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Treatment for Defence and Emergency Services

We offer a trauma recovery treatment program for current and ex serving military personnel  and first responders diagnosed with PTSD.

Day Programs

Trauma Recovery Program

This DVA approved program is designed to treat PTSD for people who have experienced trauma in the performance of their duties. The program  is for current and ex serving military personnel and first responders. The program uses  psycho education and psycho therapeutic evidence based material, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)  and Cognitive Processing Therapy.  It includes group and individual therapy sessions.  

2018 Program dates
  • Cohort 3-  12.02.18 – 30.04.18, 

3 month follow up 06.08.18

  • Cohort 4-  21.05.18 – 30.07.18, 

3 month follow up 01.11.18

  • Cohort 5- 27.08.18 – 05.11.18

Cohort 5-  3 month follow up 14.02.19, 9 month follow up 08.08.19

  • Cohort 1- 9 month follow up 27.06.18
  • Cohort 2-  3 month follow up 14.03.18, 9 month follow up 20.09.18

2019 Program dates
  • Cohort 6-  29.01.19 – 02.04.19 

(3 month follow up 18.07.19, 9 month follow up 16.01.20)

  • Cohort 7-  29.04.19 – 27.06.19

3 month follow up 20.09.19, 9 month follow up 28.03.20

  • Cohort 8- 15.07.19 – 17.09.19

3 month follow up 12.12.19, 9 month follow up 12.06.20

  • Cohort 9-  08.10.19 – 10.12.19

3 month follow up 09.03.20, 9 month follow up 09.09.20

  • Cohort 3-  9 month follow up 07.02.19
  • Cohort 4 - 9 month follow up 02.05.19
  • Cohort 5-  3 month follow up 14.02.19, 9 month follow up 08.08.19


For further assistance, please phone Townsville Private Clinic Day Programs  on 07 4431 1600 or email us.