Mental Health Services in Burlington
Pillars of Wellness, located in Burlington, Aldershot, specializes in using occupational therapy to positively influence mental health and general well-being by supporting engagement in community involvement, meaningful activities, and productive roles.
What is mental health?
An occupational therapist’s chief concern is an individual’s ability to live a satisfying life by identifying goals that the person has for themselves and working collaboratively to achieve them. A diagnosis is not a focus — rather, occupational therapy works through meaningful activity and engagement.
At Pillars of Wellness, our team works with individuals of all ages including young children, students, parents, and older adults. We also work with clients who experience depression, anxiety, and mental illness.
No matter what challenges you face, occupational therapy can help you lead a productive and meaningful life — despite limitations.
Benefits of treating mental health with occupational therapy
Treating your mental health with occupational therapy can have a number of benefits:
Improved mental health and general well-being
Greater drive to pursue meaningful activities
Higher productivity
Relief from symptoms of mental illness like depression, anxiety, and PTSD
Increased emotional awareness
Increased quality of life and return to work
What conditions can occupational therapy help treat?
- 5Stress management difficulties
- 5Anxiety and depression
- 5Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Occupational Therapy and Mental Health at Our Clinic in Burlington
At Pillars of Wellness, occupational therapy can utilize a number of avenues to treat your mental health, such as:
Mindfulness Meditation
When we train ourselves to focus on the present moment, rather than the past or future, we can become more attuned to our habitual reactions and thought patterns. By learning how to de-center ourselves from anxious or depressive feelings and thoughts, we can prevent them from spiraling out of control. This allows us to create new, positive, and healthier ways of responding to life’s challenges.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a type of psychotherapy utilized to treat mood disorders such as anxiety and depression as well as unwanted behaviour patterns. This type of therapy is problem-focused and goal-oriented, while teaching strategies and skills to cope with thoughts during upsetting situations. This type of intervention utilizes a “top down” approach that suggests changing the way one thinks can ultimately change the way they act and feel.
Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP)
Progressive Goal Attainment Program therapy works to reduce psychosocial barriers to your rehabilitation progress using problem solving, goal setting, structured activity scheduling, and graded activity involvement. This can increase your quality of life, promote re-integration into life-role activities, and facilitate return-to-work.
HeartMath Interventions Program
The HeartMath interventions program highlights the critical link between the heart and both one’s emotions and cognitive performance. Developed in 1992 from a research-based system of scientifically based tools, technology, and techniques, HeartMath therapy increases mental and emotional self-regulation. The system incorporates emotional restructuring and refocusing tools and techniques that are facilitated by heart-rhythm coherence monitoring and feedback technology (EmWave Pro Plus Software). Individuals learn to effectively reduce stress and anxiety, improve health, improve learning and performance — and therefore the quality of life.
Other occupational therapy interventions may include the following:
- 5Facilitating the development of skills needed for independent living (i.e. managing home responsibilities, time management, financial management, meal preparation/shopping etc.)
- 5Conducting functional evaluations and ongoing monitoring for successful job placements
- 5Linking to community resources
- 5Working with clients to develop leisure or vocational interests and pursuits
- 5Providing training in activities of daily living (i.e. self-care)
- 5Consulting with educators regarding appropriate accommodations and the development of return to school program
- 5Consulting with employers regarding appropriate accommodations and the development of return to work programs
Why choose Pillars of Wellness?
At Pillars of Wellness, in Burlington, Ontario, we are proud to provide a truly integrated care approach that employs a variety of treatments to achieve faster recovery. Our clinic offers different services such as chiropractic, naturopathy, counseling, speech therapy, occupational therapy, yoga therapy, acupuncture, and holistic nutrition.
With multiple diverse services and specialities in one place, you’ll get the best care possible — without having to look elsewhere. Pillars of Wellness is your one-stop-health solution, located right here in Burlington.
Flexibility and accommodation to make your appointment viable and fit to your schedule
Highly recommended for everyone who is looking for friendly, warm and very professional help in physiotherapy. Flexibility and accommodation to make your appointment viable and fit to your schedule. Warm, new and clean environment going very well together with informative and friendly, professional personnel. My therapy clinical notes, invoices and appointment reminders were also available on line and on time. Khizar, Nancy, Thank you.
Feeling better by the day. Thank you so much!
This is the first time I give a review. I cannot say enough about this clinic. They are really amazing. Friendly, great customer service and helped me with a condition I have for years. Feeling better by the day. Thank you so much!
I was very impressed by their customer service and professionalism
I recently used Pillars of Wellness services for my injuries. I was very impressed by their customer service and professionalism. The first time I came to do my assessment, the owner, the physiotherapist and the chiropractor sat with me to help me figure out the best way to feel better and faster. I spent 6 weeks with on-going treatment using different modalities. The end result was no more pain and I was able to move again!! Thank you so much for your help. I highly recommend this clinic to anyone.
Summing it up Pillars of Wellness is a well run top notch health clinic!
Lori and Laurent Pinci who run Pillars of Wellness along with their team are very professional and efficient. They make you feel welcome with a smile and kind words every time you walk through their doors. They truly care. We have not yet had the need to experience the many other services that Pillars of Wellness offers, but if we ever did, we definitely would not hesitate to use them.
I’m feeling very supported during my recovery….
On the advice of a friend, I reached out and booked a series of appointments with their occupational therapist, Lori; physiotherapist, Abida; and their naturopath, Dr. Galantai to help with recovering from a concussion. It has been an excellent experience! They are all incredible practitioners.
This is the first time I’ve ever experienced a longer term injury and their genuine, individualized care has really lessened my stress. I’m feeling very supported during my recovery and highly recommend their clinic. I credit my continual improvement to the holistic way I’m getting treatment for my symptoms and am very grateful.
I went to different clinics I finally found one worth going to.
Friendly, caring and professionals like nothing I have seen around Aldershot//Burlington. Attentive to the needs of their patients. They take the time to listen. Beautiful and well designed clinic that is extremely well maintained. I have had two car accidents in the last year and I went to different clinics I finally found one worth going to.
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