Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County is an accredited registered charity offering professional counselling, psychotherapy and education. Our inclusive, affordable and accessible services are available to everyone living or working in Simcoe Muskoka 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 more than 3,000 clients each year. That equates to more than 17,000 hours of direct service to individuals, couples and families across our region.
Individual counselling involves sessions that are one on one with a clinician.
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Whether you are in a new relationship, or a long-term relationship, couples counselling can be beneficial.
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Family counselling can be beneficial in strengthening existing families or defining new families.
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Youth Counselling is for any young person, aged 12 or older who is experiencing challenges
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CFSSC currently offers a variety of groups and workshops, including the Partner Assault Response (PAR) program.
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Counselling services in Alliston, Barrie, Bracebridge, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia, and Midland.
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Walk-in counselling services in Alliston, Barrie, Bracebridge, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia, and Midland.
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.
To best serve Simcoe County and surrounds, we have a number of locations for your convenience.
Dec23
Today’s blog is written by Lee Anne Medwid. It’s the Season to be jolly… ho, ho, ho! Christmas decorations appear in stores as soon as the Halloween items have been removed. What’s that piped-in music, Christmas music already? As Christmas continues to become increasingly commercialized, stress can increase. Trying to meet their own expectations and […]
Jun11
By CFSSC clinician, Angie Blandford, B. Sc., MSW Emotions In the 20th century, Dr. Paul Ekman identified six basic emotions: Anger Disgust Fear Happiness Sadness Surprise In Dr. Ekman’s book, Emotions in the Human Face: Guidelines for Research and an Integration of Findings (1972), he states that these emotions are universal, hardwired, automatic and can trigger […]
May31
By CFSSC clinician, Ricky Giesbrecht, MA, RP, CCC. Have you heard of self-compassion? When I first heard the word in 2012, I wasn’t sure what it meant. I always thought compassion was something you showed others, but the word “self-compassion” asks you to be compassionate to yourself. I wondered about this idea, so I did […]
May17
By CFSSC communications intern, Ben Murray If you asked me three weeks ago what Family Service Ontario (FSO) is, I wouldn’t have been able to give you a good answer. I’m a Georgian College student just wrapping up a post-graduate diploma in Professional Writing. Three weeks ago I began my work placement at CFSSC with […]
