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Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond, LCT-C: Offering Virtual Therapy for Misophonia in Canada and Coaching Worldwide

July 10, 2024

Misophonia, a condition characterized by intense emotional reactions to specific sounds, can significantly impact daily life. For those seeking relief and strategies to manage this condition, Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond, LCT-C, provides specialized therapy and coaching services. Based in Canada, Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond offers therapeutic support to Canadian residents dealing with misophonia. With a compassionate approach and a…
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Tools for Misophonia and Multisensory Overload

July 8, 2024

These tools can help individuals with sensory disorders by providing calming and grounding sensory input, reducing overstimulation, and promoting a more balanced sensory experience. Noise-canceling items and sensory diet tools can significantly alleviate the symptoms of misophonia and misokinesia. Misophonia, the heightened sensitivity to certain sounds, and misokinesia, the heightened sensitivity to specific movements, can…
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Donate to Help Fund Our Documentary

June 21, 2024

Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond is currently working on a documentary on Misophonia entitled, “Misophonia Matters: A Documentary” through the International Misophonia Foundation. We are asking for donations to go toward for project for hardware and software. Depending on funding, we will use this to help the project become more professionally attuned, and all funding past the goals…
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Misophonia Treatment Perceptions and Sensory History Study

June 12, 2024

Principle Researcher: Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond, MA. Organization: The International Misophonia Foundation This study received expedited IRB approval from the IMF. The Misophonia Treatment Perceptions and Sensory History Study has two main goals. The first main goal of this study is to see how adults who received treatment for misophonia reacted to these treatments (ie. Change or…
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Is Misophonia Real? Of Course, So Please Stop Tweeting These Inflammatory Remarks

June 5, 2024

Misophonia is not a social issue. Misophonia is a brain based disorder that has been verified to exist by esteemed researchers. There is a growing trend of therapists and other “influencers” on social media sites asking their audiences if misophonia is “real”. I’m tired of this kind of behaviour. Could you imagine if these same…
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Do Behavioural Analysts Have Any Business Treating Misophonia? No.

May 31, 2024

As a new, lesser-known condition, there is one thing I think needs to be verified by scientific efforts so that we can settle the debate once and for all: do behavioural analysts have any business treating misophonia? The most basic answer to this question is that currently, no one has any business treating misophonia. What…
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Exposure Therapy Does Not Work – If It Did, We’d All be Cured

May 26, 2024

While speaking in confidence with me, many individuals with misophonia have expressed their horrific experiences with exposure therapy in research or clinical environments. Parents of children with misophonia have reached out with concerns that these practices seemed cruel and unreasonable when used on their children. So, why do practitioners, particularly those who cling to a…
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Misophonia Matters 2 Month Therapy Program (Canada-Only, Virtual)

May 23, 2024

This package includes 8 therapy sessions with Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond, the author of Misophonia Matters and the creator of the Misophonia Matters course. Shaylynn is also the director of the International Misophonia Foundation and holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and is licensed in New Brunswick, Canada as an LCT-C. This package was created…
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SUBMISSIONS WANTED: Misophonia Documentary

May 21, 2024

Through S. Raymond Media and Counselling Inc. and The International Misophonia Foundation, Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond is currently directing and producing a documentary on misophonia called, “Misophonia Matters”. This is an advocacy-based project with the goal of raising awareness on misophonia and showing the very real impact this disorder has on sufferers of the condition. Those who…
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Misophonia Horror Story #3: Step-Monster Meets Misophonia

May 14, 2024

When I was 11 or 12 I developed a disgust for my stepmother. We ate most meals together as a family, especially dinner. I remember just glaring at her while I was filled with this uncontrollable rage. I couldn’t understand where this rage was coming from, but I knew it happened when I heard that…
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