Services:

Cognitive Rehabilitation & Counselling

As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Dr. Heike Dumke provides evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation therapy and counselling support to help individuals understand, improve, and manage changes in thinking, attention, memory, and daily functioning. She supports individuals navigating cognitive changes arising from acquired brain injury (including concussion), as well as those resulting from cancer treatment, neurological conditions, and other cognitive challenges. She also provides support for caregivers.

Below, you’ll find service descriptions for:

a) Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy
b) Brain Health, Cognitive Ageing & Memory Concerns
c) Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Support
d) Concussion Support for Persistent Symptoms
e) Physical Injury Rehabilitation Support
f) Cancer Treatment Recovery
g) Caregiver Counselling & Support

a)  Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy

Support for memory, attention, and thinking difficulties related to brain injury, medical conditions, or cognitive changes, with a focus on improving daily functioning and supporting a return to everyday life. You can find more information on what cognitive rehabilitation is and how it is implemented following this link.

b) Brain Health, Cognitive Ageing, and Memory Concerns

Support for individuals experiencing concerns about memory, thinking, or cognitive changes with ageing. Learn about normal cognitive ageing, dementia worry, brain health, and strategies that can support cognitive wellbeing, confidence, and independence throughout life. Explore information about how cognitive functions change with age, factors that influence brain health, and strategies to support healthy cognitive ageing by following this link.

c)  Acquired Brain Injury Support

Rehabilitation-focused support for individuals that includes addressing cognitive and functional changes following acquired brain injury, with emphasis on improving daily functioning and supporting return to everyday life. Following this link, you’ll find information on how Dr. Heike supports people who have suffered an acquired brain injury utilizing cognitive rehabilitation therapy and brain injury counselling in a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment.

d) Concussion Support

Support for individuals experiencing ongoing symptoms after concussion, including difficulties with attention, mental clarity, cognitive endurance, fatigue, and overwhelm—helping you gradually return to daily activities, work, and life. [learn more about concussion, symptoms, and treatment approaches →] or [access information about icbc-funded concussion support →]

e) Physical Injury Rehabilitation Support

Rehabilitation-focused support for individuals who have experienced a physical injury. Recovery from physical injury is not only a physical process. Conditions such as motor vehicle accidents, orthopedic injuries, surgery, or chronic pain often affect how we think, feel, and function in daily life. You can find more information following this link.

f) Cancer Treatment Recovery

Support for individuals experiencing symptoms such as “brain fog” after cancer treatment, including challenges with memory, attention, mental fatigue, emotional adjustment, and confidence in daily functioning. Dr. Heike provides cognitive rehabilitation and counselling support to help you understand these changes, develop effective strategies, regain clarity, and re-engage in meaningful daily life. You can find more information following this link.

g) Caregiver Counselling & Support

Dr. Heike provides caregiver counselling to people who care for family members with dementia-related and other debilitating conditions. Caregiver counselling includes support for navigating the emotional and practical challenges of caring for someone with cognitive changes, while maintaining their own wellbeing and balance in daily life. You can find more information following this link.

At Mind Your Brain, Dr. Heike provides rehabilitation-focused counselling to support both the physical and psychological aspects of recovery. My work is grounded in an integrated understanding of brain–body functioning, rehabilitation psychology, and emotional wellbeing.

I can give you and your family hope by providing you with the emotional as well as practical support you need to reach your optimal level of functioning and lead a productive life.  I’d love to hear from you.  So, please, e-mail me to set up a free
15-minute phone consultation during which we can explore how I can help you.

FEES AND PAYMENT OPTIONS

Fees

PAYMENT OPTIONS AND FEES Please, note: Fees are due at the beginning or after each session A receipt will be provided upon request at each session You can pay by: cash (in-person session) Interac e-transfer to Mind your Brain:   For … Continue reading Fees

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