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Art Therapy Workshop for Dissociative Identity Disorder
Vancouver Integrative Counseling is hosting our next Art Therapy Workshop for those with Dissociative Identity Disorder. This is our third workshop and each one has been very fun and safe for participants (and for the facilitators!). The intention behind the...
Art Workshop for Dissociative Identity Disorder
Art Therapy Workshop-2 in April. We will use mixed media to provide a safe, fun, opportunity to map your internal family. The product will be adaptable and will be helpful in conversation treatment providers, friends and family. Attached is the flyer. Contact...
Multi-cultural Trauma Training in Rwanda!
Join us for a Trauma Training in Rwanda! Following our recent visit to Rwanda, ITTC has established a partnership with the Global Engagement Institute (GEI) and the University of Rwanda to provide a trauma training that is designed for international practitioners who...
Broccoli, Chocolate & Trauma
Many survivors of interpersonal abuse, in its' various forms find themselves continually adapting to and evaluating their environment; specifically those in proximity who may cause harm. Anticipating the emotional overlay in an unpredictable setting is clearly...
The Recipe for Trauma Recovery; Rwanda and Resilience
Trauma happens on many social levels including very intimate violence, to car accidents, to terrorism, to genocide (and many other levels in between). Following the visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial as well as talking with Rwandans about the recovery process, we...
Rwanda Day 2: Compassionate Curiousity
Our first venture in Rwanda was the iconic safari trek. This allowed us to quietly wander through this new landscape while we appreciated its natural beauty and animal inhabitants. We came here to learn from and exchange information with the people in this resilient...
Rwanda Day 1: Listening and Being Listened To; a Western Luxury
On the second leg of my flight to Rwanda, I sat next to a 25 year-old woman who was traveling from Luxembourg to Rwanda for her wedding. I asked what seemed to be a fairly innocuous question; "Why do you live in Luxembourg and why are you getting married in Rwanda...
Managing Trauma Triggers in the Context of Terrorism
The recent terrorist attacks can effect all of us in different ways, one of which is the compromise of our collective sense of safety. Going through our day-to-day activities without worry or threat is a basic assumption for many Westerners that when something...
Workshop for Trauma Survivors
Coming Soon....Honoring your Internal Warriors: Preparing for Trauma Work from an Internal Family Systems Perspective." Athena Phillips, LCSW will be offering a workshop for trauma survivors who are in the early stages of recovery. The decision to engage in therapy is...
Understanding PTSD
Attached is a video that identifies the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or #ptsd, and talks about treatment outcome. http://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/video/understanding-ptsd
Mindfulness: All it Takes is a Moment
I've been running short on time lately, which has threatened one of my most important personal self-care strategies, and one I often recommend to my clients: mindfulness. When I mention this to folks they usually state: I don't have time for that! In most cases, what...
Intuition vs. Vigilance: A Survivor’s Superpower
Survivors often talk about their capacity to assess their environment with greater speed and accuracy than your average Joe (or Jane). Scanning for emotional and physical safety through a heightened attunement to the behavior of others, their emotional states and...
Dissociative Identity Disorder & Authenticity
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) & The Question of Authenticity Many of us find ourselves contemplating the question of “who am I” at some point or another; perhaps we are pursuant of a spiritual connection to our place in the universe or may be hoping to...
Massage, Acupuncture, Reiki & Mental Health
After watching the relationship between the mental health and the body be conceived as somehow distinctive from each other and thus the assumption is to treat them as separate entities, I thought it might be interesting to offer adjunctive treatments to folks. When I...
Social Media & Trauma
Social media has become so interwoven into the details of our lives, turning our private (and occasionally mundane) thoughts into public domain. In order to remain connected not only socially, but professionally, Facebook and other forms of social media are less...
Stress Management Group!
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Thursdays April 16-June 4, 2015 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, $300 Learn how to sit down, slow your mind and change your brain. This 8-week course will allow you to learn and practice a researchproven method for reducing stress and building a...
Welcome to ITTC!
Welcome! Integrative Trauma Treatment Center (ITTC) is an outpatient mental health organization housed in NW Portland, Oregon. Our mission is to provide progressive therapy alongside adjunctive treatments, including acupuncture, massage, reiki and medication...
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Integrative Trauma Treatment Center
2130 SW Jefferson, Suite 200 Portland, Oregon 97201
Phone:
(971) 266-6910
Fax:
1 (888) 972-3623