Programs

The LA VIGILE therapy home offers professional services on six (6) components: addictions, depression, post-trauma (PTSD), anxiety, anger and letup.

The programs are based on workshops of psychoeducation via the cognitive approach with individual meeting with professionals trained in counselling and according to the specific needs of the customer of La Vigile.

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These six (6) programs are complemented by fitness, relaxation and nutrition workshops. All our clients have access to a fitness room, a follow-up by a kinesiologist and a balanced diet.

Addiction program

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The addiction program relies primarily on the cognitive approach. The workshops that complement this process are based on a systemic approach involving, among others, the individual, the work, the family and the social network with specific teachings on stress, depression, parenting, communication. A follow-up in individual consultation is proposed with a professional social worker of La Vigile. This program takes the form of in-house therapy of more or less 30 days depending on the specific needs of the individual.

Depression Program

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Always complementary to the problem of addiction, we help people with problems related to depression: distress, mourning, post-trauma, anxiety, burnout, etc. We use the cognitive-behavioral approach in psychoeducational workshops.

PTSD Program

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In addition to the problem of addiction, we help people with a PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) problem. Our goal: Identify and understand the 3 main groups of PTSD symptoms, learn to cope with PTSD and take care of themselves, differentiate normal fear from traumatic fear, learn to manage discomfort, manage anxiety, controlling emotions, developing management strategies, etc.

Anxiety Program - Psychoeducation Program

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Understand the vocabulary related to anxiety, recognize its stress, recognize different types of cognitive distortions, and identify sources of stress related to its every day, emotional dimension. Understand the different factors that increase vulnerability, stress, experience mindfulness, understand the links between anxiety and addiction, demystify anxiolytic medication.

Anger Program

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Anger management workshops assume that anger is healthy, but sometimes leads to verbal and / or physical violence. Our goal is to teach participants to become familiar with and understand the concept of anger, its impacts, ways to better manage it, understand the concept of inner self-talk and express it while respecting themselves and others.

Respite Program

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This program is designed to allow the participants at this program to meet their basic needs: nutrition, sleep, rest, anxiety management, and physical and psychological stability.