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Facts About Mental Illness

According to Canadian Mental Health Association 

  • Mental illness indirectly affects all Canadians at some time through a family member, friend or colleague.
  • In any given year, 1 in 5 people in Canada will personally experience a mental health problem or illness.
  • Mental illness affects people of all ages, education, income levels, and cultures.
  • Approximately 8% of adults will experience major depression at some time in their lives.
  • About 1% of Canadians will experience bipolar disorder (or “manic depression”).


How common is it?


  • By age 40, about 50% of the population will have or have had a mental illness.
  • Schizophrenia affects 1% of the Canadian population.
  • Anxiety disorders affect 5% of the household population, causing mild to severe impairment.
  • Suicide accounts for 24% of all deaths among 15-24 year olds and 16% among 25-44 year olds.
  • Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in both men and women from adolescence to middle age.
  • The mortality rate due to suicide among men is four times the rate among women.

Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Anxiety is the most common mental illness in Canada. Anxiety is a serious mental health condition. With anxiety one feels nervous, irritable, or on edge; has a sense of impending danger, panic or doom; experiences an increase in heart rate, starts to breath rapidly (hyperventilation), starts sweating, and/or trembling; has difficulty concentrating, trouble sleeping and even experiences gastrointestinal problems. Panic attacks, as a part of anxiety, can be very distressing. They can begin suddenly and strike at any time — when one is driving a car, at the mall, sound asleep or in the middle of a business meeting. Psychotherapy deals effectively with anxiety and anxiety related disorders. It is possible to be 100% anxiety free!  We will teach you (and provide you with tools) that will help you to recognize and control your anxiety related issues.

Depression

Depression is a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, cry and sometimes you may feel as if life is not worth living.

Depression is not a weakness and you cannot simply "snap out” of it, "stop complaining" or "get over it". Depression kills people and this cannot be taken lightly. Nearly 800,000 people die from suicide due to depression every year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds worldwide.

Depression may require long-term treatment and may require the use of medications. However, recent research shows that CBT psychotherapy is equal in effectiveness as medication for curing depression or depression related issues. We are trained in CBT and we are able to effectively help you to overcome your depression and related issues. 

Trauma & PTSD

Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. An event is considered traumatic if the person experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an event or events that involved actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. Depression, anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few of such emotions that can linger post traumatically. A person who develops PTSD will display four types of symptoms:

  1. Intrusions, including continually re-experiencing the event through intrusive thoughts or unwanted dreams.
  2. Avoiding stimuli related to the traumatic event, either consciously or unconsciously.
  3. Negative cognitions or mood related to oneself or the world around them.
  4. Hyperarousal, including irritability, difficulty sleeping, feeling constantly on guard.

 We can help you to  recognize and overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grieving and healing. You will become balanced and move forward towards happier you. 

 

Family/Couples Therapy

Dissatisfied with your partner? Yourself? Kids? In-laws? 

Family/Couples therapy, can help to discover invisible problems, detect and resolve family gridlocks, and teach how to cope with conflicts. Many couples learn to deal with their issues and build happy, successful relationships after professional therapy.

We use Sound Relationship House Approach, developed by Dr. John Gottman, one of the modern and prominent family therapists.  Your goal, according to John Gottman, is to move “from gridlock to dialogue.” Once you’re able to do that, you can learn to live with almost any perpetual problem.

 

Personality Disorders

A personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which you have a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. This causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities, work and school.

In some cases, individuals may not even realize that they have a personality disorder because their  way of thinking and behaving seems natural to them. And they may blame others for the challenges they face. 

We practice CBT, DBT, Mindfulness and Neurofeedback therapies while helping personality disorders sufferers. 

 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) support

Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts, urges, or images, the presence of which usually cause marked distress or anxiety. The dominant theme of the obsessive thoughts may be harm, risk to self or others, danger, contamination, doubt, loss, or aggression. 

We practice CBT, ERP, SFT, and Neurofeedback therapies, as evidence based therapies to help individuals manage their OCD symptoms  and sustain a balanced life style. 

Bipolar Mood Disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes significant changes in mood, behavior, and energy levels. The mood swings from depression to mania that affect people with this disorder can last for days, weeks, or even several months. We practice DBT, CBT, SFT, Strength Based Therapy, Mindfulness and Neurofeedback to help individuals with this disorder.


 

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Support

People who have schizophrenia or those who are on this spectrum do not always act abnormally and can at times be perfectly normal, even while they experience hallucinations or delusions. However, these people require lifelong treatment, even after their symptoms have subsided. Treatment includes medications and psychosocial therapy. Therapy includes:  

  • Individual therapy to help normalize thought patterns and to learn ways  to cope with stress. Identification of early warning signs of relapse can help people with schizophrenia manage their illness. 
  • Social skills training - this focuses on improving communication and social interactions and improving the ability to participate in daily activities.
  • Family therapy - this provides support and education for families dealing with schizophrenia.


Online Services

Studies show that online counselling is as effective as in person one. 

 Online sessions are held in the safety of your own home  at a time that is convenient for you and your loved ones. 


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