The Trauma Therapy Program (TTP) offers confidential, time-limited psychotherapy to women and men who have experienced interpersonal trauma. Therapy can range from three months to one year and is covered by OHIP. The focus is on helping people who have survived interpersonal trauma which may include sexual, physical or emotional violence and neglect. The TTP does not treat trauma reactions resulting solely from natural disasters or motor vehicle accidents, etc.

The Trauma Therapy Program team includes psychiatrists, mental health therapists, social workers, creative arts therapists, occupational therapists and nurses. The program is a teaching facility therefore students from these professions may be present during your visit.

Depending on the clients' needs, therapy may take any of a number of forms, including:

• art therapy
• music therapy
• cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)
• psychodynamically informed therapy
• sensorimotor (somatic/body-oriented) therapy
• EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
• psychopharmacological recommendations

Typical goals addressed during assessment and therapy are to:

• explore and learn about the after-effects of trauma;
• learn new coping strategies to manage flashbacks, overwhelming emotions, anxiety, numbing, dissociation, urges to self-harm, suicidal thoughts;
• understand and possibly change problematic relational patterns;
• improve self-care and self-soothing capacities;
• use different therapeutic modalities to gradually process and integrate traumatic experiences; and
• explore the use of medication to help manage the impact of traumatic symptoms

The TTP program is committed to promoting an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can live their lives free from violence and all forms of discrimination.

The TTP program works from a feminist anti-oppressive framework in which the client and team work collaboratively around the issues brought to therapy. Together with our clients we will work to support and promote informed therapy.

Referral

Please note: The Trauma Therapy Program is presently experiencing a high volume of referrals and lengthy wait times. At this time we are not accepting new referrals. Please see a list of other community based services below which focus on trauma and may be relevant.  Please check back for updates as they become available.  Thank you.

 Individual Therapy

 Family Services Toronto - 416-595-9618

Catholic Family Services - 416-921-1163

Jewish Family and Child Service - 416-638-7800

The Women’s Health Centre at St. Joseph’s Health Centre - 416-530-6850

Women’s Health in Women’s Hands - 416-593-7655

The Brief Psychotherapy Centre for Women - 416-591-2000

West End Sexual Assault Treatment Program (WESAT) - 416-913-7540

Women’s Counselling Referral and Education Centre (WCREC) - 416-534-7501

Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture - 416-363-1066

Group Therapy

Breakthrough at the YWCA - 416.487.7151 ext. 266

Divine Divas at the Toronto Western Hospital - 416 603-5800 ext. 5325

The Gatehouse - 416-255-5900-x 221

Catholic Family Services - 416-921-1163

The Barbra Schlifer Clinic - 416-323-9149

The Women’s Health Centre @ St. Joseph’s Health Centre - 416-530-6850

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For more information about Women’s Mental Heath, please visit the Women’s Health Matters website:  http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/.

Referrals are made through a health professional. To obtain a referral, or for further information, please call or e-mail our program's administrative assistant as noted below.

Physicians and clinicians: Click here to download a copy of the Women's Mental Health Program referral form. Once completed, please fax to 416-323-6356.

We do not provide after hours crisis interventions.