This facilitated therapy group provides a safe, fun, and respectful environment to connect and seek support.

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Caregivers provide physical and emotional support to family members, neighbours, partners, and friends. We recognize that caregivers may also need support. We are here for you.

Please join us for refreshments, conversation, community, and peer support. This event will have a theme of self-care. Please join us for one or all sessions.

Depression is a serious, but treatable disorder affecting an estimated 1 in 4 Canadians of all ages. Support from close relationships can play an important role in recovery and yet it can be hard to know how to help.

Join us for this insightful workshop to gain a better understanding of this illness and what you can do to make a difference.

Mental health impacts everyone which is why conversations with our children and youth on this topic are essential.

This workshop will explore how caregivers can navigate mental health conversations and demonstrate support to our children and youth.

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Join us for a free community event to engage in open and positive conversation about mental well-being.

Special guest speakers include Hayley Wickenheiser, Olympic Gold Medalist and Corey Hirsch, Former NHL Goalie.

Visit the event page to learn more.

This workshop will provide an understanding and awareness of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Topics include terminology, myth-busters, and the impact homophobia has on a community. Developing a better understanding enables everyone to feel accepted and respected.

Let’s celebrate senior’s month by prioritizing our emotional and mental wellness through community, intentional self-care, and therapeutic “play”.

In this horticultural therapy session, let’s “root” for each other and help each other grow. Come and enjoy the benefits of engaging in plant-based activities which promote wellness through working with plants/nature and connecting together.

Identifying key elements of care that can impact mood and overall well-being is important as we age.

Join us to learn why self-care is necessary and steps you can take to support your physical and emotional well-being.

This workshop will provide an understanding and awareness of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Topics include terminology, myth-busters, and the impact homophobia has on a community. Developing a better understanding enables everyone to feel accepted and respected.

Let’s celebrate senior’s month by prioritizing our emotional and mental wellness through community, intentional self-care, and therapeutic “play”.

Music Therapy is a helpful and fun way to reduce stress, learn, and grow. Music promotes and maintains wellness by improving our mood and self-expression. Join us for a fun and therapeutic session with a professional Music Therapist. Together we can play for our wellness through music and connection!

Let’s celebrate senior’s month by prioritizing our emotional and mental wellness through community, intentional self-care, and therapeutic “play”.

Art is a fun and creative activity that uses the expressive power of art to help with healing and well-being. Together we will experience the benefits of playing and creating with different art mediums.

Let’s celebrate senior’s month by prioritizing our emotional and mental wellness through community, intentional self-care, and therapeutic “play”.

This session will focus on play through relaxation strategies, such as mindfulness, deep breathing, and beginner yoga. Together we will relax our body and mind in order to reduce stress and optimize wellness.

Connecting mind and body through relaxation techniques and body awareness can improve emotional well-being.

In this fun summer program, children will be introduced to yoga poses, breath work, and mindfulness through playful games, stories and activities.

Theraplay activities will provide the opportunity for children to strengthen their ability to connect with others and further develop social skills.

Learning how to recognize and manage strong emotions is an important life skill. Benefits include improved communication, independence, self-confidence, and interpersonal skills.

Join us to discuss strategies for building emotion-regulation skills in our children, our teens, and caregivers too.

A fun and engaging yoga and mindfulness children’s group. Through playful games and activities, children will learn breathing techniques, yoga poses and calming exercises to connect with their thoughts and feelings.

Please bring yoga mats.

There can be challenges that impact our physical, emotional, and mental health in our senior years. An intentional focus on caring for ourselves can help optimize our mental wellness.

Join us to learn how optimism, self-care, and strategies for coping with worries can help us build reslience and enjoy life to the fullest.

Practicing self-compassion brings many mental health benefits and helps to build resilience.

Join our sessions to discover the many benefits of self-compassion and how you can apply it to your own life and experiences.

Self-compassion benefits our mental health and well-being. Learning about this concept can help you to become more resilient, which enables you to better cope with difficult emotions.

