Welcome to Restoring Balance Consulting

RAISING AWARENESS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

“Indigenous owned and operated, established in 2007 (17years)

Educational Online Seminars

Restoring Balance Consulting provides an educational online seminar for community members, if you have community members that have unresolved trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, or have recently experienced trauma, this 5-hour seminar will provide the necessary skills to the participants, to better understand trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, provide healing exercises and a self-regulation exercise that can be used to manage/reduce the traumatic stress in the mind and body during the healing process.

Trauma Informed Care Training

Restoring Balance Consulting offers Trauma Informed Care Training to community workers. This 1-day Trauma Informed Care training is an important training for community workers to understand trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, healing and self care exercises, and communication skills. If your Indigenous, First Nation, Inuit or Metis community, organization or agency, works with survivors of trauma, this training is important to enhance the workers skills in working with trauma survivors.

Trauma Resources

Restoring Balance Consulting provides the necessary resources needed to assist Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities in educating community workers, caregivers, and community members, to better understand trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, healing, and communication skills. Restoring Balance Consulting has provided over 400 workshops/seminars throughout Canada. Gerald Kiesman/Owner-Facilitator has developed useful and practical material that can be used by community workers and caregivers who work with trauma survivors. Please see the list of “Books” to purchase, thank you.

UPCOMING EVENTS

2 Day Trauma Support Workshop - Winnipeg Manitoba - November 19th and 26th 2024

November 19th and 26th 2024

Cost: $199.00 (plus tax) Per/Person 4.5 hours per day 1 hour lunch

Location: Online

Download Seminar Flyer – Understanding Trauma Healing

5 Day Trauma Support Training - Online - November 22nd, 27th, December 3rd, 10th and 17th 2024

November 22nd, 27th, December 3rd, 10th and 17th 2024 – Online

Cost: $630.00 Discounted 30% off original $ 900.00 price (plus tax) Per/Person 4.5 hrs per day

Location: Online

Download Seminar Flyer – Truama Support Worker Training

NEWS & BLOG

Author Provides a New Perspective to Canadian History

THE NORTHERN VIEW Published: July 07, 2009 11:00 PM Gerald Kiesman has written a new book giving a unique look at Canadian history through First Nations perspective. Former Prince Rupert resident Gerald Kiesman was in town late last month to promote his self-published...

Police Victim Services Seeks Closer Ties to First Nations Culture

Gerald Kiesman is giving workshops for Victoria Police Victim Services about grieving as it relates to First Nations culture. Don Denton/News staff Spurred by the bravery of NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy in announcing he had been sexually abused, Gerald Kiesman...

Ex-Rupert Resident Helping with Healing

Gerald Kiesman has accomplished a great deal in the eight years since he moved awayfrom Prince Rupert. Prince Rupert Daily NewsJune 9, 2008 Gerald Kiesman has accomplished a great deal in the eight years since he moved awayfrom Prince Rupert. A resident of the city...

Certificate of Appreciation to Gerald Kiesman

The Victims Advisory Council, Correctional Service of Canada and the Parole Board of Canada present Certificate of Appreciation Feb 4, 2011

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Gathering

Gerald Kiesman taking part on a panel, discussing the topic "Unmarked Graves and Genocide" October 24, 2023

Victim Makes Trauma Kit

Shayne Morrow / Alberni Valley TimesJune 4, 2008 In 1998, Prince Rupert resident Gerald Kiesman couldn't find the resources he needed to dealwith a past history of trauma and abuse. Ten years later, after intense counselling and extensivetraining, he's created a...