Children's Supportive Counselling

(P.E.A.C.E. Program)

Our children’s counsellor provides individual supportive counselling and group education for children and youth, ages 3 through 18 years, who have been exposed to family violence and other relationship violence.

The primary goals of the program are:

• To support children/youth to feel safe, respected, valued, and heard
• To support parents/caregivers to feel respected, empowered, confident, and effective
• To support children/youth and their parents/caregivers establish a healthy relationship and ways of communicating
• To reduce isolation, and to let children/youth know that they are not alone
• To identify and develop social skills and strategies
• To educate non-violent ways of resolving conflict
• To support emotional health and self-esteem
• To view emotions and responses not as pathological, but rather as a natural response to traumatic events.