Counselling Services
Elizabeth Fry Toronto provides a broad range of counselling services to women who have been, or are at risk of being in conflict with the law.
*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 individual services are free of charge.
For general inquiries call 416-924-3708, to access all services
General Counselling Services
Provides one-on-one and group counselling supports and workshops to women in the community dealing with a broad range of social, economic and justice disadvantages. Through these services, women are provided with timely, accurate information pertaining to their legal rights, health and safety and alternatives to at-risk behaviours. Some of the counselling programs include:
- Healing from abuse & trauma
- Parenting
- Anger management
- Theft and fraud
- Domestic/gender-based violence
- Substance use
For intake and assessment please contact:
Sherrette Thomas (she/her), General Counsellor
416-924-3708 ext. 243
sthomas@efrytoronto.org
Karen Hoi Lam Wong (she/her), General Counsellor
416-924-3708 ext. 298
hwong@efrytoronto.org
Reintegration
Counselling Service
Provides one-on-one and group 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.
For more information please contact:
Jolien Benjamin, Reintegration Counsellor
416-924-3708 ext. 232
jbenjamin@efrytoronto.org
Sarika Dua (she/her), Reintegration Counsellor
416-924-3708 ext. 232
sdua@efrytoronto.org
Standing Strong: Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Program
Program Overview
Standing Strong: Trauma Recovery Through Empowerment is a free individual and group supportive counselling program for women and gender-diverse young adults (ages 16–29) who have experienced family or gender-based violence.
Standing Strong offers the following supports:
- 16-session psychoeducational Trauma Recovery Empowerment Group (offered 4 times per year)
- Up to 8 sessions of optional individual pre-group counselling, while waiting for the group to begin
- Up to 8 sessions of optional individual post-group counselling, upon program graduation
Our Approach
The program is guided by the Trauma Recovery and 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 behaviors. Participants are empowered to develop skills that address both short-term and long-term impacts of trauma in their lives.
We especially welcome individuals from marginalized communities, including 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous, Black, and racialized groups, as well as newcomers, refugees, and people living with disabilities.
Referrals and self-referrals are accepted year-round!
For more information about the Standing Strong program, or to book an Intake Assessment appointment, please contact:
Dana Riley (she/her), Counsellor
416-924-3708 ext. 252
driley@efrytoronto.org
Jane Garant (she/they), Counsellor
416-924-3708 ext. 262
jgarant@efrytoronto.org
Counsellors are also available to provide Youth Dating Violence training and knowledge-sharing opportunities to interested community service organizations free of cost. If your organization is interested in receiving training, please contact us for more information.