Trauma-Related Disorders

Here are some resources available for Trauma-Related Disorders - 

Canada-Wide Resources and Referral Options

• PTSD Coach Canada - Virtual, mobile app
  • Education and support with managing symptoms and tools, 
• PTSD Association of Canada,  - Website, non profit organization
  • Education, for those with PTSD, those at risk, and those who care for individuals with PTSD, including self assessments, coping strategies and other resources
• Veterans Affairs Canada - Virtual, for veterans, former RCMP members, their families and caregivers
  • 24 hours a day virtual access to mental health professional 
• OSI Connect - Virtual, mobile app
  • Free mental health learning and self-management - designed to help veterans, former RCMP, and their families, 
• ATLAS Institute - Virtual, research and information for service providers
  • PTSD education, support, and treatment options with a focus on engaging veterans, their families and caregivers
• Manitoba Trauma Information and Education Centre - Website (PTSD), resources
  • Detailed text and videos surrounding PTSD and the healing journey
• Manitoba Trauma Information and Education Centre - Website, resources
  • Wide ranging information about trauma and recovery

Ontario Resources and Referral Options

• Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program - In-person and Virtual, Ontario only
  • Self-guided and psychotherapy services - generalized anxiety, health anxiety, other anxiety and stress related problems, social anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, agoraphobia, PTSD, obsessive-compulsive related concerns. Also offers services for depression.
• Durham Rape Crisis Centre - Virtual, therapy services offered in the Durham region only - individual and group counselling (self-referral)
  • To women-identifying people who are survivors of sexual violence
  • 24/7 Crisis and Support line for all areas

Books about Trauma

• "Life After Trauma" By Dena Rosenbloom
  • Workbook helping trauma survivors start rebuilding their lives, strategies for coping and self care
• "The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook" By Glenn R. Schiraldi
  • Comprehensive guide for individuals experiencing PTSD and their loved ones. Treatment and self-management techniques
• "An Introduction To Coping With Childhood Trauma" by Helen Kennerley
  • Self-help guide based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for anyone who has experienced trauma as a child, be it emotional, physical or sexual.
• “Mindful Compassion” by Paul Gilbert & Choden
  • Compassion-focused therapy approach to overcoming everyday emotional and psychological problems and improving one's sense of well-being.
• “Overcoming Traumatic Stress” by Claudia Herbert
  • Self-help guide using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to help change unhelpful patterns of behaviour and thought.
• “The Compassionate Mind Approach To Recovering From Trauma” by Deborah Lee with Sophie James
  • Uses Compassion Focused Therapy to help develop a fuller understanding of how we react to trauma and deal with feelings of shame to overcome any trauma-related difficulties.