National Directory for Canadian Families

Mental Health Counselling & Mental Health Treatment Services

Offers individual, group, and family counselling, outreach, and intensive treatment services for school-aged children and youth. Virtual services available.

Crisis lines

COVID19 - remains open * provides counselling by phoneEmergency shelter 15 bed shelter services include counselling, referrals and advocacy transitional support and children"s advocate worker crisis line

Support Groups & Addiction Treatment & Addiction Counselling

Non-profit and charitable counselling, support and referral service for women-identified individuals experiencing addiction or affected by the addiction of another.WARM provides individual support and support groups where people with similar shared experiences can relate to one another and receive support. WARM also offers education al tools and coping strategies to help contribute to healthy individuals, families and communities.All WARM groups are influenced by a feminist, trauma informed, harm reduction model, utilizing tools from CBT and DBT. WARM provides the opportunity for participants to stay at home and maintain families and employment while accessing counselling and support.Personal Support Recovery Programs: Individual Support, Women"s Support Groups, Workshops, Information and Referrals, Educational Resource Sharing Library

Support Groups & Addiction Treatment & Addiction Counselling

Non-profit and charitable counselling, support and referral service for women-identified individuals experiencing addiction or affected by the addiction of another.WARM provides individual support and support groups where people with similar shared experiences can relate to one another and receive support. WARM also offers education al tools and coping strategies to help contribute to healthy individuals, families and communities.All WARM groups are influenced by a feminist, trauma informed, harm reduction model, utilizing tools from CBT and DBT. WARM provides the opportunity for participants to stay at home and maintain families and employment while accessing counselling and support.Personal Support Recovery Programs: Individual Support, Women"s Support Groups, Workshops, Information and Referrals, Educational Resource Sharing Library

Support Groups & Addiction Treatment & Addiction Counselling

Non-profit and charitable counselling, support and referral service for women-identified individuals experiencing addiction or affected by the addiction of another.WARM provides individual support and support groups where people with similar shared experiences can relate to one another and receive support. WARM also offers education al tools and coping strategies to help contribute to healthy individuals, families and communities.All WARM groups are influenced by a feminist, trauma informed, harm reduction model, utilizing tools from CBT and DBT. WARM provides the opportunity for participants to stay at home and maintain families and employment while accessing counselling and support.Personal Support Recovery Programs: Individual Support, Women"s Support Groups, Workshops, Information and Referrals, Educational Resource Sharing Library

Crisis lines

Provides safe, secure shelter for women, with or without children, who are fleeing abuse in their lives.Services include: 24 hour support by phone and in the shelter transportation to the shelter (dependant on situation) food and emergency clothing while at the shelter all meals included community referrals court and housing supportFamily Court Support Worker Program provides information on the family court process and assistance with: documenting the history of abuse for family court proceedings referral to specialized services and supports in the community safety planning court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Community Mental Health Centers

COVID19 Enhanced safety measures in place and some services modified, call for informationAffordable and supportive housing for womenPermanent affordable housing Private, self-contained units including junior, one, two and three bedroom unfurnished apartments capacity 165Supportive housingOn-site individual support including connection to mental health, substance use and health services capacity 85Winona"s Place, Apartments for Aboriginal Women capacity 50, including 10 units for women-led families fleeing violence in partnership with Wigwamen, see separate listing

Support Groups & Crisis lines

COVID19 Virtual program; tablets and art supplies available, contact for details; child care not currently offered----------Expressive Arts support groups; limited child care available, and TTC fare provided program locations in South Scarborough and West Central Toronto

Adult Addictions

Taryn is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and an active member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Taryn holds a Master’s degree from the University of Toronto in Counselling and Psychotherapy. She completed her undergraduate honours degree in Psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. In addition to her clinical practice, Taryn is actively engaged in several research initiatives involving emerging adulthood and life span adaptation. Over the past decade, Taryn has worked in a variety of treatment settings supporting individuals living with various mental health challenges and/or addictions. Some of which have included inpatient treatment settings, distress and crisis centres, private practice, government-funded organizations, and community clinics. Taryn views therapy as a collaborative approach where both the client and therapist work together to resolve conflict and achieve personal goals. Taryn’s theoretical orientation can be described as an eclectic and integrative approach that combines aspects of various therapeutic modalities such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), emotion-focused therapy (EFT), psychodynamic therapy, narrative therapy, among several others. Taryn tailors therapy towards individual needs and works with her clients to foster feelings of safety while still challenging them to work through areas of difficulty. At this time, Taryn is only offering services virtually.

Support Groups & Addiction Treatment & Addiction Counselling

Provides services and support for individuals and families struggling with addiction issues Offers Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings when required Provides transportation to all meetings and workshops upon requestPrevention Provides public seminars/meetings to raise community awareness of alcohol, drug abuse and gambling addictions Holds educational sessions in schools Coordinates cultural and spiritual eventsIntervention Facilitates recreational activities and social events Provides individual and group discussions Offers cultural and spiritual gatheringsAftercare provided for preventing reoccurrence includes: Counselling, sharing circles and support groups Regular phone calls and home visits Referrals to band services, social services, detoxification and treatment centres and medical assistance

Youth Addictions

Assessment and treatment for adults and adolescents charged with sexual offences. Relapse prevention therapy for those who have been arrested, charged and convicted or those who are concerned about their own deviant sexual interests. Counselling for individuals who are concerned about a "sex addiction" problem. Family support regarding major mental illness (psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety), incest (parent-child; sibling-sibling), gender identity disorder, and other life stressors. Support for partners and family members of people charged with sexual offence charges. Work in consult with legal professionals, child protection agencies/schools. Support with sexual deviance, bereavement, terminal illness, job loss, infidelity, criminal activity & adolescent conflict.

Youth Addictions

Provides support and therapy for individuals with communication disorders related to Social Communication, Executive Function and Cognitive Communication, Communication issues related to PTSD, Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Trauma or Social Anxiety. Practice is focused on self empowering approaches that lead the client to accept responsibility for their role in the recovery process. Mindfulness based practice as it relates to communication with the self and others is a focus of therapy. Home and or hospital and community visits are available by request. Services may be covered by extended health benefits. Also available as a Keynote speaker on mindfulness and discovering authentic communication in schools and community.

Support Groups

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