Trauma Therapy Solutions Inc. in Lethbridge, Alberta

Group Info

About Group

Complex trauma impacts people's lives in different ways - but it often comes with multiple symptoms and diagnosis that can be overwhelming. Many individuals who find their way to group have found that just individual counselling or other groups have not met their needs.

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).

Note: due to increasing costs (this is a cost recovery based group), fee will increase to $150 as of January 2025 - for those that have previous arrangement (such as subsidy), no change will occur.

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

Women's group:

Phase 1 - Tuesday and Thursday 5-6 pm

Phase 2 -group A: Fridays 9 - 1030 am

-group B: Mondays 530 - 7 pm

Phase 3 - monthly (date posted in events)

Men's group:

Phase 1 - Monday and Wednesday 12-1 pm

Phase 2 - Tuesdays 12 - 1:30 pm

2SLGBTQIA+ group:

Will be starting in January 2025

Monday and Wednesday 7-8 pm

Contact to register

Your Treatment Team

Dr Kennedy, psychiatrist

Tracy Harvey, (group facilitator) trauma specialist

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

Laura Hahn (group facilitator)

Bobbi Bradley (group facilitator)

Scott Wensmenn (group facilitator)

Shieghla Kowalzik (group facilitator)

Community Resources

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

Distress line of SW Alberta: 403-327-7905

Mental Health Help Line: 1-877-303-2642

Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1-855-242-3310 (24/7 support for Indigenous people across Canada)

Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-387-5437

Chinook Sexual Assault Centre: 403-694-1094

Kids Helpline: 1-800-668-6868

Mental Health Help Line: 1-877-303-2642

Non-Emergency police line: 403-328-4444

Harbour House Women's Shelter: 403-320-1881

eating disorder anonymous (online meetings): https://eatingdisordersanonymous.org/meeting/

Complex Trauma Group member resources

Welcome!

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.

Events

pot-luck social gathering:

Holidays/ group changes:

Phase 1 : On-line only

no group March 13th

Phase 2:

Group 2B:

Group 2A: No group April 18th (Good Friday), May 23

Men's group:

Phase 1 - No group Monday March 24th

Phase 2 -

Phase 3

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)

February 19

March 19

April 16

May 14

cost - $30/ month (reduced cost as it is once per month)

Videos that may be Helpful

Polyvegal theory - impact of trauma on brian

Great description of what happens to your brain - you may want to share this one with people who struggle with understanding what is happening for you.

The Guesthouse Poem

Reminder of how to be open to emotions.

Empathy vs Sympathy

This helps with understanding the difference between empathy and sympathy.

Perfectionism

This video provides some things to think about with challenging patterns of perfectionism

Bessell van der Kolk - discussion of trauma in the body

We talk lots about the connection between trauma and the body - here is a discussion with one of the experts in the field.

5 second Rule - Mel Robbins

When you are struggling with being stuck in changing patterns, you may want to consider trying this strategy.

The Drama Triangle

When you struggle with drama in relationships - this video helps us understand patterns that contribute to this as well as considerations in getting out.

Movement or grounding for dissociation

Movement is very important - check out our page with all of Veronica's sessions - but here is an additional one for dissociation

Setting boundaries

Setting boundaries is very difficult and often a challenge for many people in the group - here is a quick discussion around this.

Depression - the Big Black Dog

Depression is often a companion of complex trauma - this helps to understand this a bit better.

Calming and regulating emotions

Brain flip

This is a quick explanation of the brain / lid flip that we will often refer to in group.

Trauma Therapy Solutions
Tracy Harvey, MSW, LCSW

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