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Post-traumatic stress disorder can make the past feel like it is still happening, through flashbacks, nightmares and constant alertness. PTSD treatment helps your mind and body process what happened so you can feel safe and present again.
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Quick answer
PTSD treatment is therapy for the lasting effects of a traumatic event, such as an assault, accident, violence, disaster, war or sudden loss. Trauma-focused therapies, including trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR, are recommended first-line treatments. They help reduce flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance and hyperarousal, and change the beliefs trauma leaves behind.
Treatment starts with safety and stabilization skills. Processing traumatic memories only begins when you feel ready.
Is this right for you?
PTSD symptoms usually fall into four groups. They can start soon after the event or months later.
Flashbacks, intrusive memories or nightmares that feel vivid and real.
Staying away from people, places, conversations or feelings linked to the trauma.
Feeling on edge, startling easily, irritability or trouble sleeping and concentrating.
Guilt, shame, numbness, detachment or loss of interest in life.
A constant sense that danger is near, even in safe places.
Using alcohol, drugs or overwork to block out memories.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation to ask questions and see if we are the right fit. No referral is needed.
How we help
Treatment is collaborative and paced. You stay in control of what you share and when.
Sessions are usually 50 to 60 minutes, in person at our South Edmonton office or online by secure video anywhere in Alberta.
Grounding, breathing and emotion regulation skills help you manage symptoms and feel steadier before deeper work begins.
Understand how trauma has shaped your thoughts and reactions, challenge beliefs such as self-blame, and gradually reduce avoidance.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing helps the brain reprocess distressing memories so they become less intense and intrusive.
Step by step
A typical path. Your therapist adapts it to you.
A free 15-minute call to share what is going on, ask questions and get matched with the right therapist.
We listen, understand your history and goals, and agree on a plan together.
You build practical skills in session and try them in daily life, at a pace that feels manageable.
We check progress against your goals and adjust, wrap up, or plan follow-up support.
Care from a Registered Clinical Social Worker (MSW, RCSW) who is a Diplomate and Certified in CBT, with EMDR, DBT and Gottman training.
Our office is in South Edmonton, with secure video sessions anywhere in Alberta.
Counselling in English, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi and Urdu.
We direct bill select insurance providers. Eligible clients can access free counselling through NIHB and IFHP.
Respectful, trauma-informed care for people of every background.
Choose your therapist
Pick someone who feels like a good fit, then book directly with them on Jane or send us a request below.
Registered Clinical Social Worker
Registered Clinical Social Worker in Alberta and Registered Social Worker in Ontario, offering trauma-informed, culturally responsive counselling for individuals, couples and families.
Not sure who to choose? Select “No preference” in the form and we will match you.
Trauma is the experience and its effects. PTSD is a specific condition with persistent re-experiencing, avoidance, mood changes and hyperarousal that last more than a month and affect daily life.
No. You decide what to share. Some approaches, including EMDR, do not require you to describe the trauma in detail.
Many people improve noticeably within 8 to 16 sessions of trauma-focused therapy. Complex or repeated trauma may need longer.
Yes. Trauma-focused CBT and EMDR can be delivered safely by secure video for many clients.
No. You can book directly online or by phone. A doctor’s referral is not required, although some insurance plans ask for one, so check your plan if you plan to claim.
Many extended health plans cover counselling with a Registered Clinical Social Worker. We direct bill select insurance providers, and eligible clients can access free counselling through NIHB and IFHP. Check your plan for coverage details.
Our office is at 3818A 97 St NW #203, Edmonton, AB T6E 6N2, in South Edmonton. We also offer secure online sessions anywhere in Alberta.
Take the first step
Send a request and we will reply to arrange your first session, or book a time yourself on our secure Jane App portal.
587-372-3143
contact@disha.ca
3818A 97 St NW #203, Edmonton, AB T6E 6N2
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