Women’s Support Services

Women often hold the key to their families’ well-being. So, when they are in need of a support system, we offer a safe space to chat about what’s most important. Our experienced counsellors work with clients in 1-on-1 sessions or group session formats to build a plan of support toward reaching personal goals.

1-1 Counselling

We offer 1-on-1 counselling sessions to help women who are struggling with feelings of isolation, separation from family, domestic violence and adapting to the newness of life in Canada.

Our counsellors work closely with clients using a variety of techniques to provide responsive, culturally-sensitive and supportive counseling. Sessions are geared toward resolving conflicts and issues that affect the family with a focus on setting goals and problem-solving. We also make referrals for additional community support as needed and provide short-term action-oriented counseling to address abuse.

Women’s 1-on-1 counselling sessions are offered at our Gladstone location and Victoria Park HUB in the following languages: Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish and English.

Group Programming

We offer support group formats to our one on one counselling clients to address a wide variety of issues that range from settlement challenges to domestic abuse.

These support groups focus on enabling women to develop leadership skills through self-development in a safe, supportive environment. Clients who may experience barriers to civic engagement find a strong sense of community among their peers and integrate into Canadian life faster. There are specific group sessions for those who may be experiencing or trying to escape abusive relationships.

We offer the following support groups:

Language-specific Women’s Groups for newcomer women adapting to life in Canada run for 8-12 weeks. Participants, who are struggling with the many difficulties associated with settlement, are encouraged to establish new personal networks. The groups focus on topics of interest such as: settlement, employment, women’s rights in Canada, esteem-building, safety planning and more.

All groups have the capacity for child-minding.

Group sessions are offered at our different locations across the city in the following languages: Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish and English.