Live-in Programs
Our current wait list for in-house programs runs three to six months.
Thuy Na Mut Requires 2 weeks sobriety prior to set intake date
Kwunatsustul Requires 6 months long-term sobriety prior to application
Honouring Grief Requires 1 month long-term sobriety prior to application
These assist in the balance of physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of reclaiming one's wellness.
General Program Descriptions
How our programs work
General Program Descriptions
Group and individual therapy programs are under the direction of our professional team. Cultural and Spiritual healing is provided under the direction of our Elders. Each of our programs successfully integrates traditional teachings with modern therapeutic techniques.
All of our programs operate with common principles and are based on the premise that change takes place over time. These principles include:
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Grieving and healing with mutuality and respect.
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Normalizing personal development and education.
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Acknowledging individual strengths and self-determination.
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Approaching culture and traditions holistically.
Our participants are encouraged to recognize, and come to terms with, past pain and grievances influencing current feelings and behavior. As well as develop strategies for gaining control of their lives and their environments to develop new patterns to strengthen a connection to the Creator.
Our Programs are designed to offer traditional teachings along with cleansings and other cultural ceremonies, such as:
These assist in the balance of physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of reclaiming one's wellness.
Thuy Na Mut
Getting Better- 6 weeks in length
- live-in and co-ed
- requires 2 weeks sobriety prior to set intake date
Grounded in culture, ceremony, and traditional teachings, Thuy Na Mut is a 6 week intensive program. This holistic program supports participants who are ready to begin and strengthen their healing journey from substance use. Through therapeutic experiences that build on each person’s strengths, goals, and life experiences. Participants are supported in discovering their own pathway toward continued recovery, wellness, and connection.
Included in the program structure are group and individual sessions
that promote:
Kwunatsustul
Holding Hands, Standing Together Trauma Program- Trauma intensive
- 5 weeks in length
- live-in and co-ed
- requires 6 months sobriety prior to set intake date
Through culture, ceremony, and holistic therapeutic activities, this 5-week program focuses on addressing the traumas being held by our communities. We address the impacts that personal, intergenerational, and communal trauma have had on mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Using a wide variety of tools including group therapy, individual counselling, and ceremony participants are guided through a healing journey to reclaim identity and spirit.
Honouring Grief
Grief Grief & Loss Program- 3 weeks in length
- live-in and co-ed
- requires one 1 month sobriety prior to set intake date
Our 3-week Honouring Grief program is for those who have experienced grief and loss that is impacting their lives. We offer the gift of time and an opportunity to share in group to process feelings of sadness, anger, shame, guilt, depression, and numbness. Participants will receive support through group and individual therapy, cultural work, ceremony, and Elders teachings.
Elders & Colleagues Trauma Program
- 3 weeks in length
- live-in and co-ed
- requires 6 months prior to set intake date
Our 3-week Elders and Colleagues program is adapted from our 5-week Kwunatsustul program for Indigenous Elders and individuals working in the helping professions who have established skills for grounding and personal regulation. Through culture, ceremony, and holistic therapeutic support, participants are given space to address unresolved trauma and restore a sense of well-being.
Tiicsumc
Cleansing Your Path Forward, Washing Away Negative Energy
- 1–3 weeks
Our Tiicsumc program, also known as Stabilization, offers the participants the opportunity to ground themselves in the present and focus on clearing the path for healing. Over 1-3 weeks participants use a variety of tools including group therapy, grounding techniques, breathing exercises, and receive teachings from Elders to prepare themselves to transition into our Thuy Na Mut program.
Nakalkala
Peace Within Virtual Aftercare Program- 8 weeks, virtual
- Up to 3x weekly group sessions
This 8 week virtual program is available to those who have successfully completed our Thuy Na Mut program to provide support while they continue to navigate their healing journey back in community. Participants meet up to 3 times a week to engage in group therapy, engage with their individual recovery plans, practice grounding and mindfulness tools, and receive Elders teachings.
Due to confidentiality and anonymity Tsow-Tun Le Lum does not post Intake dates. Applications are accepted by referral workers only: application forms (intake packages) are available on this website – please click on “Referral Packages tab”. It is important to review and understand “admission criteria” prior to filling out the referral package.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact our office during regular business hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm.