National Directory for Canadian Families

Support Groups

Community Support trauma informed counselling services providing access to professionally trained and supervised volunteer counsellors -- by appointment 416-392-4878 ext 4000 Crystal Meth Anonymous Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLA) Education and Training customized training to help organizations create a LGBTQ inclusive environment English as a second language (ESL) classes

Youth Addictions

Provides psychotherapy and counselling for adolescents, adults, seniors, couples, and families. Uses a client-centred approach to ensure services are individually tailored. Focuses on addressing the roots of problems along with building coping strategies for the here-and-now to promote recovery goals. Home visits are available in addition to office-based appointments.

Support Groups

Zoom meeting support (during COVID) and in-person meetings for parents with disruptive and difficult youth provides both encouragement and parenting strategies

Support Groups

Association that provides support, advocacy, information and advice about divorce education counselling workshops seminars support groupsTopics: how to find a lawyer security and safety issues contacting reliable child care agencies psychological and physical health issues financial advice employment and business opportunities educational opportunities adequate housing

Community Mental Health Centers

Provides short and long term therapy services to children, adolescents, adults, and families It offers a range of assessments, such as psycho-educational testing, disability testing, psychosocial and attachment assessments Also provides psychological services in areas like emotional and behavioural problems, depression, anxiety, trauma, and addictionsOffers: Psychosocial Assessments Psychoeducational Testing Custody & Access Assessments Attachment Assessments Individual Counselling for children, adolescents and adults Family Counselling Art Therapy Play Therapy

Support Groups

Provides opportunities for members of Brant County"s lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, 2-spirit (LGBTQ2S+) communities to share stories, impart information, raise concerns, and recommend changes as they relate to how bylaws, policies, programs, and services are developed and delivered provides advice and recommendations to organizations with respect to the implementation of bylaws, policies, programs, and services that impact the LGBTQ2S+ community educate and increase the awareness and understanding of all sectors on issues that impact the diverse sexual and gender identified communities including all three levels of government, business, community organizations and faith-based groups. The group helps create physical and emotional positive and safer spaces facilitates access to accurate information including up-to-date lists of positive spaces and programs, resources, and organizations that support diverse sexual and gender identified communities. The group acknowledges and respects the diversity of Brant County"s LGBTQ2S+ communities including those voices not currently represented as members with respect to gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, ethnocultural background, and socio-economic status

Addiction & Mental Health

Aims to prevent adolescent drug use by raising awareness and disseminating information about drug abuse. Also offers outreach programs developed for and with youth who may be using, have used, or are likely to use drugs. Nonprofit society, registered charity.

Youth Addictions

Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of people with physical, emotional, and social challenges through partnerships with companion and service animals.

Youth Addictions

We help people learn how to maintain their mental health, look for and identify the signs of mental illness, and get help and support when they need it. Our programs include: * Adults & Seniors - Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is designed to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation and support to people with serious and persistent mental illness. * Youth - Education and awareness leads to prevention and early identification. While not all youth will develop psychosis, many will experience serious mental health challenges. * Family & Friends - Families, caregivers, and friends who support someone with a mental illness are also impacted by that illness. * Community Education - We know that mental illness does not discriminate. 1 in 5 Canadians, of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, ethnicity, income and ability, will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.

Youth Addictions

The Centre for Mindfulness Studies is a charity and a distinguished leader in the professional training, research and delivery of mindfulness-based interventions. The Centre provides mindfulness-based therapies for a variety of health conditions including anxiety, depression, stress, diabetes, cancer, ADHD, and substance misuse. The Centre specializes in evidence-based treatments: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR).

Youth Addictions

CAFCO is a bilingual and multidisciplinary group of professionals dedicated to providing a range of mental health care services to Ottawa families. We are committed to providing continuity of care for our clients, in a warm environment, and with an anchor in empirically-supported treatments.

Youth Addictions

Trained and experienced Psychologists, Social Workers, and Psychotherapists at The Counselling Group provide a full range of counselling and support services for children, adolescents, and adults. We offer individual, couple, family, and group counselling. A non-profit program of Jewish Family Services of Ottawa.

Support Groups

COVID19 (21 Jul 2021): Program is offered virtually at this time.Four-week couples therapy group focused on deepening connectionParticipants will learn about: relationship dynamics communication skills tools for de-escalation practices to deepen their connectionSessions are facilitated by experienced and registered couples" therapists

Youth Addictions

Youth Addictions

The Couples Clinic offers online counselling for couples who are looking to improve their relationship and for individuals who are looking for support with an issue they are struggling with.