Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre (Parkdale Queen West CHC) is a community-based health service organization serving south-west Toronto. We offer a broad range of services, including primary health care, dental care, harm reduction, health promotion, counselling, and community development programming. We provide services at three main clinic locations, as well as within the community.
Services Offered
Counselling and Case Management * Counselling - Counselling is about supporting you to discover or build on your own strengths and abilities. It is a way to learn more about yourself, make changes, and improve your overall sense of wellbeing by reaching specific goals. As a client, you can expect to be listened to, respected in the goals you set for counselling, and helped in finding ways to cope with life difficulties. Our counselling services offer individual sessions and group programming.
* Post-partum Mood Disorders Program - The Women's Connection Program offers individual counselling, as well as a weekly mutual support group aimed at individuals who are experiencing symptoms of post-partum mood disorders or would like to learn more about post-partum mood disorders.
* Psychiatry - Psychiatry is the branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders
Harm Reduction * Harm Reduction Group Programming - Our harm reduction program offers group programming with a focus on HCV, HIV prevention and support, harm reduction, education and awareness. Topics covered include harm reduction, high risk activities, safer sex, positive prevention, health promotion, and access to community resources. These groups are drop-in style and offer both support and education components.
Pregnancy and Parenting Programs * Post-partum Mood Disorders Program - The Women's Connection Program offers individual counselling, as well as a weekly mutual support group aimed at individuals who are experiencing symptoms of post-partum mood disorders or would like to learn more about post-partum mood disorders.
Fees and Payment
Most medical services covered by OHIP.
This is a registered charity.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
Online Counseling: Yes
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Do you know the reason they are not accepting clients?
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
