Parents, Families & Caregivers
This section has resources to help anyone with parenting -- all the tasks involved in raising a child to become an independent adult. This section is not exhaustive, but focuses on resources that might be of interest to those with mental health difficulties.
Publicly Funded / Free Services
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The Aboriginal Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program (pre-natal to age 6) provides the means of connecting new parents and families with community supports ...
236 Stewart Street, Renfrew, ON, K7V 1X7 Map
613-432-1463 x18887011172
Area Served: Renfrew County
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Up to 6 years
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La plateforme Autisme-Asperger-Québec (AAQc) se veut une plateforme informative, éducative et inclusive sur l’autisme, les troubles du spectre de ...
QC, Canada
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All ages
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Columbus House (Pembroke) Inc. provides young individuals as well as young parents with various services. The Young Parent Support Program (YPSP) offers young ...
542 River Rd, Pembroke, ON, K8A 1A1 Map
613-732-2791
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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Community Resource Centre (Killaloe) Inc. manages an online database of community services that are located in or that serve Renfrew County. Visit ...
15 Lake Street, Killaloe, ON, K0J 2A0 Map
613-757-3108
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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Provides support locally and across Ontario to anyone touched by adoption, including those contemplating adoption or in the process to adopt, adoptees, foster ...
ON, Canada
1-888-274-6222 x106 (Toll Free)
Areas Served: Brant County, Ontario
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All ages
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Non-profit organization providing support to parents and caregivers who have children, youth and young adults living with mental illness.
Our key ...
Ottawa, ON Map
613-321-3211
Areas Served: Ottawa-Carleton, Lanark County, Prescott and Russell County, Renfrew County, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and the City of Cornwall
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Up to 24 years
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We are a community-based employee benefit program that provides employees, and their dependents with confidential and professional counselling, coaching and ...
84 Isabella Street, Pembroke, ON, K8A 5S5 Map
613-735-2116
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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Counselling and group therapy services offered by Family Services Ottawa, The MOMS Group is a 8-10 week group program for mothers who are experiencing ...
312 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4X5 Map
613-725-3601
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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All ages
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Parkinson Canada provides supports and services and education for individuals living with Parkinson's and their family members including:
- support ...
200 Colonnade Rd, Ottawa, ON, K2E 7M1 Map
613-722-9238
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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All ages
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Supports individuals and families affected by schizophrenia and psychosis in Eastern Ontario.
1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4 Map
613-722-6521 x7775
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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All ages
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We are Ontario’s voice for adoptive parents. We believe that all adoptive parents have a right to advocacy, support and guidance throughout their lifelong ...
36 Eglinton Avenue W, Toronto, ON, M4R 1A1 Map
416-482-0021
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All ages
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Organization of parents of disruptive youth who have joined together to provide support and empower parents to deal with their situation.
Provides weekly ...
Toronto, ON, M6A 3B8 Map
1-800-488-5666 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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Provides a broad range of mental health, legal, parenting, and abuse support programs geared at boys, men, fathers and their families.
* Therapy & ...
26 Mansur Terrace, Toronto, ON, M3J 3R1 Map
647-479-9611
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All ages
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The Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) is directly operated by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.
CPRI provides ...
600 Sanatorium Road, London, ON, N6H 3W7 Map
519-858-2774
Areas Served: Ontario, Middlesex County
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Up to 18 years
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Helps families in Ontario receive the financial support they are entitled to by enforcing court ordered support responsibilities.
Toronto, ON, M3M 3A3 Map
416-326-1817 x18002677263
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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Association for francophone parents of children with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADD, ADHD.
435 rue Donald, Ottawa, ON, K1K 4X5 Map
613-691-7073
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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We are a volunteer-run network of peer support groups for parents and guardians who share similar struggles, experiences, and concerns related to their adolescent or young adult children.
1740 Kingston Rd, Pickering, ON, L1V 2R2 Map
1-866-492-1299 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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Ministry of Children and Youth Services :
Aboriginal Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Child Nutrition Program
The Aboriginal Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Child Nutrition Program is a program offered by Aboriginal organizations across the province for families ...
ON, Canada
1-866-821-7770 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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A child's early years - from before birth to age six - are very important. Healthy babies are more likely to develop into healthy children, and healthy ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Ontario
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Up to 6 years
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We are a provincial organization that educates and advocates for individuals with mood disorders such as depression.
We are dedicated to:
* provide ...
36 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON, M4R 1A1 Map
416-486-8046
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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Nobody’s Perfect is a facilitated parenting program for parents of children from birth to age five. The program is designed to meet the needs of parents who ...
