BIPOC Grief Therapeutic & Support Group
BIPOC Healing and Wellness Centre is running a BIPOC Grief Therapeutic and Support Group facilitated by therapists of colour. You will learn culturally-informed information about grief and loss, explore your beliefs and values, process your experiences, find healing in a ...
Hosted by Reena Samra
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Edmonton, AB T6G
BIPOC Healing and Wellness Centre is running a BIPOC Grief Therapeutic and Support Group facilitated by therapists of colour. You will learn culturally-informed information about grief and loss, explore your beliefs and values, process your experiences, find healing in a ...
Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY)
Online Trauma Sensitive Yoga Group.
Hosted by Vanessa LaPrairie
Psychologist, MC, R Psych
Verified Verified
Group meets in Calgary, AB T2H
Online Trauma Sensitive Yoga Group.
Group EMDR for Women
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing) is a well researched treatment for trauma and limiting beliefs. Typically it is only offered one-on-one with a therapist and requires benefits or a personal financial investment and not everyone can afford it. We ...
Hosted by Reclaim Your Nature Psychotherapy
Psychologist, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Calgary, AB T2T
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing) is a well researched treatment for trauma and limiting beliefs. Typically it is only offered one-on-one with a therapist and requires benefits or a personal financial investment and not everyone can afford it. We ...
Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults
Welcome to "Secured," a therapy group dedicated to helping women wanting to explore their anxious attachment styles, using Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults (AFTT-A). Our strengths-based approach utilizes a, step-by-step method to restructure the internal personality system, promoting healthier attachment ...
Hosted by Candace Hamilton Emdr Consultant
Psychologist, BSc, MSc, RPsych
Verified Verified
Group meets in Edmonton, AB T6E
Welcome to "Secured," a therapy group dedicated to helping women wanting to explore their anxious attachment styles, using Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults (AFTT-A). Our strengths-based approach utilizes a, step-by-step method to restructure the internal personality system, promoting healthier attachment ...
Emotion Regulation Skills Group for PTSD
This is a structured skills training program informed by a therapeutic approach called dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). It is designed to help you learn skills to cope with overwhelming emotions, reduce impulsivity, enhance interpersonal relationships, and ultimately achieve your own ...
Hosted by Rosa Gregory
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Edmonton, AB T5N
This is a structured skills training program informed by a therapeutic approach called dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). It is designed to help you learn skills to cope with overwhelming emotions, reduce impulsivity, enhance interpersonal relationships, and ultimately achieve your own ...
PTSD for military and first responders
This is a psycho educational and therapy support group for professionals in the medical, military and first-responder fields.
This is a psycho educational and therapy support group for professionals in the medical, military and first-responder fields.
Becoming Myself:Survivors of Sexual Violence group
Sacred Expression Psychotherapy is excited to announce an upcoming processing group for Sexual Violence Survivors. This group is for female identified adults and will focus on maintaining and supporting stabilization, exploring and processing trauma impacts, and working towards integration of ...
Sacred Expression Psychotherapy is excited to announce an upcoming processing group for Sexual Violence Survivors. This group is for female identified adults and will focus on maintaining and supporting stabilization, exploring and processing trauma impacts, and working towards integration of ...
Group EMDR
Experience the benefits of EMDR therapy at a fraction of the cost in a group. For the cost of about one-on-one session, you get 3.5 hours of EMDR ($227.50). This delivery method was created out of necessity in war zones ...
Experience the benefits of EMDR therapy at a fraction of the cost in a group. For the cost of about one-on-one session, you get 3.5 hours of EMDR ($227.50). This delivery method was created out of necessity in war zones ...
Healing in Life and Loss: Reconcile Grief & Trauma
(6:30PM-9:00PM) WESTVIEW BUSINESS CENTRE 104C, 4315-55 AVENUE RED DEER, AB. T4N 4N7 Facilitator: Patricia Popoff, Registered Social Worker, Masters in Grief Counselling, Clinical Traumatologist, Mental Health Professional Presents: Experiential Therapy/Support 6 Week Group Maximum 9 People • Reduce Triggers, Stress ...
Hosted by Patricia Popoff
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, RSW, MS, TITC-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Red Deer, AB T4N
(6:30PM-9:00PM) WESTVIEW BUSINESS CENTRE 104C, 4315-55 AVENUE RED DEER, AB. T4N 4N7 Facilitator: Patricia Popoff, Registered Social Worker, Masters in Grief Counselling, Clinical Traumatologist, Mental Health Professional Presents: Experiential Therapy/Support 6 Week Group Maximum 9 People • Reduce Triggers, Stress ...
