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Mental Health Counselling & Mental Health Treatment Services

Offers mental health counselling and support over the telephone for individuals in mental distress.

Mental Health Counselling

Community-based outpatient facilities that offer individual, group, conjoint or family counselling services as well as other mental health services for community residents.Includes individual and family therapy for clients with eating disorders by both the child/adolescent and adult treatment teams, and counselling for individuals who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.

Mental Health Counselling

Offers counselling and support for individuals who have experienced sexual assault/trauma.

Crisis Intervention & Drugs-Alcohol-Gambling Counselling

Offers a culturally sensitive out/in-patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that helps patients lead a sober life in a peaceful environment. Culture is considered and incorporated throughout the program. Clients will be out on the land, learning about medicine picking, survival skills, storytelling, cooking, and spending time enjoying nature. Offers extended care services to Indigenous youth and young adults who are aging out of foster care.

Youth Addictions

Providing comprehensive mental health counseling and consultative services to individuals, companies and government departments since 1979. Individualized, creative, flexible and personalized interventions.

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Provides youth with opportunities and challenges. Fosters the development of leadership skills, good citizenship, and physical fitness. Sea Cadets specialize in sailing, seamanship, shipboard life, naval communications, power boat handling, boat repair, and marine engineering. Selected senior cadets have the opportunity to attend international exchanges, to sail aboard a Tall Ship or participate in ship deployments aboard Canadian Navy and Coast Guard ships.

Adult Addictions

Individual psychotherapy and couples/marital therapy. Working with individuals, my areas of practice include depression, anxiety disorders (panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, PTSD), anger management, pain management, grief/loss, self-esteem/self image, divorce/separation, habit change/impulse control (e.g., weight loss/management, gambling, “sexual addiction”, “internet addiction”), assertiveness/social skills, substance abuse (e.g., cigarettes, alcohol, other drugs), abuse (emotional, physical, sexual), stress management, lifestyle change/life coaching and workplace issues (e.g., stress, burnout, harassment). I believe the role of a psychologist is to facilitate the process of coping with and/or overcoming personal concerns and life challenges and assisting in personal growth. I believe strongly in self-determination and encourage increased self-awareness/mindfulness. My approach/philosophy to assisting individuals includes a combination of respect, empathy, support and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT assists individuals in recognising and learning to modify the interactions between their beliefs/thoughts, emotions, behaviours and physiological/bodily responses. This approach has been shown to be effective with a wide range of concerns but especially depression, anxiety and anger management.

Drugs-Alcohol-Gambling Counselling & Mental Health Counselling

Offers individual and group substance use and gambling counselling.

Crisis Intervention

Offres inpatient counselling and treatment services to people dealing with severe mental health problems.

Youth Mental Health

Self-help, mutual aid and advocacy organization for those affected by schizophrenia in Nova Scotia. Through a network of Chapters, Support Groups, and many dedicated volunteers, the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia is a strong voice for those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis, and is a resource for all Nova Scotians seeking information about these brain disorders.

Mental Health Counselling

Offers group support to persons living with or affected by schizophrenia

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Contact information for SchoolsPlus facilitators can be found at: https://www.ednet.ns.ca/schoolsplus/contact-us Develops a variety of programs and services available at school sites across Nova Scotia. Programs and services provided at each SchoolsPlus site will respect and address the unique needs of the community. Also aims to improve student and parent engagement with the school. SchoolsPlus staff help students and staff navigate systems and help them get the services they need. Offers and promotes a variety of programs and services at school sites, which may include: Outreach and mentoring programs Homework clubs Employment support Health services (mental health clinician, youth health coordinator, pediatrician) Community policing Breakfast programs, nutritional classes, community gardens Early years centres Youth groups (e.g., art, culture, GSA) Parenting support (e.g., classes, social groups) Recreational programming (after school, March break, summer)

Youth Addictions & Mental Health

The Self-Help Connection (SHC) is a registered charitable organization established in 1987 to assist Nova Scotians to take control of their health by increasing their knowledge, skills, and resources for individual and collective action. SHC strives to empower groups and people to help them acquire the knowledge, skills and resources to take personal responsibility over their health through self help. SHC takes the stance that citizens have an inherent capacity to learn, grow and change and that through this they have the right to make choices for enhancing their health. SHC also believes that it is important to foster partnerships with self-help allies to promote self-help. As part of our work, SHC is implementing the program WRAP throughout Nova Scotia including building capacity and training for same. Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies SHC is funded through the province of Nova Scotia and is able to provide programming without a fee for those who are unable to pay. All programming offered is online due to COVID

Mental Health Counselling

Offre des services de thérapie aux individus, familles et en groupes.

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Helps immigrants settle and provides: Needs assessment and referral Orientation program Crisis intervention services Refugee support Family support and counselling Interpretation and translation services Health support