We are joined by Doctor Nicole OBarto-Trainer

Nicole received her doctorate in counselling psychology from West Virginia University. She was clinically trained in the Department of Psychiatry at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. She also has specialized training in the integration of mind body therapies in the treatment of chronic gastrointestinal disorders and somatic disorders from the Allegheny Center for Digestive Health. Dr. Trainer has been studying integrative mental health since 2009 and has advanced training in mindfulness-based interventions, HeartMath biofeedback, and functional approaches to depression and anxiety, including nutrition, micronutrient therapy, and amino acid therapy. 

Dr. Trainer has been working in private practice since 2011. She founded Native with the intention to shift the conversation in mental health care away from deficits and subjective lists of symptoms treated largely with pharmaceuticals to one focused on innate health and the integration of evidence-based complementary and alternative therapies. Further, Dr. Trainer believes that a more dynamic and holistic approach to mental health treatment would better prepare an individual for the lifelong process of understanding their emotional self and taking care of their mental health.

Dr. Trainer is also passionate about raising mental health awareness and reducing the stigma surrounding seeking help for mental health problems. She encourages a conceptualization of mental health that is more fluid and allows for occasional disruptions in emotional wellbeing to be embraced as a natural part of the human experience and not pathologized.

You can get more information at https://nativeclinics.com/

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Pain is a not a well understood phenomena. This episode is a hypnosis script that is intended to both help reduce and potentially completely remove chronic pain by creating a new understanding of what pain is and what purpose it has served so that you can let it go.

In this episode Amy askes Jeremy and Trent frequently asked questions about mental health. There are questions about specific mental health concerns, about population health, about medication and others.

This is another Hypnosis script that is created to help reduce and eventually remove any symptoms of anxiety and panic. Anxiety and panic are part of the alarm system of the body and can become sensitized by life experiences. If you can interrupt the loop between the body alarm system and the thought processes associated with panic then you can end the panic attack. It only take 3 minutes for the body to metabolize the adrenaline flowing through your body. In other words it only take three minutes for a panic attack to end.

We are joined today by Corrina Bateson.

Corrina is a Masters Level Registered Social Worker (Clinical Specialization) and Certified Canadian Counselor. She enjoys working with children, adults, seniors, and families. Concerns ranging from physical and emotional pain, mood, anxiety and personality issues, emotional regulation, neurodevelopment challenges, and intrapersonal and interpersonal concerns. In the last 20+ years, Corrina has worked in schools alongside children, within federal and provincial government systems, and in the community supporting those with addictions and mental health concerns.

Corrina likes to view situations through a holistic lens, as life has more than one approach, or perspective, or outcome. She is also a Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor and is trained in Usui Reiki Level 1 & 2. Through connection, support, collaboration, and embracing the possibilities together, Corrina holds a safe, non-judgmental and private space for you.

Today we are joined by team member Kathleen Curliss for a Psynergy Series episode.