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Services
All of our staff hold Master’s Level Social Work degrees, and are all registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Each counselor has a passion for helping others and has extensive experience in the human services field. They each have a unique set of skills, expertise and area of interest, so we encourage you to explore each profile to learn more about what they can offer to you and your family. The following is a list of services offered at Southwest Counselling Services.
Individual, Couple and Family Counselling
Our staff utilize a variety of tools to treat these issues including cognitive behavioural therapy, solution focused therapy, meditation, emotion focused therapy, exercise, play therapy, outdoor recreation, narrative therapy, art/music therapy, sensory-based activities and EMDR.
Trauma Therapy
Our staff utilize Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective to diminish the symptoms associated with traumatic experiences for children and adults.
Play Therapy
Play therapy is beneficial for a child that is experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties in various settings in their lives including school, community and home.
Mind Body Therapy
Mind Body Therapy is an innovative and holistic method for improving mental wellbeing. This program approaches self-improvement through strengthening the connection between the mind and body.
Critical Incident Debriefing
Individual Crisis Intervention [Peer Support] & Group Crisis Intervention is a specialized acute emergency mental health intervention which requires specialized training. As physical first aid is to surgery, crisis intervention is to psychotherapy. Thus, crisis intervention is sometimes called “emotional first aid”.
Community Programming
Our team is working towards developing and facilitating programming in the community that will be free of cost and that will be accessible to all residents of Sarnia/Lambton and area.