Searching for Counselling For People Experiencing Abuse

A resource centre providing counselling on a short or long term basis. Emergency and crisis assistance, drop-in inquiries welcome. Youth, Teens, Adults

Counsel includes:

• anger resolution
• losses
• marriage
• parenting
• relationship and conflict resolution
• addictions
• abuse
• emotional upsets

Provides temporary emergency shelter to refugee claimants. Each case is assessed immediately as clients arrive and there is a "No wrong Door" policy. Residents are encouraged to cook and clean up after themselves during their stay (15-30 day stays in emergency shelter)

Offers assistance with:

• Immigration procedures
• Transportation and accompaniment to appointments
• Forms
• Language translations
• Orient newcomers to Canadian life and help with finding local settlements
• Provide furnishings for apartments and help with shopping
• Make arrangements for transfers to other cities
• Provides friendship and encouragement
• Connect clients with other helping agencies such as health care providers, jobs, schools and day care centres.

Also provides safe and comfortable supported transitional housing to families and individuals. Priority is given to the most vulnerable persons such as single mothers and fathers with babies, women and children. Offers coaching in maintaining and retaining a home, connect with employment and assist clients to find affordable housing. Maximum 1 year stay in transitional housing is expected.

A walk-in counselling program offering quick access to therapy services for adults who may be experiencing high stress or emotional upset. This program enables individuals to see counsellors at their decided moment of need and reduces wait times. One session is often sufficient, however, walk-in counselling may be used more than once.

Satellite location providing the following services:​

• counselling
• safety planning
• transitional housing
• access to the agency's shelter

A walk-in clinic providing immediate counselling and advice to children, parents and caregivers. Video counselling appointments are also available by appointment.

COVID-19: No in person services until further notice.

Provides individual, couple and marriage counselling. Psychotherapy with a client-centered approach to helping individuals to feel empowered.

Specializing in anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, separation/divorce, life transition/trauma, PTSD, work related issues, return to work.

Virtual and telephonic sessions available.

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

Distress Line Program

• Provides a free, confidential, 24-hour telephone distress line available 24/7/365.
• uses trained volunteers
• assist callers to solve their own problems
• information and referrals
• intervene in life-threatening situations
• extensive pre-service training programs for distress line
• suicide prevention and intervention workshops
• communication skills training

Text and Chat Program

• provides emotional support, crisis and suicide intervention through text or instant message for those individual who many not want to receive support face to face or speak over the phone.
• provides a free, confidential 12-hour online and text support between the hours of 2pm and 2am EST
• uses trained volunteers
• assist callers to solve their own problems
• information and referrals
• intervene in life-threatening situations
• extensive pre-service training programs for distress line
• suicide prevention and intervention workshops
• communication skills training

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

A walk-in clinic providing immediate counselling and advice to children, parents and caregivers. Video counselling appointments are also available by appointment.

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) - program of last resort where no other available private or public resource is available
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Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario - On-site early intervention and crisis intervention​

• needs assessment
• safety planning
• referrals to community services
• enhanced support for vulnerable victims
• assistance with applications to VQRP+

Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) -- assistance with emergency expenses related to the eligible incident, may include home safety, accommodation, meals, transportation, basic necessities, dependent care costs, counselling, traditional Indigenous health services, cellular phones, vision care, dental care, aids for victims with disabilities, interpretation services, crime scene cleanup, government/medical documents and funeral expenses

• Additional assistance for victims of human trafficking includes storage locker, tattoo removal and treatment at a recovery facility
• No direct reimbursements are made to victims for the supports listed above
  
• Financial support is also available for victims who sustained serious physical injuries during a crime and for parents of homicide victims and spouses of homicide victims

Provides shelter and services for women and children experiencing abuse. Services include:

• 24-hour support line (call or text - 905-356-5800)
• Counselling and emotional support for women and children/youth who are being or who have been abused
• Safety planning
• Transitional and housing support
• Public education program
• Referrals

Family Court Support Worker Program -- Facilitates a victim's understanding of and passage through the family court system. Support provided includes:

• information on the family court process
• assistance in preparing for family court proceedings (documenting history of abuse, accessing Legal Aid)
• debriefing with clients following family court appearances
• referral to specialized services and supports in the community
• safety planning
• court accompaniment to proceedings when appropriate

Services are available on an in-shelter or office visit basis.

A walk-in counselling program offering quick access to therapy services for adults who may be experiencing high stress or emotional upset. This program enables individuals to see counsellors at their decided moment of need and reduces wait times. One session is often sufficient, however, walk-in counselling may be used more than once.

Mental health, addictions and situational support. Mental health counsellors available to assist individuals in meeting non-emergency, non-medical urgent needs for problem solving, goal setting. Linking to appropriate community supports and bridging to longer term resources. Follow-up services provided as needed.

