Counselling services are offered by a team of Masters level therapists committed to providing a responsive, creative, compassionate and healing service to the community and treatment to individuals, couples and families in distress, in a confidential and ethical atmosphere.

Client Confidentiality

Please be aware that when abuse within a relationship is an issue, Family Counselling Centre of Brant has a policy of not providing couple counselling. This policy is a response to research and clinical experience showing that couple counselling is ineffective and potentially dangerous when there is ongoing abuse in the relationship. Family Counselling Centre of Brant is, however, committed to working with these families.

The most effective means of therapy for abusive partners is a therapeutic group that focuses directly on changing abusive behaviour, and the underlying beliefs that support abusive behaviour. There is also individual and group counselling available for those who experience abuse from their partner. (see Men On The Move, WINGS program information)

When abuse in the relationship has been addressed, the couple may choose to work on their relationship further by participating in couple counselling.

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