Becoming Myself: Sexual Violence Survivors Group
This group is for female identified adults and will focus on maintaining and supporting stabilization, exploring and processing trauma impacts, and working towards integration of new insights. With the wisdom of the body and through the mediums of art and ...
This group is for female identified adults and will focus on maintaining and supporting stabilization, exploring and processing trauma impacts, and working towards integration of new insights. With the wisdom of the body and through the mediums of art and ...
Trauma Informed Group for Gambling Addictions
Struggling with gambling? Join our trauma-informed support group, where compassion and expertise meet to provide a nurturing environment. Led by a Registered Provisional Psychologist with expertise in trauma and addiction, our group offers a safe space to delve into the ...
Hosted by Shedean Jones Infidelity Childhood Trauma Infertility Addictions
Registered Provisional Psychologist, MC, AGRM
Verified Verified
Group meets in Edmonton, AB T6E
Struggling with gambling? Join our trauma-informed support group, where compassion and expertise meet to provide a nurturing environment. Led by a Registered Provisional Psychologist with expertise in trauma and addiction, our group offers a safe space to delve into the ...
Peer Support
Hosted by Cassaundra Henske
Registered Social Worker, RSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Calgary, AB T2N
YEG Family Counselling
Queer? Trans? Autistic? Fat? Come on in and join the party. We are an inclusive, anti-oppressive therapy practice focused on supporting couples, individuals, kids, and families with all sorts of quirks and struggles. If you've found us, it's probably because ...
Queer? Trans? Autistic? Fat? Come on in and join the party. We are an inclusive, anti-oppressive therapy practice focused on supporting couples, individuals, kids, and families with all sorts of quirks and struggles. If you've found us, it's probably because ...
Group for fathers whose children have Cancer
Hosted by Ajay Hartenfeld Pandhi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MAIS, Q-Med
Verified Verified
Group meets in Edmonton, AB T6G
Online Support Group Winter/Spring
Whether your need support with Relationships, Anxiety, extra Support in your Trauma Work with your Therapist, Self Confidence, Stress; this online group offers safety, community and support. In sessions you can expect to learn more about resources and opportunities to ...
Whether your need support with Relationships, Anxiety, extra Support in your Trauma Work with your Therapist, Self Confidence, Stress; this online group offers safety, community and support. In sessions you can expect to learn more about resources and opportunities to ...
BIPOC Unhealthy Relationships Support Group
This is a BIPOC specific space for support through your past and/or current experiences with unhealthy relationships of any kind. In the group, you will engage in discussion, sharing and support, learn culturally-informed information about unhealthy relationships, process your experiences ...
Hosted by BIPOC Healing and Wellness Centre
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Edmonton, AB T6G
This is a BIPOC specific space for support through your past and/or current experiences with unhealthy relationships of any kind. In the group, you will engage in discussion, sharing and support, learn culturally-informed information about unhealthy relationships, process your experiences ...
Sacred Cycles of Healing for Women
New for Sept. 2023! Who were you before you were hurt? As women, our very soul can be harmed by the intentional acts of others. This series focuses on restorative postures and breathwork to re-establish a sense of safety in ...
Hosted by Angela Grace
Psychologist, PhD, MEd, BFA, BEd
Verified Verified
Group meets in Calgary, AB T2T
New for Sept. 2023! Who were you before you were hurt? As women, our very soul can be harmed by the intentional acts of others. This series focuses on restorative postures and breathwork to re-establish a sense of safety in ...
Emotional Regulation Skills Group for PTSD
This is a structured skills training program informed by a therapeutic approach called dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). It is designed to help you learn skills to cope with overwhelming emotions, reduce impulsivity, enhance interpersonal relationships, and ultimately achieve your own ...
This is a structured skills training program informed by a therapeutic approach called dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). It is designed to help you learn skills to cope with overwhelming emotions, reduce impulsivity, enhance interpersonal relationships, and ultimately achieve your own ...
EMDR Group Therapy
Experience the relief of Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing (EMDR) to clear away trauma triggers, anxiety, depression, phobias, and addictions. Share the positive results and keep your trauma stories private. Complete a standard protocol in one weekend; you could feel ...
Experience the relief of Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing (EMDR) to clear away trauma triggers, anxiety, depression, phobias, and addictions. Share the positive results and keep your trauma stories private. Complete a standard protocol in one weekend; you could feel ...
Victims of domestic violence
Trauma caused as a result of abuse can last a lifetime if not dealt with and negatively impacts one's life satisfaction. This group will help you get your life back
Hosted by Mark A Kolodziej
Counsellor, CCC, PhD, Trauma
Verified Verified
Group meets in Calgary, AB T2G
Trauma caused as a result of abuse can last a lifetime if not dealt with and negatively impacts one's life satisfaction. This group will help you get your life back
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Trauma and PTSD Support Groups
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.