Services | Evidence-Based Therapies | NEST First Responder Therapy

Evidence-based therapies with a mind-body approach

Types of Therapy

We go beyond talk therapy and alleviating superficial symptoms to address the root causes of trauma and mental and physical challenges. We work with you using tailored, evidence-based therapies to achieve greater resiliency and sustainable change.

Also known as person-centered therapy, Client Centered Therapy is a non-directive form of therapy where you (the client) act as an equal partner in the therapy process while your therapist remains non-directive. They don't pass judgment on your feelings or offer suggestions or solutions. In other words, we provide the road map, but you’re driving the bus.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that helps people learn how to identify and change the destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on their behavior and emotions. It’s about helping clients change the audio track making them dance to their emotions and behaviours.
Developed to treat PTSD, cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a cognitive behavioral treatment focused on helping people who are "stuck" in their thoughts about a trauma. We help our clients identify the “stuck points” and address them through targeted therapeutic techniques.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a structured program of psychotherapy with a strong educational component designed to provide skills for managing intense emotions and negotiating social relationships. Picture it this way: we help clients observe their feelings highway without getting caught up in it, while understanding and accepting that it’s inherently messy.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an interactive psychotherapy technique used to relieve psychological stress arising from traumatic experiences. EMDR aims to reduce symptoms of trauma by changing how your memories are stored in your brain, or reframing them. An EMDR therapist does this by leading you through a series of bilateral cues as you recall traumatic or triggering experiences in small segments, until those memories no longer cause distress. Learn more
A type of alternative therapy that uses the individuals’s visual field with a view to helping them process trauma. It accesses trauma stored in the subcortical brain and helps release it from the body.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), is a kind of cognitive therapy that integrates mindfulness practices including breathing, awareness and meditation. breathing. It’s about teaching a person to be in the here and now as well as break away from negative thought patterns that can cause them to dip into a mood-disordered state, and fend off a difficult frame of mind before it takes hold.

Areas of Expertise

First Responder Therapy

First responders often experience difficult, challenging or traumatic events in the course of their work. This can lead to work injuries such as stress, anxiety, insomnia, mood disorders and more. In therapy, it’s important to have an experienced professional who understands the unique demands and challenges that first responders face.

Acute Grief and Loss

Loss is an inevitable part of life, and grief is a natural part of the healing process. The reasons for grief are many, such as the loss of a loved one, the loss of health, or the letting go of a long-held dream. Dealing with a significant loss can be one of the most difficult times in a person's life.

PTSD and Complex Trauma

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop in some people after experiencing a life threatening, critical, or dangerous event. Complex PTSD is common with first responders who face years of traumatic events, which can lead to unhealthy beliefs about themselves, others, and the world around them.

Depression and Anxiety

Depression and anxiety are different conditions, but they commonly occur together. They also have similar treatments. Feeling down or having the blues now and then is normal. And everyone feels anxious from time to time — it's a normal response to stressful situations. But severe or ongoing feelings of depression and anxiety can be a sign of an underlying mental health disorder.

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

The work of helping requires professionals to open their hearts and minds to their clients and patients – unfortunately, this very process of empathy is what makes helpers vulnerable to being profoundly affected and even possibly damaged by their work. Learn more

Moral Injury

A betrayal of one’s core values like justice, fairness and loyalty, can cause social, psychological and spiritual harm known as moral injury. Learn more

Additional Types of Care

Mindfulness

Practicing mindfulness helps a person become more aware of their physical, mental, and emotional conditions without judgment.
Wellness

The mind and body are inextricably linked: when one part suffers, the other often does too. That’s why we support addressing the physical health conditions resulting from stress.
Education & Workshops

Our group activities are designed to uplift and support workers with work-related and stress injuries.