Catholic Family Services - Peel Dufferin // Counselling Programs

Individual, Couple & Family Program

Through Individual, Couple or Family work, this program strives to improve relationships, reduce emotional distress and enhance personal well-being by providing assistance to the following:

Individuals experiencing loneliness, low self-esteem, anxiety, episodic depression, work concerns, bereavement and other life stressors

Couples experiencing relationship difficulties including poor communication, lack of intimacy, affairs, extended family pressures, or contemplating separation/divorce

Families coping with developmental transitions, cultural adjustment, parenting, step-family concerns, separation or divorce or other relationship concerns Learn More

Sistering And Community Wellness Program

Sistering is a volunteer program for women who, having participated in our family violence programs, are at a stage in their own healing process whereby they wish to give back by offering support to other women in crisis. The Sistering Program also sponsors workshops for the community on a variety of topics relevant to the healing journey.

We have also integrated our Family Life Education program with Sistering and Community Wellness. We offer training and workshops in life skills, bereavement care, self-esteem, parenting, creating healthy families, spirituality and many other topics which support families in building loving relationships. Learn More

Adults Who Have Experienced Childhood Abuse

Counselling services to adults who have experienced trauma through childhood abuse:

Support groups for women who experienced trauma: sexual, physical, emotional abuse and neglect in childhood and adolescence

Individual counselling for women and men to explore the impacts of childhood abuse

Couple and family work to support the healing process Learn More

Partner Abuse

Comprehensive services to families experiencing partner abuse:

Support groups for women who have been assaulted by their partners

Individual and family counselling for women and men who have been abused by their partner. Psycho educational groups for men who have assaulted their partners Learn More

Partner Assualt Response (PAR)

This program is designed to help men stop their violent, abusive and controlling behaviours towards their intimate partners.

Man To Man is a 16 week group program.

Communities Working Together To End Violence Against Women (February 25, 26, 27, 2008)

PAR Posters featured at this conference:

Deconstructing Femininity
South Asian Partner Assault Response - History
Deconstructing Masculinity

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Programs For Children Exposed To Woman Abuse

Catholic Family Services is the lead agency for the HEAL (Helping End Abuse for Life) Network. Services include:

A group program for mothers and their children (newborn to age 12)
In-School programming through group work is available free of charge. Principles who are interested please call 905.450.1608 X105 for more information.

Workshops and groups for adolescents

Public Education and Outreach workshops for parents Learn More