Join our workshop to discover more about the skill of self-compassion and how you can apply it to your own life and experiences.

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Does your child worry excessively? Do worries and fears interfere with your child’s ability to enjoy a carefree childhood?

Appropriate and timely intervention can help anxious children grow up to be healthy adults. This five-session therapy group provides strategies to help anxious children better manage fears and worries.

This workshop will cover the value of effective problem-solving to promote healthy and nurturing relationships with our children.

Practical strategies to minimize parent-child conflict will be shared.

Life is better when we can manage our emotions and avoid getting stuck in an anxious, depressed, or angry state.

In this group, you will learn more about the wisdom of your nervous system and how you can harness it to move from surviving to thriving. Gain practical strategies to spend more time in a calm, content state.

The skill of positive thinking and learning to practice gratitude can have a significant impact on your physical, emotional, and mental health. With practice, you can enjoy the physical and emotional health improvements that come with optimism.

Join us to explore how to benefit from positive thinking, and how to approach difficult circumstances in life from a healthier perspective.

This therapy group will help you discover a healthier, more relaxed and focused YOU.

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

The birth of a child brings new changes and emotions to our lives. Many parents can experience a range of emotions including overwhelming

feelings of sadness, anxiety, and loneliness. You don’t have to manage these feelings on your own.

This 5-week support group will provide an opportunity to connect with other parents with similar experiences. Together, we will explore topics including coping with emotions, a changed identity, self-care, and navigating relationships as a new parent. Babies are welcome!

This 5-week group will promote connection between caregiver and child through playful yoga poses, engaging theraplay activities, breathing techniques, and mindfulness strategies.

Please bring yoga mats.

No session on March 11 due to Spring break.

This 5-week group will support you in learning practical strategies for how to cope with the uncertainties we encounter as we age.

Together we will discuss how to manage our fears and become more resilient as we enjoy life.

Youth are flooded with messages about what is and isn’t healthy on a daily basis, and it can be confusing to navigate conversations around eating and exercise. In this workshop, we’ll explore these messages, reflect on the conversations we have with peers and loved ones, and discuss ways to support someone who might be struggling.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

We recognize there are often many worries that we face in older age. In this workshop we will discuss how our response to these worries will impact our wellness and learn practical strategies for how to cope with the uncertainties we encounter.

Together we will discuss how to manage our fears and become more resilient as we enjoy life in older age.

Eating disorders impact an estimated 2.7 million people in Canada and are often misunderstood.

This workshop will help you learn how to help others who may be affected. It will help you recognize the early signs of disordered eating, respond in a compassionate manner, and learn about supportive resources.

Life is better when we can manage our emotions and avoid getting stuck in an anxious, down, or angry state.

In this workshop you will receive an introduction to how our nervous system works to manage emotions. You will learn a few tips on how to use this wisdom to stay calm and content.

Did you know that 1 in 5 parents struggle from postpartum anxiety and depression?

Expecting or being a new parent is a big adjustment that brings many emotional mood changes, including anxiety and depression. Join us to learn how to support ourselves and those who may be struggling by better understanding warning signs and symptoms.

This workshop will explore how perfectionistic thinking and fear of failure impacts lives.

We will discuss strategies to cope, manage, and overcome the perfectionistic mindset so that we can enjoy the freedom and peace that comes with a well-balanced perspective and life approach.

Adolescents face many different pressures and stressors. All teens feel anxious from time to time but some experience anxiety more than others.

This five-week therapy group will help teens learn effective ways to cope with teenage pressures and stress. They will learn strategies to better manage anxiety and feel more in control of their lives.

This psycho-educational therapy group will introduce Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), an evidence-based approach that can help you identify and replace thoughts and behaviors that cause or worsen sleep problems with habits that promote sound sleep.

Strategies will be introduced to help improve sleep including healthy lifestyle choices, anxiety management, relaxation techniques, as well as stimulus control and sleep restriction measures.

Setting goals is an important part of mental health.

