Quick Summary
  • The Balance works with individuals experiencing complex mental health, trauma-related, and substance-related conditions that require careful assessment, individualized planning, and integrated care.
  • This page provides an overview of the clinical scope of conditions we work with.
  • Many individuals present with overlapping challenges involving mental health, trauma, substance use, physiological dysregulation, and relational stressors.

THE BALANCE works with individuals experiencing complex mental health, trauma-related, and substance-related conditions that require careful assessment, individualized planning, and integrated care.

This page provides an overview of the clinical scope of conditions we work with. It is not intended to offer diagnosis, self-assessment, or treatment guidance. Care is always based on individual assessment and suitability.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Conditions rarely exist in isolation. Many individuals present with overlapping challenges involving mental health, trauma, substance use, physiological dysregulation, and relational stressors. For this reason, conditions are grouped into broader clinical domains rather than treated as isolated labels.

Trauma and chronic stress often shape how individuals experience emotions, relationships, and bodily regulation. We work with individuals affected by:

  • Acute or chronic trauma
  • Complex trauma patterns
  • Post-traumatic stress responses
  • Burnout and prolonged stress exposure

Trauma-informed principles guide all aspects of care.

CO-OCCURRING & COMPLEX PRESENTATIONS

Many individuals experience more than one condition simultaneously. This may include:

  • Mental health conditions alongside substance use
  • Trauma combined with mood or anxiety disorders
  • Psychological distress with physiological dysregulation

These presentations require integrated, multidisciplinary care rather than isolated interventions.

THE BALANCE works with substance-related conditions where use has become disruptive, harmful, or entangled with psychological distress. This may include:

  • Alcohol-related conditions
  • Prescription medication misuse
  • Illicit substance use
  • Polysubstance use
  • Relapse patterns

Care is approached within an integrated framework that considers mental health, trauma history, and physiological impact.

MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS

We support individuals experiencing a wide range of mental health conditions, particularly where complexity or co-occurrence is present. This may include conditions related to:

  • Mood regulation
  • Anxiety and fear responses
  • Attention and impulse control
  • Personality and relational patterns
  • Psychotic or thought-related disturbances

Treatment is guided by careful assessment, pacing, and multidisciplinary coordination.

EATING DISORDERS

Eating-related conditions often involve psychological, physiological, and relational dimensions. We support individuals with:

  • Restrictive patterns
  • Compensatory behaviors
  • Loss of control around food
  • Body-related distress

Care is coordinated carefully, with attention to medical safety, psychological integration, and long-term stability.

Some individuals experience ongoing difficulties with regulation, energy, sleep, or stress tolerance that do not fit neatly into diagnostic categories. Care may address:

  • Chronic stress responses
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Psychosomatic patterns
  • Long-standing dysregulation

These presentations are approached with careful assessment and integrative planning.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON DIAGNOSIS & SUITABILITY

THE BALANCE does not provide diagnosis through the website. Not every condition, presentation, or level of acuity is appropriate for our model of care. Suitability is determined through professional assessment and honest discussion. Where a different level or type of care is more appropriate, this is communicated clearly.

Further Topics

Mental Health Conditions Chronic & Regulation-Related Conditions Eating Disorders Addiction & Substance-Related Conditions Complex & Co-Occurring Conditions Trauma & Stress-Related Conditions