PTSD Therapy

What therapy is best for PTSD in our 15 years of experience successfully treating PTSD symptoms, is a combined approaching. This combined therapy approach's foundation is based on the core competencies of psychotherapy in it's historically, empirically trusted methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, Psychodynamic Therapy, Humanistic-Existential Therapies with, the latest techniques and approaches of therapies. These latest approaches of therapies are not limited to Internal Family Systems Therapy, IFS, Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, ACT, Emotion Focused Therapy, EFT.

Yes, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD is recognized as a disability in Canada if it is severe and persistent enough to restrict daily functioning or prevent employment.
It is considered an invisible disability and qualifies for support under the Disability Tax Credit, long-term disability insurance, and provincial programs.  

Key Details on PTSD as a Disability in Canada:

Recognized Condition: PTSD is recognized by Canadian authorities and is a leading cause of long-term disability claims.

Support & Benefits: Those affected may qualify for the federal Disability Tax Credit, which provides tax relief, as well as employment-related insurance payments.

Documentation Required: Claims often require a diagnosis from an Medical Doctors, MD, a clinical psychologist, an NP psychotherapist or MD psychiatrists proving the condition restricts your daily life. 

If you are a veteran, Veterans Affairs Canada offers specialized disability benefits such as ongoing mental health support for Veterans with PTSD through Veterans Affairs Canada Blue Cross.

References

Government of Canada. (2019). Accessible Canada act (S.C. 2019, c. 10). laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

Public Health Agency of Canada. (2025, March 21). About trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/topics/mental-health-wellness/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/about-ptsd.html. 

Veterans Affairs Canada. (2025, July 3). Entitlement eligibility guidelines. Government of Canada. https://veterans.gc.ca/en/mental-and-physical-health/mental-health-and-wellness/compensation-illness-or-injury/disability-benefits/entitlement-eligibility-guidelines. 

Can PTSD Be Triggered Years After a Traumatic Event? 

Yes, PTSD symptoms can return or re-emerge after treatment, even months or years later. While treatment is highly effective, stressful life events, new trauma, or triggers can cause a relapse of symptoms or reactivate PTSD, often requiring further care.  

About PTSD Recurrence: 

Triggers and Retraumatization: Exposure to new traumatic events or reminders of the original trauma can bring back symptoms, a process known as re-traumatization. 

Residual Symptoms: Studies indicate that some people may have "subthreshold" symptoms (not severe enough for a full diagnosis) that persist or spike later. 

Life Transitions: For older adults, life changes like retirement, health issues, or cognitive decline can lead to a return of symptoms. 

It Does Not Mean Treatment Failed: A return of symptoms is often managed with "maintenance" or booster sessions with a mental health professional. 

How to Manage Recurring Symptoms: Continue Therapy: Seek ongoing support or return to therapy if symptoms arise. 

Develop not only Coping Skills but Learn how to Emotionally Process: Utilize tools like mindfulness, grounding techniques, and stress management, Learn how to emotionally process your emotions. 

References
National Center for PTSD. (n.d.). PTSD in older veterans. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/what/aging_veterans.asp

Steine, I. M., Zayfert, C., Young-Xu, Y., & Schnurr, P. P. (2022). Relapse of posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 29(4), 380–392. doi.org

Yes, PTSD can go away, and recovery is possible for most people with effective treatment.
While some cases resolve on their own, we find an individualized tailor-made PTSD treatment plan is best integrating the most trusted evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, Prolonged Exposure, PE, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR can significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms.  

PTSD Recovery 

Treatment Works: The vast majority of people with PTSD who engage in specialized trauma-focused therapy see significant improvements, and many no longer meet the diagnostic criteria for PTSD after 10 to 12 weeks. 

Natural Recovery: For some, symptoms can subside on their own within the first few weeks or months after a trauma. We find however in our practice, symptoms however may appear in anxiety, depressive symptoms if left unresolved.

Individualized Timeframe: Healing takes time, weeks, months, or even years and recovery is rarely a straight line. Relapses are natural, boosters for trauma work, common.

Importance of Emotional Processing: We offer treatment in terms of guiding clients to emotionally process their emotions versus simply coping with emotions. We also treat original cause of trauma for PTSD. We have successfully treated PTSD symptoms for over 15 years of practice.

Reference

Keyan, D., Garland, N., Choi-Christou, J., Tran, J., O'Donnell, M., & Bryant, R. A. (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of predictors of response to trauma-focused psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychological Bulletin, 150(7), 767–797. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000438

What is trauma therapy and how does it work ? Trauma Therapy in a nutshell, is locating as efficiently and effectively as possible when the trauma happened, how it happened, and if it was the original trauma. We want to locate the original trauma, as going to the original trauma will be most effective for treatment. Treating the original trauma is most effective as it created life beliefs, that the person might be coping from. Also original traumas may also created what's called internalized blame, so internalizing the event as I'm to blame, we want to locate, externalize, as this in most times effects self worth, self concept. 

After we successfully locate the original trauma, we assess exactly how it may have effected, you by self-reports. After we isolate the event and book mark it as a scope of work, we later process it when you are ready. We, if not always want clients to be stable and ready for trauma work. So if you want to do trauma work, you can help your therapist out alot, by doing self-care work: sleeping until you are fully rested, napping when you are tired, ensuring you are eating exceptionally well to get your mood up so there is some buffer space to bounce.

We carry over 15 years of experience in successfully treating trauma. Please contact us if you looking to work with a trauma expert. We work with trauma therapy with eye movement, trauma therapy yoga-borrowed techniques, we target and implement complex trauma therapy techniques. 

We specialize in trauma therapy for adolescents, trauma therapy for couples, trauma therapy for men, trauma therapy for narcissistic abuse.