by cfsscadmin | May 23, 2018 | Blog, General
This blog was written by CFSSC Clinician: Catherine Davey, RSW, MSW Candidate The terms counseling and psychotherapy are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle and distinctive difference. Psychotherapy defined Psychotherapy is often treatment-based to...
by cfsscadmin | May 15, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
Today’s blog was written by CFSSC Clinician Debbie Bradley; B.A. (Hons) Psychology, MSW, RSW Forgiveness is a gift I give to myself for someone else’s wrongdoing. FORGIVENESS IS NOT: Forgiveness is not affiliated with a particular religion or...
by cfsscadmin | May 1, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
Today’s blog was written by CFSSC Clinician Kelly Major, MSW, RSW. Living in the 21st century comes with many challenges and life stressors. Many people find their days filled with never-ending to-do lists of things they would like to accomplish while trying to...
by cfsscadmin | Apr 6, 2018 | Newsletters
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...
by cfsscadmin | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
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...
by cfsscadmin | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, General
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...
by cfsscadmin | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog, Relationship Counselling
Today’s blog is by CFSSC Clinician, Lisa Pelletier The topic of intimacy comes up a lot in couples counselling. Many couples often describe intimacy with their partners as being “lost” over time. Intimacy is defined as...
by cfsscadmin | Jan 10, 2018 | Newsletters
CFSSC is opening a Walk-In Counselling Clinic in Huntsville on Friday January 12th. FREE Walk-In Counselling Services will be available every Friday from 9:30am-3:00pm at 348 Muskoka Road 3 North, Suite 102. This expansion will be the 6th CFSSC location where...
by cfsscadmin | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog, Mental Health
Source: Lisa Najavits, PhD WHAT IS GROUNDING? Grounding is a set of simple strategies to detach from emotional pain (for example, drug cravings, self-harm impulses, anger, sadness). Distraction works by focusing outward on the external world—rather than inward...
by cfsscadmin | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog, Stories
*The name of the client has been changed to protect confidentiality Kristen is a college student who has endured a lot of loss in the past few years. Both her mom and uncle passed away after long battles with cancer, her dog needed to be put down, and her boyfriend...