Creating and achieving goals increases feelings of success and motivation. This workshop will introduce you to practical ways to set SMART Goals that will lead to improved emotional wellness for the life you want to live.

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

This eight-week psychoeducational therapy group explores the importance of healthy boundaries in relationships, and provides concrete information and strategies to develop and maintain them.

This group will explore why setting healthy boundaries can feel challenging, and offer steps to overcome these barriers. 

Struggling to get a good night’s sleep?

Learn how Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) can help you cope with sleep problems.

If your mood is as gloomy as the “blahs of winter”, join us to explore ways to ease that seasonal slump and reduce the winter blues.

Mental health impacts everyone. Whether you’re struggling with challenges caused by the pandemic or ongoing mental health concerns, conversations on this topic are essential.

In honor of Bell Let’s Talk Day, this workshop will explore every day mental health issues people face while sharing how these symptoms are heightened by COVID-19. Join us to learn how to navigate conversations to support others, as well as practical coping strategies to manage your own mental well-being.

Did you know that parent and child play can help to improve behaviour, engage cooperation, and strengthen the parent-child connection to build strong, lasting bonds with your children?

Join us to learn practical ways to infuse play into day to day interactions.

Adolescence is a time of many stressors, including academic and social pressures. Awareness, understanding, and support are necessary to navigate through adolescent years. This workshop examines the causes and symptoms of adolescent anxiety. Strategies to support and cope with anxiety are provided for teens, their parents and others.

This therapy group promotes confidence and assertiveness enabling children to protect and express themselves.

This workshop will provide tips to minimize the stress that accompanies the holidays and to make changes to ensure this season is truly worth celebrating.

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Do you want to strengthen your marriage or relationship?

In this research-based workshop you will be introduced to the Gottman approach entitled ‘The Sound Relationship House’. Join us to learn how this therapeutic approach can support the improvement of intimacy and friendship within a relationship and help you manage conflict in a respectful and healthy manner.

An important part of mental health is being able to communicate with others about how you would like to be treated.

You will learn about healthy and unhealthy boundaries and the differences between passive, aggressive, and assertive communication styles. Being assertive can help you manage stress, anger, and improve relationships. It can also boost your self-esteem to enable you to define your personal boundaries.

This workshop will provide strategies to minimize power struggles, parent-child conflict, and promote positive, respectful, and cooperative relationships with our kids.

This five-session therapy group develops leadership skills and confidence to enable individuals who self-identify as girls to protect themselves, develop healthy coping mechanisms, and positive social connections.

Grief is a journey that requires special care and the support of others as we heal. This six-session group will focus on the journey through grief after the loss of a loved one. It will provide opportunities for connection and reflection during the healing process.

A fun and engaging yoga and mindfulness children’s group. Through playful games and activities, children will learn breathing techniques, yoga poses and calming exercises to connect with their thoughts and feelings.

Please bring yoga mats.

This psycho-educational six-session therapy group will teach you about CBT, an evidence-based approach that focuses on the way people think and act and how these contribute to mood.

You will be provided with the tools necessary to begin managing your symptoms of stress, depression, and/or anxiety by learning strategies to support mental well-being. Topics such as self-care, goal setting, styles of distorted thinking, how to overcome negative thoughts using thought logs, and thought challenging strategies will be covered.

This therapy group will help you discover a healthier, more relaxed and focused YOU.

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Does your child worry excessively? Do worries and fears interfere with your child’s ability to enjoy a carefree childhood?

Appropriate and timely intervention can help anxious children grow up to be healthy adults. This five-session therapy group provides strategies to help anxious children better manage fears and worries.

Session 1:

Mindful Living: A Blueprint for Change – It Starts with Us

The Emotional Brain – Creating saftey so that we can respond rather than react. 

• We will discuss the science of bias and how having bias doesn’t make us bad people, it just makes us human. 
• We will explore how self-compassion can support us on our journey of unlearning our bias so that we can be truly compassionate with others. 
• We will learn how to practice self-compassion.