ON, Canada
Areas Served: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Yukon
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Up to 5 years
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North Eastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services (NEOFACS) is an integrated agency, providing services to children, youth and their families in the ...
68 Aura Lake Street, Schumacher, ON, P0N 1G0 Map
705-360-7230
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12 - 15 years
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The Ombudsman resolves and investigates complaints about any matter concerning children and youth receiving services from Ontario children's aid societies, ...
438 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C9 Map
416-325-5669
Area Served: Ontario
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Up to 18 years
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Provides free counselling and therapy for status Natives 18+ throughout Ontario.
105 Hugill Road, Coboconk, ON, K0M 1K0
647-567-5515
Area Served: Ontario
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18 years and up
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Ontario Adult Autism Research and Support Network is an Ontario-based organization and website focusing on adult autism issues.
Guelph, ON
Area Served: Ontario
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18 years and up
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Non-profit organization that provides information, education and support to professionals and families of children with communication disorders. Website ...
Tilsonburg, ON, N4G 4P4 Map
519-842-9506
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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The Ontario government created Ontario Early Years Centres to be a place where parents and caregivers can get answers to questions, information about programs ...
Toronto, ON Map
1-866-821-7770
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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Founded 30 years ago, PCMH’s commitment to support, education, and empowerment has guided the organization’s work and dedication to families. Through ...
180 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8
416-921-2109 x125
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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Serenity Renewal for Families provides hope and support in a safe environment through short-term counselling, educational workshops and programs for ...
2255 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON, K1G 4K3 Map
613-523-5143
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5 years and up
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Government funded addictions programs in Thunder Bay.
Services include:
*Outpatient individual and group counselling
* Four week residential women's ...
301 Lillie Street North, Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 0A6 Map
807-684-5100
Area Served: Ontario
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13 years and up
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Provide open-ended ongoing facilitated peer support groups for children and teens 3 - 18 years of age, and their parents/guardians. Also offer grief support ...
2522 Rebecca Street, Oakville, ON, L6L 6N8 Map
905-337-2333
Area Served: Ontario
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3 - 18 years
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The YMCA Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) is a collaboration between the YMCA of Greater Toronto and 18 local YMCAs, consisting of 19 Youth Outreach ...
180 Argyle Ave, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1B7 Map
613-237-1320 x5170
Area Served: Ontario
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8 - 24 years
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Attachment Parenting Canada is an organization dedicated to promoting 'attachment parenting', which is a philosophy of parenting based on promoting the special ...
12018 Lake Erie Road SE, Calgary, AB, T2J 2L8 Map
403-667-4557
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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CanChild is a research and educational centre founded in 1989 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
The Canadian Centre for ...
1400 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7 Map
905-525-9140 x27850
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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The Child Disability Benefit (CDB) is a tax-free benefit (of up to $2,300/year in 2005) for families who care for a child under age 18 with a severe and ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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Up to 18 years
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Key information for qualified practitioners who are called upon by their patients to certify Form T2201, Disability Tax Credit Certificate.
ON, Canada
1-866-741-0127
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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A registered disability savings plan (RDSP) is a savings plan that is intended to help parents and others save for the long-term financial security of a person ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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FRP Canada promotes the well-being of families by providing national leadership, consultation and resources to those who care for children and support ...
331 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 0G5 Map
1-866-637-7226
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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The Canadian Caregiver Coalition is the national voice for the needs and interests of family caregivers. We are a bilingual, not-for-profit organization made ...
110 Argyle Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1B4 Map
888-866-2273
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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National, not-for-profit, registered charitable organization with a mandate to reduce youth violence and make our schools and communities safer. The ...
111 Peter Steet, Toronto, ON, M5V 2H1 Map
416-977-1050
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Centre for Family Initiatives extends Pine River’s knowledge and experience to serve not just our most acute populations but to work with families and care ...
180 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8 Map
1-519-217-2537
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All ages
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The Benefits Finder is an online tool to help people identify government benefits for them. This tool could be useful to your clients in their search for ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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FIA is a registered children's charity providing facilitated peer to peer support groups to children, from Grade 4 through to College & University as well ...
29 Madison Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5R 2S2 Map
647-239-2740
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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The Honouring Life Network is a project of the National Aboriginal Health Organization. The website offers culturally relevant information and resources on ...
220 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5Z9 Map
613-237-9462 x567
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Motherisk offers pregnant, planning and breastfeeding women answers to questions about morning sickness and the risk or safety of medications, herbs, diseases, ...
