Counselling
Talking with a compassionate counsellor who is trained to listen can help you make sense of what is going on in your life.
When you take steps to seek support during life’s difficult situations, you begin a journey of healing, growth and empowerment towards a positive change for you and your loved ones.
Call us to arrange a free, confidential appointment where a counsellor will assist you in deciding what service is right for you. They will discuss which programs you are eligible for and whether fees are applicable. Some programs are fully subsidized.
Individuals
Individual counseling allows clients to explore their feelings, behaviors, emotions, and beliefs in a safe, caring, and confidential setting. This environment promotes safe self-examination and personal growth in the client. By talking through challenging issues, the client and therapist can explore significant past events, identify areas of the client's life that might be improved, set goals, and work towards change.
Couples
- Build a balanced connection with each person and the relationship
- Identify patterns of strength and connection
- Identify and understand patterns of disconnection
- Create new experiences of intimacy
Families
Family therapy is one of the most useful tools for families facing challenges and conflicts. By providing a supportive and non-judgmental environment, family therapy helps families improve their communication, resolve conflicts, and develop stronger relationships.
Women’s Program
In small groups, drop ins and through one to one counselling and social supports, women discuss issues such as life stress, parenting, challenges/transitions, addiction, abuse, relationships and life goals. They gain self-awareness and an understanding of how to create change in their lives, to take care of themselves and to better handle the day to day challenges they face. Women are also offered support for past or recent trauma that they may have experienced.
Violence Against Women (VAW) Program
The VAW program provides individual counselling, safety planning, advocacy, information and referrals for women or those identifying as women (16+) who are dealing with issues associated with past or current abuse. It also assists their children who have experienced domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual harassment and/or abuse (physical, sexual, verbal, emotional or financial).
Violence Against Women Coordination Committee (VAW)
FSPH is a member of the StopVAW committee consisting of multiple local agencies and services who co-ordinate their efforts to end violence, to advocate and to help the community understand domestic violence and to inform people of crucial supports available.
Seniors and Persons with Physical Disabilities Program
Counselling and information for older adults and/or their family members, caregivers and significant others. We can assist with:
- Coping more effectively with age-related changes
- Improving family relationships
- Managing caregiver stress
- Enhancing communication and problem solving
- Exploring accommodation options
- Identify abuse and learning what to do about it
- Grief and loss
- Connection to much needed community supports and/or government services
Intervention and Support assists vulnerable and at-risk seniors, persons with physical disabilities and/or their significant others to stabilize their situation and develop a follow-up plan. This includes people facing homelessness, a critical or impending change in life situation, abuse or isolation.
We can help you sort out what is needed and connect you and your family to appropriate community support services, such as respite care, housing options, retirement and long-term care homes, adult day services and caregiver supports, etc.
Services are provided at our office or in your home if there are transportation barriers.
Connecting Seniors Program
The Connecting Seniors Program provides personal growth groups for men and women over 55. Please contact Family Services Perth-Huron to see which groups are currently running, 519-273-1020 or 1-800-268-0903.
Men’s Program
FSPH offers supports to men in our community (18+) who are seeking a supportive space to receive counselling through life’s challenges and transitions. Through individual, couple and group settings, men learn and grow while working receiving counselling and support.
Men’s psychoeducational and process groups are open to men who want to work on personal issues such as anger, depression, abuse, relationship issues, addictions, parenting and communication. In small groups, men explore their thoughts and feelings and are supported and challenged to make positive changes for themselves. Group members support and encourage each other through difficult transitions.
FSPH has specific funding for Male Sexual Assault Survivors who reside in Perth or Huron County. Please contact intake for further information.
Youth Counselling
Our counsellors respond to mental health and relational needs of youth through counselling and social services supports. In this ever changing world, youth are supported through times of transition, change and growth. We offer individual supports for youth and caregiver and family supports as needed.
OW/Hosting Supports
In partnership with the City of Stratford Social Services department, people are supported to make personal change and bring about life stabalization. Through counselling, social service supports, drop ins and groups setting, clients resolve individual, couple and/or family issues. These support plans are individually based to meet the needs of individuals and families and support them in a variety of areas of life’s challenges including relationships, life stress, parenting, abuse, housing. These supports serve to encourage people as they may journey toward new engagement in their community in volunteerism and/or employment.
Referrals can be made through OW or Housing staff or you may reach out to our intake to inquire if you qualify for this or other program supports.
Employee Assistance Plan
Employee Assistance Programs provide counselling services for employees of businesses contracted with Family Services Perth-Huron.
- Emotional Stress
- Life Transitions
- Relationships
- Blended Families
- Personal Trauma
- Parenting
- Work & Career
- Sexual Concerns
- Family Stress
- Abuse
- Managing Change
- Grief