Counselling and Therapy Services in Simcoe County

*SPECIAL NOTICE* The Barrie Walk-In Clinic will be closed on Thursday April 26th. Regular Barrie Walk-In Clinic hours will resume Wednesday May 2nd. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County is a non-profit organization offering professional counselling services and education. Our services are available to everyone living or working in Simcoe County regardless of age, ability, cultural or religious background, race, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Did you know that we are the only family service agency in the county that doesn’t have admission criteria related to a particular diagnosis? Thanks to your support we serve over 2 thousand clients each year. That’s equal to over 5.9 thousand hours of direct service to individuals, couples and families in our community who rely on us for help.

Individual Counselling

Individual counselling involves sessions that are one on one with a clinician.
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Couple Counselling

Whether you are in a new relationship, or a long-term relationship, couples counselling can be beneficial.
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Family Counselling

Family counselling can be beneficial in strengthening existing families or defining new families.
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Youth Counselling

Youth Counselling is for any young person, aged 12 or older who is experiencing challenges
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Groups and Workshops

CFSSC currently offers a variety of groups and workshops, including the Partner Assault Response (PAR) program.
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Walk-In Counselling Clinic Locations

Counselling services in Alliston, Barrie, Bracebridge, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia, and Midland.
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Walk-In Counselling Clinics

Walk-in counselling services in Alliston, Barrie, Bracebridge, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia, and Midland.

Our Services

Our Locations

To best serve Simcoe County and surrounds, we have a number of locations for your convenience.

News & Blog

Apr17

What is Mindfulness and Why is it Important?

Today's blog was written by CFSSC Clinician Royce Tucker, B.A. (Hons.) Psychology., M.C. Counselling Psychology., RP., C.C.C. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness has its origins in the Buddhist tradition as a way to focus consciousness, increase present moment awareness and develop compassion and kindness towards self and other beings. It’s more of a way of being, rather [...]

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Apr06

Fighting Seniors Isolation with Slow Cooker Club

The Parish Outreach to Senior’s project has been a really impactful initiative in Simcoe County and Peel Dufferin. This project has helped to build community and relationships for seniors by providing them with social companionship. Catholic Family Services in Simcoe County and Peel Dufferin have partnered with 6 Parishes to provide this service through the [...]

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Mar19

Increasing Access to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Ontario

What We're Doing CFSSC has been taking part in an exciting new pilot initiative called the Increasing Access to Structured Psychotherapy (IASP) demonstration project. Currently, the project aims to increase the availability of evidence-based psychological treatments for individuals with mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety in Ontario. During participation in this project, clients access individual and/or [...]

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Feb26

Top 10 Anxiety Management Techniques

The following was adapted from Margaret Wehrenberg's book Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques. Anxiety can be defined as a feeling of worry or nervousness related to a real or an imagined event. Brief anxiety can help us adapt to our environment by motivating and keeping us safe. For example, being cautious around an area [...]

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