REDOUBT
OUR STORY
REDOUBT started with one person trying to find something that actually worked.
OUR STORY
REDOUBT started with one person trying to find something that actually worked.
Joe-Ann Kortman spent years as a police officer. The job left something behind that she couldn't just push through. She did what everyone told her to do — she found a therapist and stayed in talk therapy for over a year.
It helped her understand what had happened. It didn't help her stop reliving it.
Then she found EMDR.
It worked. Not because it was easier — because it finally reached the part talk alone couldn't.
That's why REDOUBT exists. Not built from a textbook. Built from someone who needed it to work, and finally found what did.
REDOUBT (noun): a fortified position, built to hold ground when everything around it is under pressure. That's the idea. We're not asking you to tear anything down. We're helping you fortify what's already yours.
Joe-Ann Kortman spent years as a police officer. The job left something behind that she couldn't just push through. She did what everyone told her to do — she found a therapist and stayed in talk therapy for over a year.
It helped her understand what had happened. It didn't help her stop reliving it.
Then she found EMDR.
It worked. Not because it was easier — because it finally reached the part talk alone couldn't.
That's why REDOUBT exists. Not built from a textbook. Built from someone who needed it to work, and finally found what did.
REDOUBT (noun): a fortified position, built to hold ground when everything around it is under pressure. That's the idea. We're not asking you to tear anything down. We're helping you fortify what's already yours.
Our Team
REDOUBT is run by people who've stood where you're standing — alongside physicians who specialize in trauma care.
Joe-Ann Kortman,
RSSW, Psychotherapist
Founder, Former police officer
Lived through PTSD, talk therapy that fell short, and the EMDR breakthrough that built this organization.
Brent Laver,
CD, OCT, PMP
Men's Group Facilitator
15 years in the Royal Canadian Navy, from ship-level to command. Now works alongside veterans rebuilding after service.
Dr. Marilyn Champagne, MDCM, MHPE, FRCPC
Clinical Supervisor, Inner Child & Parenting
Psychiatrist with over a decade of experience running therapeutic groups, including attachment-based parenting work.
Dr. Mohamed Al-Azzawi, MD, M.Sc., CCFP
Clinical Supervisor
With 15+ years of medical experience across Canada and internationally, overseeing clinical care for CAF veterans.
Our Team
REDOUBT is run by people who've stood where you're standing — alongside physicians who specialize in trauma care.
Joe-Ann Kortman,
RSSW, Psychotherapist
Founder, Former police officer
Lived through PTSD, talk therapy that fell short, and the EMDR breakthrough that built this organization.
Brent Laver,
CD, OCT, PMP
Men's Group Facilitator
15 years in the Royal Canadian Navy, from ship-level to command. Now works alongside veterans rebuilding after service.
Dr. Marilyn Champagne, MDCM, MHPE, FRCPC
Clinical Supervisor,
Inner Child & Parenting
Psychiatrist with over a decade of experience running therapeutic groups, including attachment-based parenting work.
Dr. Mohamed Al-Azzawi, MD, M.Sc., CCFP
Clinical Supervisor
With 15+ years of medical experience across Canada and internationally, overseeing clinical care for CAF veterans.
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