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Multicultural Trauma Training in Rwanda
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...
Trauma Process Group
In addition to adding trauma-informed yoga groups, we will also be adding a trauma process group. This group, led by our amazing clinician Sophie Toolen, will provide participants with an opportunity to explore how the past may be currently impacting their present,...
Trauma Informed Yoga
We are excited to announce that we will be offering a four class trauma informed yoga series in early September. These classes will be held by our new clinician, Natasha Salemme LMHC, who specializes in yoga therapy. This four class series aids in releasing stress and...
Art Therapy Workshop with Sarah Dobey!
Join our Clinical Director, Sarah Dobey, for her Art Therapy Workshop for survivors. Art is a way of expressing without words and sometimes words can feel either inadequate or inaccessible. Engaging creativity in a safe, warm context can in itself be healing. Inquire...
Workshop: Working Creatively with Dissociative Identity Disorder
Athena H Phillips, LCSW, will be offering a workshop on the assessment and treatment of DID next month. Workshop is appropriate for students and professionals in a mental health or related field. Email athena@traumacenternw.com to reserve your spot! DID Workshop
Upcoming Workshop: Working Creatively with DID
Join us this May for a workshop on working creatively with a very gifted population: those living with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Presenter: Athena H Phillips, LCSW WorkshopDID
Art Therapy Workshop for Trauma Survivors! 2/23/2017
Art is often a way to express an experience for which words may feel inadequate. Trauma and the journey of the survivor towards healing can be difficult to articulate; creativity can facilitate the transition from the unspoken subconscious to the expressed metaphor...
Groups Offered at ITTC & VIC
Support Groups and Workshops are a safe way to share in experience, gain some expertise in managing our emotions, to connect with others and feel less alone. Here are some offered at our locations: DID Experiences Group: Every other Monday @ 3pm DBT Skills Group Art...
DID, Iatrogenic Trauma, & Healing through Sharing
DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder), previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, continues to be a diagnosis that is portrayed incorrectly, misunderstood, and or those living with it can be overtly treated as dishonest by their healthcare providers. Many have...
DBT Groups Now Offered at ITTC
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an excellent tool for affect regulation and helps those who are struggling to keep their emotions within a window that feels reasonable. We often utilize it in adjunct with individual therapy for trauma survivors who want to build some...
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
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...
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