Now Accepting New Clients!
Now Accepting New Clients!
At Mindful Therapies, we offer individual therapy for adults seeking support with life’s challenges, personal growth, or mental health concerns. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, or relationship changes, our clinicians provide a safe, supportive space to work toward your goals.
Our therapy groups are conducted online and are designed to be accessible across Nova Scotia. These structured, evidence-based programs help clients build tools that can be used long after the group ends. All sessions are led by Registered Psychologists and Clinical s\Social Workers with advanced training and experience in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and trauma-informed care.
DBT Skills training is a manualized, evidence-based, treatment approach to help individuals change behaviours, emotions, thoughts,
and interpersonal patterns associated with problems in living. These skills can help with anger, episodes of depression or anxiety,
intense or chaotic relationships, impulsivity, stress, and feelings of emptiness. Modules include mindfulness, distress tolerance,
emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. This group can help improve insight into emotions, thoughts, and behaviours.
This is the skills group only. This is not a complete DBT program.
CBT for PTSD is an evidence-based approach to reduce the frequency and severity of PTSD symptoms. Treatment includes psychoeducation, behavioural exposures, and cognitive restructuring. Core themes disrupted by trauma including safety, trust, power/control, intimacy, and esteem are explored.
ACT is an evidence-based approach that helps individuals manage difficult thoughts and feelings by accepting them, rather than trying to eliminate them, and by committing to actions that align with their values. The goal of ACT is psychological flexibility. This group can help with the transition out of the military into civilian life, learning about the self, defining values, and committed action towards those values. This group is ideal for those struggling with adjustment, the ‘next chapter’, retirement, life transition.
IFS is an evidence-based approach that helps individuals with a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. IFS
helps clients understand ‘parts’ of their personality, including protective and wounded inner parts, and helps individuals understand, heal, and integrate their parts towards their authentic self. This group is ideal for individuals currently receiving Ketamine treatment with their psychiatrist, as IFS has been found effective in unlocking blocked parts and in assisting with integration into daily life.
Please note this is not considered Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.
We are offering a virtual support group for family members of veterans. The aim of this group is to provide a safe, supportive, and
non-judgmental space for mutual aid and discussion among participants, with the end goal of promoting self-care and capacity to support veteran family members. Topics of discussion may include self-care, healthy communication and boundary setting, increasing a sense of empowerment and family resiliency, and establishing goals to increase quality of life.
CBT-I stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia. This short-term (CBT-I) group is designed to help participants break the cycle of chronic sleep difficulties and improve overall sleep quality. Participants will learn practical tools and evidencebased strategies to manage insomnia.
Getting support in a group setting can feel intimidating at first — but you’re not alone.
Our goal is to make it easy and welcoming to take that first step. Whether you’re joining a DBT skills group or a support group for families, here’s what you can expect from participating in our group therapy programs:
You can self-refer to any of our group programs. No doctor’s note or outside referral is needed.
Attend from anywhere in Nova Scotia. All groups are delivered online through secure, HIPAA-compliant video platforms.
Our therapy groups are led by registered clinicians with advanced training in DBT, trauma recovery, and veteran/family care.
Each program includes structured lessons, exercises, and group discussions designed to build confidence, connection, and practical life skills.
Group participants are expected to honour the privacy of others. Our clinicians foster a respectful, supportive space where everyone is heard.
You’ve served others. Let us serve you. We understand that mental health concerns affect not only the Veteran but their entire family and support network. As such we have designed supports for both the member and their surrounding loved ones.
A DBT skills group is a structured therapy program where participants learn and practice skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. These include mindfulness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Yes, all of our therapy groups are conducted online via secure platforms — making them accessible across Nova Scotia.
Some groups, like the DBT skills group, are designed specifically for veterans. Others, like the Veteran Family Support Group, are for spouses or loved ones. We also periodically offer other group therapy programs open to the public.
All groups are led by licensed clinicians with training in evidence-based approaches like DBT, trauma therapy, and group facilitation.
The DBT skills group runs for 15 weeks. Other programs vary — we’ll provide you with full scheduling information before enrollment.
Yes. Group members are expected to maintain confidentiality, and our clinicians reinforce a respectful and private group environment.
Use the Contact Us form on our website or give us a call. We’ll help match you with the right group and provide next steps.
