Compass Counselling Services

Counselling is an open and honest exchange that happens between a counsellor and a client. This dialogue is directed toward improving the client’s understanding themselves and their relationships with others. During the counselling process counsellors assitst clients  to identify goals and possible solutions to problems that are causing difficulties in the client’s life.  

Goals in counselling often include improving communication, increasing self-esteem; emotional awareness and control; a change in behaviour and thoughts and general improvements to overall health. Compass will help you meet your goals.

Individuals, couples and families seek counselling support for a variety of reasons. These reasons include coping with depression and anxiety; grieving the loss of a loved one; dealing with separation and divorce, coping with significant life changes and low self-esteem. Counselling can help other specific symptoms or life difficulty.

Sometimes we can feel alone in our challenges. Admitting to yourself that you need help in managing challenges in life is not a sign of weakness.  It is an indication of the real strength that can only come from allowing yourself to be vulnerable, open and honest. Being vulnerable and having the desire to better understand yourself is hard but also very rewarding.

Attending counselling for the first time and being open about your challenges, emotions and thoughts can be difficult and emotional. Counsellors are there to listen, to provide a non-judgmental space and confidentially so that you can be open and honest no matter what the circumstances. As you gain confidence in the process of counselling it can become easier to discuss your thoughts and feelings openly not just in sessions but with others that matter in your life.

The counselling process moves at the client’s own pace. Counselling is about meeting the identified goals of the client. Ideally, counselling stops when the problem has become more manageable or is resolved. Good counselling helps the client to build on strengths they already posess. Counselling generally refers to a short-term proces and most often deals with present issues that are easily resolved.

 Anxiety and Stress

Addiction

Depression

Bereavement and Loss (Grief)

Caregiver Burnout

Divorce

Major Life Changes

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Phobias and Fears

Relationship Difficulties

Our Compass counsellors consider your particular needs and preferences and together you will both decide on a specific treatment approach. This might include:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Rooted in the belief that our thoughts and perceptions influence our behaviours, CBT works by helping clients identify, challenge and change the initial distressing thought that is maintaining the destructive behaviour.

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Helps you accept what is out of your control, and to commit to things that enrich your life

Mindfulness-based Therapy

Incorporates meditation and breathing exercised to help you understand and manage thoughts and emotions in the present moment.

Interpersonal psychotherapy

Helps you improve the quality of your relationships and your interpersonal skill5 – Supportive psychotherapy

Helps you handle emotional problems through comforting, advising, encouraging, reassuring, and listening attentively.

Couples Counselling

Helps couples solve problems they can’t resolve on their own.

Compass Staff and Counsellors are a dedicated team who work for your best interests. Our Counsellors are regulated through professional Colleges such as the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers or the College of Regulated Psychotherapists to guarantee a high degree of competence and professionalism.