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Counselling Programs - For families, children and youth - Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows

Abuse / Neglect, Child Services, Family / Parenting, Healthcare Providers, Mental Health - Adult & Senior, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Youth Services

Provided by Act 2 Child And Family Services

Offers counselling to children, youth, and their family or caregivers who are in need of a supportive and trusting therapeutic relationship to assist in resolving emotional and behavioural difficulties arising from traumatic experiences.

Clinical Counselling: The Clinical Counselling Program helps children and youth address the emotional and behavioural issues arising from traumatic events such as sexual abuse, violence, family breakup, death of a loved one and other grief and loss issues. There is no cost to participants but a referral through Ridge Meadows or Tri-Cities office of the Ministry of Children and Family Development is required, except for sexual abuse counselling which may be accessed without a referral.

Sexual Abuse Counselling: The Sexual Abuse Counselling Program treats children and youth who have been abused, in a safe and supportive environment and caring therapeutic relationship that promotes healing. Counselling techniques involving art, play, and talk are effectively used to help children by the abuse. Parents, family members and other people close to the child are also welcomed into the counselling sessions. A limited number of spaces for the Sexual Abuse Counselling program in the Tri-Cities office are available without a referral from the Ministry for Children and Family Development. Place contact at the Tri-Cities office for more information.

Sexual Health in Family Treatment (SHIFT): Young children who exhibit sexually intrusive behaviour and other sexual behaviour problems, beyond usual curiosity and developmentally appropriate sexual exploration, can find help in the SHIFT (Sexual Health in Family Treatment) program. This is a behaviour intervention program directed to children 11 years of age and under. Referrals to the program are made through the Tri-Cities Child and Youth Mental Health Office and, in Ridge Meadows, through the Ministry of Children and Family Development offices. There is no cost for this program.

Referral: Family counselling by self-referral; other programs by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCDF) referral
Cost: No cost

Website: http://www.act2.ca/counselling/

604-937-7776 (Tri-Cities Counselling Program)

Public email: info@act2.ca

#2nd floor, 1034 Austin Avenue, Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3K 3P3

604-463-0965 (Ridge Meadows Counselling Program)

Public email: info-mr@act2.ca

#203, 11743 224th Street, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, V2X 6A4

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

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