Counselling and Treatment - Mental Health
Provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for individuals 18 years and older experiencing symptoms of Traumatic stress/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and who are experiencing a significant impact on emotional, physical, interpersonal and vocational functioning.
Services include: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) – Individual and Group Therapy.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals 18 and over that are experiencing symptoms of traumatic stress/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- It is recommended that individuals are connected to a Health Care Provider in the community e.g. Family Physician/NP, Nurse Practitioner, Community Psychiatrist who oversee psychiatric care
- Symptoms evident for greater than 3 months
Exclusion criteria: intellectual disability will be looked at on a case by case basis; severe neurocognitive disorder will be looked at on a case by case basis; borderline personality disorder as primary diagnosis or borderline personality disorder symptoms as primary focus of treatment; persons with dementia; organic brain syndrome and/or mild acquired brain injury, such as reading at a grade 5 level; symptoms evident for less than 3 months.
Referrals are accepted from psychiatrists, family physicians and nurse practitioners.
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Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences - Whitby - Gordon Street
700 Gordon Street
Whitby
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Main Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Central Access - FAX: 905-430-4000
Central Access - Toll Free: 877-767-9642