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Whether you seek freedom from an unhappy past, skills to cope with current challenges, or your spiritual path to a more promising future, Aegis can help. We are a small but dedicated group of professionals in Victoria BC who provide quality psychological products and services.

Speak to us about treating your depression, anxiety, stress, or PTSDPosttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):  An anxiety disorder caused by exposure to an intensely traumatic event; characterized by reexperiencing the traumatic event in recurrent intrusive recollections, nightmares, or flashbacks, by avoidance of trauma-associated stimuli, by generalized numbing of emotional responsiveness, and by hyperalertness and difficulty in sleeping, remembering, or concentrating. The onset of symptoms may be delayed for months to years after the event.  Source: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary with CBTCognitive behavioural Therapy (CBT):  A directive form of psychotherapy based on the theory that emotional problems result from distorted attitudes and ways of thinking that can be corrected. Using techniques drawn in part from behaviour therapy, the therapist actively seeks to guide the patient in altering or revising negative or erroneous perceptions and attitudes. Source: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):  A method of psychotherapy that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma.  EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. To date, EMDR has helped an estimated two million people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress.  Source:  EMDR International Association. Learn to relax, try one of our self-help products, join a group, or chase those winter blues away using a SADSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):  A cyclically recurring mood disorder characterized by depression, extreme lethargy, increased need for sleep, hyperphagia, and carbohydrate craving; it intensifies in one or more specific seasons, most commonly the winter months, and is hypothesized to be related to melatonin levels.  Source: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary lamp.

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