Westcoast Family Centres contribute to the healthy development of children by providing services to strengthen the relationship between children and families and between families and their communities.
Westcoast Family Centres Society strengthens relationships between children and families and between families and their communities.
Services Offered
Counselling Our practitioners offer individualized tailored counselling services by focusing on your capacity for growth and resilience. We work with children, youth, couples, individuals, and families.
Counselling can be helpful to address: * Anxiety and stress * Grief and loss * Overwhelming emotions * Relationship challenges * Separation and divorce
Ministry Referred Services * Specialized Individual Therapeutic Intervention - This program is provided to children, youth, and families receiving Family Preservation and Reunification services or are with Continuing Custody Order status. This service is provided by a Clinical Counsellor or Therapist and made in consultation with the Ministry social worker and Family Counsellor. The intervention includes one-to-one support on specified goals.
* Home Support Services - In-home services program is accessed by families where an instrumental level of intervention is required, or in emergency cases and other concrete services have not been sufficient to address the needs identified. The home support worker supports families or caregivers to maintain or improve the family functioning to preventing out-of-home care. Interventions include childcare on an interim basis, parental involvement in professional services, assistance with concrete tasks, skill-based training focusing on home management and parenting.
Family T.I.E.S. Services Family T.I.E.S. was created to serve as an extension of our agency's vision and mission. With years of expertise and experience we offer client-centered services built to address the unique and varied challenges faced by individuals and families in the Lower Mainland. Our services are offered for a reasonable fee, require no referral and are tailored to meet you and your family's unique needs.
These programs include: * Individual & Family Counselling * Play Therapy * Parent Coaching * Supervised Access Visitation * Workshops for Parents and Practitioners
Mother Child Parenting Plus One-to-One Sessions - Our qualified Family Counsellor provides one-to-one support to incarcerated women.
Fees and Payment
Counselling fees: Individuals $100 per hour* Couples $120 per hour*
Fees may vary from counsellor to counsellor depending on experience.
This is a registered charity.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
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.
