Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH) Niagara

What Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH) Niagara does

ATTCH Niagara (Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing) is a non-profit mental health clinic headquartered at 95 Niagara St., St. Catharines, Ontario, registered as a Canadian charitable organization (No. 795094739RR0001). Founded by Lori Gill, the organization delivers specialized therapy for trauma, attachment, and loss to children, youth, adults, families, and professionals across the Niagara Region (including St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, and Beamsville), regardless of ability to pay. Core clinical offerings include ITATM\u2122 (Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model), a proprietary trademarked neurosequential protocol combining drawing, somatic therapy, visualization, resource installation, cognitive behavioural techniques, and bilateral stimulation; Neurofeedback therapy; Trauma Focused Skills Group; Becoming Your True Self Group; community outreach; and waitlist support services. The organization additionally publishes the Trauma Healing Academy mobile application on Google Play and Apple App Store. ATTCH Niagara is certified as a Trauma Informed Organization (CTIO) and is a certified member of Complex Trauma Treatment Affiliates, a select network of fewer than two dozen senior complex trauma therapists and clinical supervisors in the US and Canada.

The business model is a charitable hybrid rather than a conventional revenue-generating model. Direct therapy services are provided free or at low cost to clients, with no publicly disclosed fee schedule; the organization explicitly states it receives $0 in government funding for trauma therapy services. Operating capacity is sustained through a portfolio of funding streams: donations and charitable contributions; multi-year foundation grants (notably a 3-year Branscombe Family Foundation commitment supporting a full-time therapist and part-time clinical director); grants from Ontario Trillium Foundation, Niagara Community Foundation, United Way Niagara, Maycourt Club, Wise Guys Charity Fund, and the Williams Wilson Sherport Foundation; community donations from multiple Rotary clubs and Delta Bingo and Gaming; and Government of Ontario grants channeled through the Emergency Readiness and Capacity Building Fund for clinician training programs delivered via Zoom across Ontario, including French-language delivery.

Commercially, the organization operates a parallel professional training and certification business: the 5-Day ITATM\u2122 Clinical Certification, the ITATM\u2122 Masterclass Series for advanced topics, and Custom Trainings for clinical practices, social service agencies, and school boards. Training programs are partially funded by provincial grants to build community mental health capacity. Reach is multi-channel: in-person clinical services across three Niagara locations, live online training delivered to Ontario clinicians, and app-store distribution of the Trauma Healing Academy. Scale indicators include 300+ clients served annually across the Niagara Region, a 100-person waitlist for specialized trauma care, and a lean core clinical staff of approximately 1 full-time therapist and several part-time specialists.

Name

Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH) Niagara

Legal name

Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing

Website

https://attchniagara.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ATTCH Niagara is a non-profit mental health clinic in St. Catharines, Ontario, delivering specialized trauma, attachment, and loss therapy to children, adults, families, and clinicians across the Niagara Region free or at low cost, anchored by its proprietary ITATM\u2122 clinical model and funded primarily through foundation grants and charitable donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH), School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians) (EDAKAMAD), Couples & Family Therapy Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAG)

Keywords

• Trauma therapy services
• Mental health clinic
• Attachment treatment
• Neurofeedback therapy
• Clinical training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Catharines

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies heavily on private donations and charitable foundation funding to sustain operations, as government funding for trauma therapy is not received.
2. Provincial Government Grants: Funded through Government of Ontario grants for emergency readiness and capacity building initiatives, including the Emergency Readiness and Capacity Building Fund.
3. Foundation Grants: Multi-year grants from foundations including Branscombe Family Foundation, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Niagara Community Foundation, and others support core staffing and program delivery.
4. Free and Low-Cost Therapy Services: Provides free and low-cost trauma therapy to clients regardless of ability to pay, funded through donations and grants rather than client fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Non-profit mental health clinic providing specialized therapy for trauma, attachment, and loss using the proprietary Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model (ITATM™), a neurosequential evidence-based protocol that combines drawing, somatic therapy, visualization, resource installation, cognitive behavioral techniques, and bilateral stimulation. The organization also provides neurofeedback, group therapy programs, community outreach, waitlist support, and trains clinicians across Ontario through certification, masterclass, and custom training programs.

Product overview

ATTCH Niagara is a non-profit mental health clinic providing a portfolio of trauma-specialized therapy services and training programs. The core clinical offerings include ITATM™ (Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model), a proprietary neurosequential evidence-based trauma processing protocol; Neurofeedback therapy; Trauma Focused Skills Group; and Becoming Your True Self Group. The organization operates an intensive teaching clinic model supported by training programs including the 5-Day ITATM™ Clinical Certification, ITATM™ Masterclass Series for alumni, and Custom Trainings for organizations. A key digital product is the Trauma Healing Academy mobile app. Services are delivered regardless of ability to pay, with the training programs partially funded through provincial grants to build community mental health capacity across Ontario.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ITATM™ (Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model) Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of participants reported measurable increase in confidence when working with trauma after ITATM training
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Complex Trauma Treatment AffiliatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified member of this select network of fewer than two dozen senior complex trauma therapists and clinical supervisors meeting regularly to collaborate and broaden knowledge and skills.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Trauma Center at JRI (Justice Resource Institute): Specialty trauma treatment clinic and training center in the US providing outpatient trauma therapy and clinician training. Comparable as a trauma-specialty outpatient clinic with proprietary treatment approaches and an emphasis on training the next generation of trauma clinicians.
• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Niagara: Regional mental health non-profit serving the same Niagara Region with outpatient mental health and addiction services. Directly comparable as a community-led, donation-funded mental health provider operating in the same geographic territory.
• Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: Non-profit community mental health organization in Ontario providing crisis support, emotional support, and mental health services. Comparable as a community-based, donation-funded mental health non-profit operating in Ontario with similar clinical and outreach service models.
• National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC): Lori Gill's prior professional affiliation; TLC is a trauma intervention and training organization for children and adults. Comparable as a trauma-focused training and intervention organization with an evidence-based clinical model and clinician certification programs.
• EMDR Canada: Canadian organization providing training, certification, and practice standards for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy. Directly comparable as a Canadian trauma-therapy training and clinician-certification organization offering continuing education in evidence-based trauma modalities.

Broad incumbents

• Kids Help Phone: National Canadian e-mental health service providing 24/7 support, counseling, and crisis intervention for youth. Comparable as a Canada-wide youth mental health service that overlaps with ATTCH's child and youth segment and serves as a referral partner for community-based trauma services.
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, providing outpatient and inpatient services across Ontario. Comparable as a major Ontario-based behavioral health provider and a funder/convener of provincial mental health capacity-building initiatives in which ATTCH participates.

Emerging players

• EMDR International Association (EMDRIA): US-based professional association for EMDR therapy practitioners offering credentialing, training standards, and continuing education. Comparable as a trauma-therapy training and certification body that competes for clinician training dollars in the same evidence-based trauma modality market.
• Hope for Wellness Helpline: National Indigenous mental health support service offering counseling and crisis intervention in English, French, Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut. Comparable as a specialized Indigenous mental health provider that intersects with ATTCH's Indigenous trauma therapy service line led by Leigh Staats.

Regional players

• Family Services Toronto: Non-profit social services organization offering counseling, trauma support, and family services in Ontario. Comparable as a multi-service non-profit providing individual and family mental health counseling with similar funding model and population focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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