Manas Psychological Services

Evidence-based care for first responders

Police, Fire, EMS, Health care, 911, Corrections & Military

Every call, every shift, every scene can leave a mark.

When those marks pile up—long after the sirens fade—they can hijack sleep, crank the body’s alarm system, and turn everyday moments into threats. Sleep is often the first casualty: hyper-arousal keeps you from drifting off and jolts you awake, while exhaustion fuels quick-trigger irritability that makes small hassles feel huge.

Nightmares, flashbacks, emotional numbness, headaches that won’t quit, even obsessive “What if I hurt someone?” thoughts are all signals of an Operational Stress Injury (OSI)—the Canadian term for the psychological wounds first responders, health-care, and military members face, whether from one critical incident or years of cumulative strain and moral injury.

Research shows that 44 % of Canadian public-safety personnel screen positive for at least one mental-health disorder, and 23 % for PTSD alone (CIPSRT, 2024)

What We offer:

EMDR: Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
ART: Accelerated Resolution Therapy
CPT: Cognitive Processing Therapy
DBT-based emotion-regulation skills: Practical, on-scene tools for surges of anger, panic, or dissociation.
I-CBT for OCD & intrusive images: A protocol that targets thought loops common in high-stress roles.
CBT-I: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia
Couples & family sessions: Trauma doesn’t stay at work.

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Health & Wellness Check

Even if you’re not ready for therapy, a Safeguard or Health & Wellness Check offers an annual, confidential 80-minute appointment to keep your mental health fit for duty—no different from a physical with your family doctor.

Evidence-based screening – PCL-5, PHQ-9, GAD-7, RISC and the Operational-Stress Injury Check-Up.
Brief consult + feedback – Talk through sleep, mood, exposure levels, and coping skills with a psychologist who “gets” the job.
Early warning & referral – Catch red flags long before they become critical incidents or time-off claims.
Meets emerging Canadian standards – the CACP Psychological Services Committee recommends routine, mandatory mental-health checks for police and other public-safety personnel under the Safeguard model. cacp.ca
Confidential: Results belong to you; we only share fitness-for-duty notes if you ask.

Note: Many agencies already cover annual wellness checks; if yours doesn’t, receipts qualify for most extended-health plans.

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TRAUMA & OSI THERAPY

Evidence-based care for first responders

Police, Fire, EMS, Health care, 911, Corrections & Military

What We offer:

Health & Wellness Check

The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.