COVID-19: Adult mental health services appointment offered through telephone or OTN for CSCHN clients.


Children's Mental Health Program:

A wide variety of services are available to assist children, youth and families coping with mild to moderate mental health issues. Individualized assessment, counselling, case management and follow-up services are available to French-speaking children who have been exposed both directly and indirectly to some form of trauma such as violence, abuse, intimidation, war or torture.

The Service Coordination Program provides assistance to children and youth who require specialized mental health services that are currently not available in French. Services in this program may include: accompaniments and interpretation services, assisting English-speaking mental health professionals in the development of case plans for French-speaking clients, carrying out client assessments, counselling/treatment and case management services as agreed upon and in collaboration with the English-speaking service provider.

Adult Counselling Services:

Counselling services for those facing issues such as depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties with children etc.

Provides counselling and transitional support services for individuals identifying as women and for women who have been or are currently victims of abuse and/or sexual abuse. Also offering services for men who have been victims of abuse and/or sexual abuse during their childhood. Practical assistance such as accompaniments to lawyers' appointments, referrals to shelters or other housing options and safety planning are available. Off site services may be available to abusive partners through the Partner Abuse Response (PAR) program.

The CSC also partners with a 24 hour French Language Crisis line for victims of woman abuse "Femaide" 1-877-336-2433 1-877-FEMAIDE.

A multidisciplinary agency serving the French-speaking population and Exogamy families of the Hamilton and Niagara Region. Services offered include primary and community health care services, counseling and community initiatives, services for families with young children, services for seniors, Community Connections Mentorship Program and the Settlement Program for French-speaking newcomers.

Satellite location providing the following services:​

• counselling
• safety planning
• transitional housing
• access to the agency's shelter

A walk-in clinic providing immediate counselling and advice to children, parents and caregivers. Video counselling appointments are also available by appointment.

A faith-based organization providing biblical counselling and information on pregnancy options.

Pregnancy Options:

• Free pregnancy tests
• Exploring pregnancy options
• One-on-one mentoring

Pregnancy Support:

• Prenatal classes
• Baby showers
• Delivery support

New Mom Support:

• Life skills
• Healthy relationships
• Spiritual guidance
• Sexual health
• Budgeting

Biblical Counselling:
Counsellors model and teach a biblical perspective that fosters relationship with the Lord and godly relationships with others. Offers biblical healing groups about: sexual abuse * anger * fear and anxiety * conflict resolution * destructive relationships * post-abortion healing

A walk-in clinic providing immediate counselling and advice to children, parents and caregivers. Video counselling appointments are also available by appointment.

Satellite location providing the following services:​

• counselling
• safety planning
• transitional housing
• access to the agency's shelter

A walk-in service where you can find legal and non-legal information about separation and divorce and related family law issues, family justice services, alternative forms of dispute resolution, local community resources and court processes. The program is run cooperatively between the Ministry of the Attorney General, Legal Aid Ontario and AXIS Family Mediation.

Individuals can speak with a court customer service representative, an advice lawyer (for those not in court that day), and an Information and Referral Coordinator (IRC). Each of which are available at designated times to help you understand your family court/family law related needs and to make further referrals to appropriate services.

Services are available remotely. Clients in need of Mediation, Family Law Information, Legal Advice and the Mandatory Information Program can leave a voicemail at 905-735-0010 ext. 299 and FLIC staff will return their call ASAP. Clients can also email [email protected].

Provides information and assistance to support participation in and understanding of the criminal court process

• services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over
• Information about victims' rights, the criminal justice process and their specific case (e.g., court dates)
• needs assessment and referrals to community agencies
• crisis intervention, emotional support, victim advocacy
• facilitates victim's input and liaises with Crown Attorneys, police, regarding bail, safety, resolution of charges, release conditions, publication bans, testimonial aids, trial preparation and court orientation
• information and support on Victim Impact Statements, Statement on Restitution
• facilitates access to court orders, such as bail conditions, probation orders, peace bonds
• debriefing and follow-up support

Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund -- financial and court-based supports to enable victims of crime and families of homicide victims to attend court

• travel arrangements and expenses
• language interpretation
• real-time captioning or other equipment for victims with disabilities

Private counselling agency, offering client-centered, solution-focused, and confidential services for:

• personal, couple/marital issues
• anger management
• stress management
• depression, anxiety, panic disorder, self esteem, self-care
• grief/bereavement
• eating disorders, health, nutrition
• academic, career, small business and employment counselling
• ADD/ADHD
• life coaching
• PTSD/trauma
• addiction

A Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Church, offering contemporary worship services and Biblically based, practical life messages. Offers family activities throughout summer, a children's summer camp as well as programs for every age group including Divorce Care and Griefshare.