Group psychotherapy for migraine pain. Virtually across British Columbia.
MICT-M is a psychiatrist-led, 8-week virtual group psychotherapy program offering evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to help patients manage migraine pain.
š Referring clinicians: download PDF referral form āAt a Glance: the Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Therapy for Migraine (MICT-M) Program
- MICT-M is a psychiatrist-led, 8-week virtual group psychotherapy program offering evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to help patients manage chronic pain.
- The program is available virtually across British Columbia.
- The program is free for eligible BC residents with MSP coverage and a referral from their physician or nurse practitioner.
About Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Therapy for Migraine (MICT-M)
Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Therapy for Migraine (MICT-M) is a psychiatrist-led, 8-week virtual group psychotherapy program offering evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) to help patients manage chronic pain.
MICT-M groups are delivered virtually to patients across British Columbia, and are fully covered for BC patients covered by MSP with a referral from a physician or nurse practitioner.
Summary of clinical evidence for cognitive and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic migraine pain
Cognitive therapy and mindfulness-based interventions have a growing body of evidence to support their use in management of chronic migraine.
This program uses a range of clinical interventions based on evidence-based frameworks including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindful self-compassion (MSC), and compassion-focused therapy (CFT).
Download Referral Form for MICT-M
If you're a family physician, NP, or specialist who would like to refer a patient to the Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Therapy for Migraine (MICT-M) group psychotherapy program, please download the PDF referral form linked below.
