Pastoral Counselling is an empathic approach to emotional, psychological and spiritual healing based on the belief that individuals, couples, and families are able to heal themselves when they are empowered to take responsibility for their lives. It is this empowerment through education and a supportive therapeutic relationship that facilitates healing of mind, body, and spirit.

Individual  -  the therapeutic focus is on you as an individual and what you are encountering that is creating difficulties in your life.

Couple and family  -  the therapeutic focus is on the relationship(s) between the persons coming in for therapy, on the quality of their interactions, and their joint decision-making process for the future.

We welcome clients who feel that they would benefit from our relational approach to counselling. We work with client on a short or long term basis according to their needs.

Our expertise in supporting our clients includes but is not limited to:

• Abuse
• Trauma
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Addictions
• Anger management
• Chronic pain
• Communication skills
• Depression
• Violence
• Anxiety

• Family of origin issues
• Grief and loss
• Suicide Prevention
• Self harming behaviours
• Parenting
• Spiritual and personal growth
• Stress and burnout
• Employment and career transitions
• Sexuality concerns
• Recovery from sexual exploitation

Our Counsellors: Many of our counsellors have training in various modalities that can be helpful in addressing different client issues. These include EMDR, BodyTalk, Constellations, Art Therapy and Focusing Oriented Therapy. Feel free to inquire about any of these modalities with us.

Our fees are on a sliding scale according to gross family income. Payment is expected with each session. If a client has insurance coverage for counselling they can address the question of how to seek reimbursement with their counsellor.

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