Office Mon-Thu 8 am-8 pm * Fri 8 am-5 pm

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Counselling services aim to support children/youth and their families by:

• addressing identified needs and challenges
• strengthening awareness and understanding of the challenges and why they might be occurring
• reducing the severity of mental health problems or symptoms
• strengthening coping strategies,and reducing the need for more intensive services

Counselling services can be provided for children and youth experiencing:

• changes in mood swings or suddenly feeling anxious, sad, tearful, worried
• problems at school: with learning performance, peers and/or classroom behavior; sudden changes in daily patterns
• difficulty sleeping or staying asleep or problems with appetite
• an increase in physical complaints: stomach ache, headache, not feeling well
• behavioural changes: excessive anger, acting out (hitting, fighting, extreme tantrums, stealing); bedwetting
• decreased interest in previously enjoyed: hobbies, foods, activities

Counselling services are open to all, but priority is given to children and youth with serious mental health concerns such as harm to self and/or other including suicidal ideation/attempts and/or hospitalization

The program offers:

• individual and family counselling
• parent education and support, individually or in groups
• therapeutic groups for children and youth
• case management and referral to other services
• TAPP-C (The Arson Prevention Program for Children) assessments, in partnership with Brantford and Brant County Fire Departments
• distance counselling via telephone or video conference