Session 2:

Reflection: Inclusive Parenting as the Foundation for Stronger Communities

The Thinking Brain – Acknowledging and reflecting on our unconscious biases. 

• When we know we can do better. We will reflect and examine our own lives and how it has been impacted by our biases so that we can be intentional in making change. 
• We will examine how our everyday behaviours and words model the values we want our children to reflect in their interactions with others. 
• We will learn how to practice and model continuous learning in our homes. 

Session 3:

Practice: Building an Inclusive Environment

Expansion – Taking action by thoughtfully expanding our context, contacts and what we’re exposed to. 

• We will learn tangible actions we can take to change our bias for ourselves and our children by changing the environment in which we live.

Mindfulness is proven to be highly effective for both physical and emotional health, including anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disorders, and chronic pain.

This workshop will provide participants with a thorough understanding of mindfulness and the well-being it can bring to our lives.

Being a caregiver has many rewards and can be very emotionally fulfilling. However, it can also be demanding and impact mental and emotional well-being.

Join us to equip yourself with coping skills, self-care, and strategies to prevent caregiver fatigue.

Learn about an evidence-based approach commonly used in mental health counselling to support clients struggling with stress, depression and/or anxiety.

You will be introduced to the CBT Model and learn how thoughts, emotions, and behaviours interact as well as the value of changing negative thinking patterns.

Building resilience brings peace, hope, and happiness into your life and can equip you to better support yourself and others.

Join us to discover how to learn from and grow through adversity. We will help you build a resilience plan and learn new skills to apply to your life when stressful situations arise.

This 5-week group will promote connection between caregiver and child through playful yoga poses, engaging theraplay activities, breathing techniques, and mindfulness strategies.

Please bring yoga mats.

All children experience fears during their development. It can affect sleep, appetite, school performance, and general well-being. Anxiety can strain family relationships and parenting.

This workshop addresses the causes, symptoms, and treatment of anxiety in children. Tips are provided for parents to assist children in managing their anxiety. Strategies that enable families to cope are also shared.

This workshop is aimed at identifying key elements of care that can impact mood and overall well-being. Learn how to support your physical and mental health through day-to-day behavioural change.

Communities play an important role in suicide prevention; they can provide individuals with support, and help give a sense of belonging and a feeling of connectedness.

This presentation will explore how we all have a role to play in the work of suicide prevention including: General suicide prevention awareness; how to identify invitations for help from someone who is struggling; available community resources; resiliency, and protective factors.

Stress on communities, institutions, families, and individuals increases the risks of possible neglect and abuse to those members in our community who rely on others for care and daily needs.

This workshop will create awareness and increase understanding of what abuse and neglect may look like in its various forms, and how we can come together to care for, protect, and prevent any harm to our elders.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Learning how to recognize and manage strong emotions is an important life skill. Benefits include improved communication, independence, self-confidence, and interpersonal skills.

Join us to discuss strategies for building emotion-regulation skills in our children, our teens, and caregivers too.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Join us for one or all of these monthly discussions to gain resources and practical strategies to strengthen our relationships with our children and build confidence in our parenting role.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

When you’re grieving, special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s/Father’s Day and the holidays, no matter what you celebrate, can be a time of overwhelming emotions, new challenges and unrealistic expectations from family and friends.

This session acknowledges the difficulties these special days can bring and discusses coping strategies to help you through.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This 10-week therapy group provides education and support for women who have experienced emotional or physical abuse within their intimate relationships.

Funded by Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Mindfulness is proven to be highly effective for both physical and emotional health, including anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disorders, and chronic pain.

This workshop will provide participants with a thorough understanding of mindfulness and the well-being it can bring to our lives.

This event is presented in partnership with the Region of Waterloo Library.

Register now: https://rwlibrary.libnet.info/event/7593952

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

When children learn the value and importance to respectfully engage with all people, they develop understanding, empathy and benefit of supporting others.

