help you recognize, explore and resolve your ambivalence about behaviour change. MI is focused, goal-directed and directive.