Treatments and Programs

Addictive Disorders

Dual Diagnosis

The Dual Diagnosis Program is for people with a co-occurring mental illness and drug and alcohol issue. It helps participants learn to cope with unpleasant emotions without using drugs or alcohol, build a routine that improves physical and mental well being and develop skills to prevent relapse. Please note this is an abstinence based program.

Our program is run by a multidisciplinary treatment team. If you are diagnosed with a substance use and mental health disorder, you can learn to better manage your mood and change your addictive behaviour. This program is based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and focuses on relapse prevention and motivational enhancement. For best outcomes you need to attend on a regular basis.

Anxiety

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Program develops skills to manage mental health issues by learning strategies to manage difficult thoughts and feelings more effectively so they have less impact and influence over you. It then focuses on re-connecting with an individual’s values, and uses this to guide positive changes in your life.

The Anxiety Management Program

The Anxiety Management Program gives participants the opportunity to strengthen and develop anxiety coping skills. We use a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework to explore how thoughts and behaviours affect our mood. By understanding how thoughts and actions affect how we feel we can learn to manage anxiety more effectively.

Art Therapy

The Art Therapy program is suitable for anyone who struggles to put their thoughts and feelings into words, as well as individuals wanting a safe place to explore themselves through creative expression under a psychodynamic framework. Patients don’t need any skills in painting or drawing. Art Therapy is about self expression, making meaning, exploration and finding healthy coping strategies.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) benefits those who are experiencing difficulties in their present relationships and who wish to develop their interpersonal functioning (How they relate to and interact with other important individuals in their lives). Exploration of conflicts with family or friends, significant life changes, and grief and loss is explored in order to develop social connection and support.

Distress Management Techniques

This program supports people who would benefit from the skills covered in our Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) program such as managing emotions and distress tolerance, but who would benefit from a less intensive, less structured form of therapy.

Healthy Mind Healthy Body

Healthy Mind Healthy Body program is for anyone looking to improve their physical health and mental health by making positive changes to their lifestyle through exercise and education. 

Bipolar

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Program develops skills to manage mental health issues by learning strategies to manage difficult thoughts and feelings more effectively so they have less impact and influence over you. It then focuses on re-connecting with an individual’s values, and uses this to guide positive changes in your life.

Art Therapy

The Art Therapy program is suitable for anyone who struggles to put their thoughts and feelings into words, as well as individuals wanting a safe place to explore themselves through creative expression under a psychodynamic framework. Patients don’t need any skills in painting or drawing. Art Therapy is about self expression, making meaning, exploration and finding healthy coping strategies.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Program covers three modules that aim to develop your skills in the areas of distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. This program is helpful for individuals who struggle with emotion dyregulation and mood changes resulting in unhelpful coping strategies. The program teaches individuals more helpful coping skills to deal with distress and challenging interpersonal situations.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) benefits those who are experiencing difficulties in their present relationships and who wish to develop their interpersonal functioning (How they relate to and interact with other important individuals in their lives). Exploration of conflicts with family or friends, significant life changes, and grief and loss is explored in order to develop social connection and support.
 

Borderline Personality Disorder

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Program covers three modules that aim to develop your skills in the areas of distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. This program is helpful for individuals who struggle with emotion dyregulation and mood changes resulting in unhelpful coping strategies. The program teaches individuals more helpful coping skills to deal with distress and challenging interpersonal situations.

Defence and Emergency Services

Trauma Recovery for Veterans with PTSD

This DVA approved program is designed to treat PTSD for people who have experienced trauma in the performance of their duties. The program, for retired service personnel and first responders is based on an Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) which focuses on themes of role transitions, grief and loss, interpersonal challenges, conflicts and sensitivities. Exploring these themes in a supportive environment helps the individual make sense of experiences and learn ways of coping with PTSD.

 The Anxiety Management Program

This DVA approved program gives participants the opportunity to strengthen and develop anxiety coping skills. We use a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework to explore how thoughts and behaviours affect our mood. By understanding how thoughts and actions affect how we feel we can learn to manage anxiety more effectively.

Depression Management Program

Depression Management Program is based on a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework and also DVA approved. Cognitive refers to our thoughts, while behaviour refers to our actions. CBT focuses on how our thoughts and actions affect our mood. By understanding how our thoughts and actions affect how we feel, we can learn to manage depression.

Depression

Depression Management Program

Our Depression Management Program is based on a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework. Cognitive refers to our thoughts, while behaviour refers to our actions. CBT focuses on how our thoughts and actions affect our mood. By understanding how our thoughts and actions affect how we feel, we can learn to manage depression.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Program develops skills to manage mental health issues by learning strategies to manage difficult thoughts and feelings more effectively so they have less impact and influence over you. It then focuses on re-connecting with an individual’s values, and uses this to guide positive changes in your life.

Art Therapy

The Art Therapy program is suitable for anyone who struggles to put their thoughts and feelings into words, as well as individuals wanting a safe place to explore themselves through creative expression under a psychodynamic framework. Patients don’t need any skills in painting or drawing. Art Therapy is about self expression, making meaning, exploration and finding healthy coping strategies.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) benefits those who are experiencing difficulties in their present relationships and who wish to develop their interpersonal functioning (How they relate to and interact with other important individuals in their lives). Exploration of conflicts with family or friends, significant life changes, and grief and loss is explored in order to develop social connection and support.

Distress Management Techniques

This program supports people who would benefit from the skills covered in our Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) program such as managing emotions and distress tolerance, but who would benefit from a less intensive, less structured form of therapy.

Healthy Mind Healthy Body

Healthy Mind Healthy Body program is for anyone looking to improve their physical health and mental health by making positive changes to their lifestyle through exercise and education. 

Older Persons

Young at Heart

Our Young at Heart Program is a longer term rehabilitation program that helps its members to maintain or improve their sense of worth, wellbeing and social networks. The all day group offers education on mental health, gentle exercise and activities that promote social interaction.