Healing doesn't mean the damage from trauma no longer exists, it means that it no longer controls your life.

This information is to help you navigate through your healing journey.  Each person's journey will look different, and each person will have different needs along their journey.  In recognition of this, you are encouraged to consider your path in group as a part of your healing journey - but know that your needs are individual and may look a bit different than others.  However, in the time that you are with your group, there is a shared understanding of the complexity around trauma recovery. 

Holidays/ no group:

December 26-30 (1 week only)

Addiction guest - phase 1:

November 29

Emails will be sent with zoom link for meeting.  Starting in August, the meeting will be in-person with zoom option, located at #23, 495 WT Hill Blvd (Loft at Refresh Centre for Health & Wellness)

November 24

December 22

January 25

February 22

March 29

April 26

cost - $30/ month

Here are some video links that you may have seen in group and want to review:

Polyvegal theory - impact of trauma on brian:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIQRxwT1I0

The Guesthouse poem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13_xnLcT4ZA&t=24s

Empathy vs Sympathy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZBTYViDPlQ&t=43s

Perfectionsim:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPL2FE7ZPTg

The Drama Triangle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_XSeUYa0-8

Restorative Movement with Veronica - #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWYWUauXQTA

Mel Robins - 5 Second Rule

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BNDdamTDak

The Breath Project

(note video on mindfullness)

https://thebreathproject.org/

Bessell van der Kolk - discussion of trauma in the body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmKfzbHzm_s

Movement practice for dissociation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcGo4G1agWQ

Accepting emotions. -DBT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ObNMMT0woo

Dr Kennedy, psychiatrist

Tracy Harvey, MSW, RSW, trauma specialist

Veronica Isla, therapeutic movement and yoga instructor (and coordinator extraordinaire!)

Christine Herod (therapeutic movement instructor)

Marcie Mainzer, MSW student

JOIN Complex Trauma Group! 

Tracy and Dr.Kennedy, Veronica, Kamal and Gabriella are the family and support you never knew you needed. (Phase 2 member)

This is a closed group - which means an intake is required for people who are interested in this group.  If this is something that would be helpful - contact for more information.  Cost of the group is $120 per month (including therapy groups twice weekly and therapeutic movement groups twice weekly).

This is a 3 phased group for survivors of complex trauma.

AHS Addiction and Mental Health Access: 1-888-594-0211