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
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.
Location and Contact Info
Women's College Hospital (main building)
76 Grenville Street (view map)
9th floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1B2
Phone: 416-323-6400 ext. 4230
Fax: 416-323-7529
Email: ttp@wchospital.ca
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Accessibility
This program is wheelchair-accessible.
