Now Full for 2024 - Referral Required for Fall 2025

Recovering With Mind Body Medicine

Dates: Thursday mornings from September 12 to December 19, 2024 (skipping Oct 10th and Nov 7th)

Time: 10 am - 1 pm (with breaks)

Location: Online only

Price: This is an OHIP covered service. A fully-refundable deposit is required to secure your spot in the group and to act as payment for any missed sessions.

Requirements for Virtual Participation: Participants must be in the province of Ontario for all sessions (OHIP rules require patients and their MD to be in the province at the time of service delivery - even for virtual care).

Description: Join Dr. Amy Alexander for this 13-week program. Based on her training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Internal Family Systems, somatic psychotherapy and the SMART program at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine in Boston, this trauma-informed medical program will teach you evidence-based principles & practices of rehabilitation and Mind-Body Medicine and its use in:

• improving stress resilience;

• speeding recovery from illness;

• enhancing sleep and relaxation;

• reducing pain & inflammation;

• reducing depression;

• easing anxiety;

• enhancing healing;

• strengthening immunity; and,

• reducing the impact of treatment side effects

This course will benefit people who:

• have chronic physical or stable mental illness, or difficulties with treatment related to it;

• are committed to making real changes in their lives;

• are able to commit to all groups sessions, as well as daily, prescribed, Mind-Body Medicine practices;

• willing to agree to the policies and group guidelines. 

Please note: This group is not a substitute for ongoing, individual psychotherapy. It is highly recommended that all participants have an individual counsellor during their participation in the group program.

Please contact Dr. Amy Alexander for to see if you're a good candidate for the group, or for more details about the course.