Join us to learn how caregivers can promote diversity, and support their children to value and act in an inclusive manner.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Mindfulness is proven to be highly effective for both physical and emotional health, including anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disorders, and chronic pain.

This workshop will provide participants with a thorough understanding of mindfulness and the well-being it can bring to our lives.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

If your mood is as gloomy as the “blahs of winter”, join us to explore ways to ease that seasonal slump and reduce the winter blues.

This event is presented in partnership with the Region of Waterloo Library.

Register now: https://rwlibrary.libnet.info/event/7593652

Building respectful relationships with our children is key to a peaceful home.

Join us to hear how effectively setting limits and consequences stems from respectful communication and encourages a positive, lasting connection with our children.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This six-week therapy group will help you discover a healthier, more relaxed and focused YOU.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

A fun and engaging yoga and mindfulness children’s group. Through playful games and activities, children will learn breathing techniques, yoga poses and calming exercises to connect with their thoughts and feelings.

Please bring yoga mats.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Humans are innately social. Any physical, emotional or psychological disruption can trigger feelings of loneliness.

This workshop will provide you with tools to identify and respond to loneliness and build resiliency.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Adolescents face many different pressures and stressors. All teens feel anxious from time to time but some experience anxiety more than others.

This five-week therapy group will help teens learn effective ways to cope with teenage pressures and stress. They will learn strategies to better manage anxiety and feel more in control of their lives.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Does your child worry excessively? Do worries and fears interfere with your child’s ability to enjoy a carefree childhood?

Appropriate and timely intervention can help anxious children grow up to be healthy adults. This five-session therapy group provides strategies to help anxious children better manage fears and worries.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This group is for parents of teenagers who would like a closer relationship with their child. Teenagers who are more deeply connected to their parents are more likely to make positive choices.

This is a proven program that is designed to help families strengthen their relationships with one another. 

Brought to you in partnership with the Family and Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Parental self-care is vital to the well-being of our children. Self-care can help replenish a parent’s energy, focus and positivity.

Tips and strategies on how to take care of ourselves to ensure we have positive energy for our children will be discussed.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This six-week therapy group promotes confidence and assertiveness enabling children to protect and express themselves.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This five-session therapy group develops leadership skills and confidence to enable individuals who self-identify as girls to protect themselves, develop healthy coping mechanisms, and positive social connections.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

This fun-filled children’s workshop promotes self-esteem and self-worth.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Caregivers provide physical and emotional support to family members, neighbours, partners, and friends. We recognize that caregivers may also need support. We are here for you.

Please join us for refreshments, conversation, community, and peer support. This event will have a theme of self-care. Please join us for one or all sessions.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Join us to gain a deeper understanding of how to support 2SLGBTQIA+ children and youth. Practical tools and resources to use at home or in the classroom will be shared. If you are hoping to explore conversations about gender identity and sexual orientation with young people, this workshop is for you.

This event is presented in partnership with the Region of Waterloo Library.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Join us for one or all of these monthly discussions to gain resources and practical strategies to strengthen our relationships with our children and build confidence in our parenting role.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Surrounded by nature and connecting with others, come get active by engaging in some fun activities, including yoga and mindfulness. Meet us in the park each week to explore some new ways to take care of your brain and body. Yoga mats will be provided.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

In this afternoon camp, children will participate in activities such as visual arts projects, group connection activities, yoga, and mind-body relaxation techniques. They will learn how to express themselves and experience more calm and joy.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

Connecting mind and body through relaxation techniques and body awareness can improve emotional well-being.

In this fun summer program, children will be introduced to yoga poses, breath work, and mindfulness through playful games, stories, and activities.

Theraplay activities will provide the opportunity for children to strengthen their ability to connect with others and further develop social skills.

Register now: Please call 519-669-8651 or email us at info@woolwichcounselling.org

In this morning camp, children will participate in fun-filled, sensory-based activities such as arts and crafts, storytelling, and movement and drama games. They will embark on a “Creative Adventure,” all while developing important social-emotional skills.