555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8 Map
416-813-6780
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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The Neufeld Institute provides education and training to adults involved with children using the attachment-based developmental model created by psychologist ...
2155 West 36th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6M 1L3 Map
604-263-4278
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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PSI-CANADA is the Canadian presence of Postpartum Support International (PSI), the world’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to helping those ...
ON, Canada
1-800-944-4773 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Organisme francophone canadien dédié à la prévention du syndrome d'alcoolisation foetale (SAF). Donne de l'information sur le TSAF (trouble du spectre de ...
370 Rue des Forges, Trois-rivières, QC, G9A 2H1
1-873-559-1108
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Stigma-Free Society is a registered Canadian charity that provides education about stigma with an emphasis on mental health.
Our resources support ...
BC, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada is a national registered charity dedicated to nurturing resilience in kids with the use of psychological science so ...
AB, Canada
416-644-4944
Area Served: Canada
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Up to 17 years
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Non-profit institute that provides mental health treatment via telephone and internet for families, as opposed to face-to-face visits in a clinic.
The ...
267 Cobequid Road, Lower Sackville, NS, B4C 4E6 Map
1-866-470-7111
Area Served: Canada
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3 - 16 years
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Tourette Canada is a national voluntary organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for those with or affected byTourette Syndrome through programs ...
5955 Airport Road, Mississauga, ON, L4V 1R9 Map
905-673-2255
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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"We are a unified voice collaborating, educating and innovating for systemic change that ends violence against women making Canada a model for safety in ...
ON, Canada
613-680-5119
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Formerly known as the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF), The Balanced Mind Foundation is a not-for-profit, web-based organization that supports ...
566 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL, 60661 Map
847-492-8510
Area Served: World
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Up to 25 years
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
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Hey Heather! | Counselling Services
ON, Canada
Areas Served: Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Cameron Counselling
Fort Erie, ON, L2A 5M6 Map
289-228-3006
Areas Served: Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario
Accepting patients: Yes
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16 years and up
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84 Isabella St, Pembroke, ON, K8A 5S5 Map
613-585-3834
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes (Virtual and Online therapy available)
Modality of care: In person, Virtual
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All ages
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15577 Highway 60, Killaloe, ON, K0J 2A0
416-389-4140
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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Up to 18 years
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Julie Edwards counselling services
515 Pembroke St west, Pembroke, ON, K8A 6W5 Map
613-631-0689
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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224 Pembroke Street W, Pembroke, ON, K8A 5N2 Map
613-631-1097
Areas Served: Renfrew County, Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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Gledhill Psychotherapy
1035 O’Brien Road, Renfrew, ON, K7V 0B3 Map
613-212-0076
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Unknown
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All ages
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Daniel A. Hansen
1035 O'Brien Road, Renfrew, ON, K7V 0B3 Map
613-635-2127
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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The Holding Space: Virtual & Mobile Counselling & Family Care
33497 Bevan Ave., Abbotsford, BC, V2S 6H5
604-217-7134
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All ages
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For You Counselling Services
3177 Petawawa Boulevard, Petawawa, ON, K8H 1X9 Map
613-635-3403
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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5 - 95 years
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True Nature Counselling Services
Pembroke, ON Map
343-369-1159
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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12 years and up
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34 Minovan Miikan Lane, Toronto, ON, M6J 0G3
416-628-4806
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18 - 65 years
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130 Pembroke St W, Pembroke, ON, K8A 5M8 Map
613-735-9582
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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7 - 64 years
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120 Iber Road, Stittsville-kanata, ON, K2S 1E6 Map
613-831-8181
Areas Served: Ottawa-Carleton, Renfrew County, Lanark County
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6 years and up
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Amanda Telford
201 Daniel Street South, Arnprior, ON, K7S 2L9 Map
613-218-0249
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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12 - 65 years
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305A Second Street East, Cornwall, ON, K6H 1Y8 Map
613-933-4400
Areas Served: LHIN Champlain, Ottawa-Carleton
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All ages
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34 Mayo Ave, Ottawa, ON, K2E 6X5 Map
613-371-3804
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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8 years and up
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ON, Canada
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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18 years and up
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ON, Canada
Areas Served: Ontario, New Brunswick
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16 years and up
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ON, Canada
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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2143 Avenue du Suroit, Mascouche, QC, J7L 4G4
1-877-254-3348 (Toll Free)
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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BC, Canada
Area Served: Canada
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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