Counselling and social work offer support with difficult emotions, relationships, and life changes, including illness or injury. Through conversation and practical guidance, your counsellor or social worker helps you understand what you’re experiencing and develop ways to cope. Social work can also help you find resources and navigate support services.
Counselling for everyday concernsSupport for anxiety, low mood, stress, self-esteem, and life changes.
A collaborative space to explore concerns, understand patterns, and develop coping approaches that fit your values and goals. Sessions are adapted to your circumstances, with individual and extended appointments available. Counselling supports adults and young people aged 10 and older.
View counselling appointmentsChild & youth counsellingAge-appropriate support from age 10.
Counselling for anxiety, mood, self-esteem, difficult experiences, and changes at home or in daily life. Sessions consider the young person’s age, developmental stage, and circumstances. Standard and extended appointments allow the pace of care to reflect individual needs.
View child & youth counselling appointmentsEMDR-focused sessionsFocused support for distressing experiences and their effects.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) may be used to address trauma, medical trauma, anxiety, depression, and beliefs about self-worth. Work includes assessment, preparation, coping strategies, and processing, paced to your readiness. Adapted support is available for young people aged 10 and older.
View EMDR appointmentsAdjusting to illness, injury, or chronic painSupport for the emotional impact of changes in health and independence.
Focused counselling for adjustment to neurological illness or injury, recovery after critical illness, persistent pain, and complex health needs. We work with you on making sense of these experiences, identifying priorities, and developing practical approaches to day-to-day challenges.
View counselling appointmentsFamily & caregiver supportSpace to address the demands of supporting someone you care about.
Support for the emotional and practical challenges of caregiving, including changes following serious illness or injury. Counselling and social work can help identify priorities, consider available supports, and develop approaches that reflect the needs of the person and their family.
View social work appointmentsSocial work & care navigationPractical help with services, resources, and planning.
Work through care-planning challenges related to illness, disability, or changes in independence. Support may include the transition from hospital to home, navigating community services and benefits applications, and developing caregiver support plans. Together, we identify options and address barriers to care.
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Email hello@avalonhealth.ca for help choosing a service, or for questions about fees and coverage.