Go Thrive Go
A secure, online platform addressing the unique needs of survivors of trauma,
available on demand, designed by professional therapists, psychologists and trauma experts,
along with survivors.
A platform designed to help survivors of trauma, when they need it the most!
Our purpose is to empower survivors of abuse and trauma with a digital platform that offers support to heal, recover and ultimately thrive.
Go Thrive Go is a holistic offering of services that address every need of a survivor through their recovery process.
- HEAL: Mental Health Support
- FIND : Geo-Location Based Resources
- READ: Learn from our extensive library of resources
In The News
Go Thrive Go CEO Nina Mistry meets with Minister Jill Dunlop to present about Go Thrive Go and Mitacs Research Grant.
Our Story
Go Thrive Go is the brainchild of Nina Mistry. As a crisis line counsellor at the Toronto Rape and Crisis Center, Nina saw firsthand how survivors of sexual assault struggle for years with flashbacks, anxiety, depression and more. Trapped in a vicious cycle, they become vulnerable to other types of abuse. While offering peer counselling, Nina learnt about the long-term impacts assault and abuse have on a survivor’s physical, mental, financial and professional life.
Sexual assault is the only violent crime in Canada and the world that is not on the decline. Globally, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men are abused every year before age 15. Even though this problem is growing exponentially, very few digital resources are available to help this vulnerable community.
Working the crisis line, at the end of a 20-minute call, she often felt frustrated that there wasn’t anything more she could do to help them through their trauma. That’s when the idea of Go Thrive Go – a self-therapy mobile app for survivors, was born.
Go Thrive Go is being developed with the feedback of survivors and the guidance of psychotherapists. It aims to serve survivors in their moments of crisis when they cannot access a therapist or cannot afford one. Nina hopes this app will ease the burden on our overextended support systems and become an essential tool in a survivors tool kit.
Founding Team
Nina Mistry
Founder & CEO
- 20+ years of experience in building interactive platforms
- Counsellor and Director on the Board of Toronto Rape & Crisis Center
- Currently working as Director of Creative Brand – ApplyBoard
- Worked with multinational corporations like Target in building their branding, UI, UX
Sande Zeig
Creative Production
- 30+ Years of experience in film, media and television
- Produced and directed short films and documentaries featured on PBS
- Founder and President of Artistic License Films, a NY-based film distribution company
- Former Programmer of the Bleecker Street Cinema, NYC, and New York and Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Film Festivals
Firuzan Mistry
Marketing & Content
- 20 years of cross-sectoral experience in marketing campaigns for Fortune500 brands, non-profits, and educational institutions.
- Manager, Marketing and Communications Sheridan EDGE
- Professor of Marketing at Canadore College
Lead Psychologists
Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D
Founder and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation
- Founder and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation
- Architect of The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conferences, considered the most important conferences in the history of psychotherapy
- On the Editorial Board of numerous journals
- Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Julie T. Anné, Ph.D.
Founder & Clinical Director of A New Beginning, LLC.
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Trauma Expert & Eating Disorder expert
- 30+ years of experience working with trauma survivors
- Faculty of Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, serving as a Consultant and Guest Lecturer
- Trained in both “standard protocol” EMDR, and “modified” Attachment-Focused EMDR, by the founder of AF-EMDR, Dr. Laurel Parnell.
Advisors
Go Thrive Go is Funded by
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Get Involved
Go Thrive Go is designed while consulting with survivors and experienced mental health care practitioners specializing in trauma. Currently, we are in the development phase of the app and are actively looking for support in the following areas.
Participate as an early
user in testing the app
We are currently in the research and prototyping stage of our process. We are working with survivors to understand their needs and build and test features that are truly beneficial for them. We are reaching out to our survivor base to receive insights and validation of the features. Survivors who may feel comfortable sharing their journey in the hopes of helping others are invited to participate in user testing. The testing is completely voluntary and for research purposes only.
Participate as a
Counsellor or Therapist
We are also reaching out to therapists and counsellors to participate and offer guidance and insights on tools are resources that help survivors cope with their challenges.
We invite crisis line counsellors, therapists, clinicians and other counsellors and facilitators of mental health care for trauma-based recovery to participate in the interview by clicking the link below and filling out the form.