Counselling Services
Our counsellors provide gender-based, trauma-informed and non-judgmental counselling services using an integrative approach that responds to the unique needs and experiences of each person.
Elizabeth Fry Toronto provides a broad range of counselling services to women women and gender-diverse individuals.
*All our programs provide language interpreters free of cost through the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
COUNSELLING AVAILABILITY
Monday – Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
All counselling services are free of charge.
General Counselling
Our General Counselling Programs offers FREE trauma-informed support to women and gender-diverse people navigating family violence, abuse, anger, parenting challenges, and settlement in Canada. Through one-on-one counselling, psychoeducational groups we help participants understand the connection between past trauma and present-day struggles, build practical coping and safety skills, and access community and legal resources all in a safe, shame-reducing, peer-supported space. Some of the group counselling programs include:
- Pathways to healing from trauma
- Caregiver/Parenting workshops
- Anger management
- Addiction awareness
- Healthy relationships & knowing your rights
- Family Law for Newcomers
Eligibility: Women-identifying and gender diverse individuals, 18+. Intake and assessment required.
Fill in the Intake Form here:
https://forms.office.com/r/zdndvBaxAq
For more information please contact:
416-924-3708
efrycounselling@efrytoronto.org
Standing Strong: Trauma Recovery Through Empowerment Program
Standing Strong is a FREE, 16-session psychoeducational group counselling program for women and gender-diverse young adults (ages 16-29) who have experienced family or gender-based violence.
Our Approach:
The program is guided by the Trauma Recovery Through Empowerment Model (TREM), an evidence-based intervention that supports individuals in exploring the connection between past experiences of harm and their current thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Participants are empowered to develop skills that address both short-term and long-term impacts of trauma in their lives.
Eligibility:
Women-identifying and gender diverse individuals, ages 16-29 who have experienced family or gender-based violence. Intake appointment required.
For more information please contact:
416-924-3708
standingstrong@efrytoronto.org
Organizational Training:
Counsellors are also available to provide Youth Dating Violence Training and knowledge-sharing opportunities to interested community services organizations, free of cost. Contact standingstrong@efrytoronto.org to learn more.
This project was made possible thanks to a financial contribution from the Public Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency Canada.
Reintegration Counselling
Provides FREE one-on-one counselling for women on provincial probation and parole. Using a harm reduction framework, clients are provided with the skills and resources necessary to develop alternatives to theft, fraud, substance use behaviours, and poor decision-making.
Eligibility: Clients must be referred by a probation/parole office to qualify.
For more information please contact:
Rachel Lim (she/her), Reintegration Counsellor
416-924-3708 ext. 232
rlim@efrytoronto.org
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