WHAT WE OFFER
Our goal is to make accessing psychotherapy easy, comfortable, and safe!
With every client interaction we strive to provide an AURA of hope, trust, empathy,
and compassion so you feel safe to embrace your journey and grow.
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
AURA offers high-quality, confidential, psychotherapy for individuals who are seeking help to work through issues they are facing in their daily lives and relationships including trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem
and more.
AURA utilizes modalities such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, and solution-focused therapy to help best support our client's needs.
COUPLES
THERAPY
Every relationship has its ups and downs, highs and lows. Life gets stressful and the strain may become too much to handle alone or together.
At AURA, we are that outside, objective perspective you both might need to help navigate the life challenges that are negatively affecting your relationship.
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We're here to help!
CONCURRENT DISORDERS
AURA is a safe, non-judgemental space for those struggling with a multitude of issues. We work with clients struggling with all different forms of substance use, mental health, trauma and their families and know that therapy is not a one-size-fits-all treatment.
We will work with your individual needs and therapy goals to tailor a program specific to you to support you in living a happy and
healthy life.
STRESS
CARE
Life can throw a lot at you. Let us help you work through some of your daily stresses and triggers through a personalized treatment plan to help you navigate your daily life.
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At AURA, we will find techniques, strategies, or programs specifically to reduce your unique stress levels, help you prevent stress, or cope with situations or events that could lead to increased stress.
MENTAL HEALTH
THERAPY
You are not alone. Everyone struggles with something at some point in their life. AURA can help you gain control over the emotions, feelings and situations that are affecting your mental health.
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We understand how important it is to develop a trusting relationship with a therapist, in a safe environment. AURA will find you the right therapist and type of therapy (or combination of therapies) so you feel comfortable and safe.
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ECO
THERAPY
This therapeutic treatment is centered around doing activities to connect with nature led by our
team of trained professionals.
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This nature based approach aims to heal through a variety of activities including nature meditation, physical exercise in a natural environment, conservation involvement and more. This form of therapy can also be combined with other modalities for a well rounded approach to your therapy goals.
OUR APPOACH
Each client and their situation are unique and we want to do everything we can to embrace and celebrate that uniqueness! One way we do this is by creating and tailoring individualized treatment plans for each client. When you take that courageous first step and connect with the Aura team, your first appointment will consist of a thorough psychosocial assessment. From there your therapist will work with you to develop a plan that works best for you and your needs. Our treatment plans consist of one, some or all of the therapeutic modalities below. Rest assured our highly trained therapists will lead you every step of the way!
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is all about goals! Our therapists will use a goal-oriented approach to help clients identify what changes they wish to make in their life to bring about positive change for themselves and their families.
“MI is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.” (Miller & Rollnick, 2013, p. 29)
Emotionally Focused Therapy
EFT is a cutting edge modality that is primarily used to support couples. It was developed by Dr. Susan Johnson who among many accolades is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She also created and runs the EFT Institute in Ottawa where our lead therapist, Jamie-Lynn Sluman, had the pleasure of completing the Level E- An ICEEFT-endorsed EFT Externship.
This intervention style is heavily focused on connecting with our emotions and was created using the science of adult attachment theory as it’s basis.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in basic terms is the understanding that our thoughts, feelings and behaviours are all connected, and that when we can change the way we think about a situation, we are then able to change how we feel and behave in accordance with that situation. Judith S. Beck explains it as; “In a nutshell the cognitive model proposes that dysfunctional thinking (which influences the patient’s mood and behaviour) is common to all psychological disturbances. When people learn to evaluate their thinking in a more realistic and adaptive way, they experience improvement in their emotional state.” (Beck, Judith S. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Basics and Beyond). CBT is the leading therapeutic modality for the treatment of depression and anxiety. At Aura we use a variety of interventions to help individuals address their unhelpful thinking so their quality of life improves.
Single Session Therapy
This modality focuses on the client’s greatest hopes for a single session. Once this has been identified, the therapist will work with the client to identify any changes the client would like to make to achieve their greatest hope, and strategies for how to get themselves there.