Triggers can make daily life feel like an endless battle with your environment. If you are tired of feeling misunderstood or overwhelmed by your environment, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
I’m Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond (LCT-C), a Licensed Counselling Therapist-Candidate based in New Brunswick. offer a specialized, sensory-informed approach designed to empower residents of Albertville, Saskatchewan to regain control over their sensory world.
The Misophonia Matters Approach
Unlike traditional models that jump straight to “changing your thoughts,” this progressive five-part framework prioritizes your physical and social reality first. We treat misophonia as a primary neurophysiological disorder—not a phobia—shifting the focus from “fixing” a sound to supporting the person experiencing it.
- Psychoeducation: Understanding the “Why” The journey begins by de-stigmatizing your experience. By exploring the auditory-insular link, we shift the perspective from personality flaws and toward an understanding of atypical neural connectivity.
- Stage Two: Building a Support Network Isolation is often the hardest part of this disorder. We help you create “sensory contracts” and advocacy tools to bridge the gap between you and your loved ones in Albertville, Saskatchewan.
- Accommodations and Negotiations We treat misophonia as a functional impairment requiring physical solutions. This involves negotiating boundaries and setting “sensory contracts” within your home or workplace.
- Stage Four: The Sensory Toolkit Nervous system regulation must come before cognitive work. We build your Sensory Toolkit, incorporating:
- Passive Management: Utilizing the latest in noise-reduction technology.
- Strategic Layouts: Strategic seating and “safe zones.”
- Proactive Input: Proactive input to keep your nervous system regulated throughout the day.
- Cognitive & Psychological Strategies (Adapted CBT) Once your environment is optimized and you feel understood, we introduce Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). We focus on the “Second Arrow”—the thoughts and emotions that follow the initial trigger:
- Addressing Catastrophic Thoughts: Breaking the cycle of self-blame and panic.
- De-Escalation: Using cognitive reframing to lower the physiological “simmer” after an encounter.
The Value of a Targeted Approach
General talk therapy often misses the mark with misophonia. Our methodology is backed by clinical research (Jager et al., 2021) and designed for lasting change.
- Virtual & Accessible: Secure Zoom sessions allow you to engage from the comfort of your own safe space in Albertville, Saskatchewan.
- Worldwide Support: While therapy is province-specific, my coaching services are accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Investment & Details
- Fee: $150 CAD per session.
- Insurance: Many Canadian plans cover LCT-C services; check with your provider to confirm.
Book your 1 hour intake session ($150) Have questions? Please email contact@shaylynnraymond.com
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