At the core of our practice, we understand that behaviour has meaning. Whether you are an individual, couple, or family seeking support, our team of therapists utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities to meet your needs, while continually maintaining the principles of attachment science to optimize results. Through education and deepening understanding, we will work with you and your family to create treatment plans that include practical strategies for sustained change.
An effective form of treatment for those struggling with managing and understanding emotions . It involves regular individual and group sessions to learn skills related to mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness and distress tolerance.
This therapy is grounded in the healing power of familial relationships. EFFT therapists empower caregivers to support their loved one’s mental health by teaching them the skills to become behaviour and emotion coaches, how to facilitate therapeutic apologies, how to navigate the fears and obstacles that come up during this process and aid in the creation of new and sustained experiences.
A highly-researched, effective psychotherapy treatment primarily used to alleviate suffering caused by traumatic memories and adverse life experiences. Clients are briefly exposed to emotionally disturbing material while focusing on an external stimulus (most often directed eye movements, hand tapping and audio stimulation). It’s believed that this process helps people form new associations with traumatic memories and as a result, eliminate emotional distress.
An evidence-based therapeutic treatment that can be effective in treating depression, eating disorders, anxiety and addictions. CBT involves learning strategies to change negative thought patterns and behaviours. This modality is focused on empowering individuals to manage their own experiences more effectively.
An approach to counselling dedicated to resolving shock and attachment trauma—also known as complex trauma. In somatic attachment therapy, clients are helped to resolve trauma through body-centred healing as well as repairing dysfunctional relationships. Through learning regulation and embodiment techniques, clients experience relief from the damaging effects of trauma and become healthier, fuller versions of themselves.
A type of treatment dedicated to addressing and processing past and present trauma. Lifespan integration (LI) is a body-based therapy that gently guides clients through the story of their lives using the wisdom and connection of the mind and body. LI works at a neural level to create sustained emotional and behavioural change.
This treatment uses the science of attachment to promote a deeper sense of self, and in turn, a deeper connection with loved ones. EFT prioritizes creating and maintaining secure connections to foster sustained improvements in mental health. Attachment is used as the mechanism to make sense of and address problematic patterns in relationships.
Child centered play therapy is a one-on-one intervention that uses play and the therapeutic relationship as key interventions. Through play therapy, children are provided with an environment that helps them feel safe, while facilitating a space for their emotional growth. Play based interventions include dramatic play, storytelling, art-based activities, and other activities that allow the child to express themselves.