by CFS Counselling + Wellbeing | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog, Stories
Mark’s family brought him to CFSSC for youth counselling when he was 16. At that time, he was skipping more classes at school than he was attending, he was smoking marijuana regularly, had lost his motivation and his part-time job. Mark was feeling depressed, he began...
by CFS Counselling + Wellbeing | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog, Stories
“My wife Elaine and I had been separated for about 6 months when she told me she wanted a divorce. I’d been hoping we could work things out if we got some space, but it looked like that wasn’t going to happen. Elaine had been staying with her parents, but now...
by CFS Counselling + Wellbeing | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog, Stories
“I came to the Walk-in Counselling Clinic looking for help because I was having difficulty sleeping; I found I was drinking more alcohol than ever before. I had gained weight and felt depressed most of the time. My 24-year-old daughter, Meghan* and I weren’t...
by CFS Counselling + Wellbeing | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog, Stories
In the summer of 2015, Jeff lived only to feed his addictions. He’d lost his business, his friends and his family. Penniless, homeless, and with 20 years of despair behind him, he attempted suicide. Again. With a grimace, he calls that period his...
by CFS Counselling + Wellbeing | Jan 11, 2017 | Blog, Stories
Matt and Sandra (names have been changed to protect privacy), a young couple in their 20’s attended one of our walk-in clinics looking for help for their relationship. Together they are parenting two children and Sandra is pregnant. A year ago, they lost an infant...
