Transitions Counselling Services
27-A Bridge Street West K0L1L0 Campbellford, ON, Canada

Practical tips you can start using today to protect your child's psychological health during COVID-19.

A reminder of services available throughout the holidays and beyond. Wishing everyone a peaceful and restful season.

Another fun activity we can do from home!

An important research opportunity for Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and currently serving members to be a part of! See the attached poster and note below for more information. _____________ ... Good afternoon, In addition to conducting research, the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans strives to provide support to other researchers especially when they are studying Veterans. Larah Maunder at Queen’s University is studying how one’s mental health impacts chronic pain. She is looking for Veterans and active serving members to complete a 30-60 minute survey on their health status including any injury, trauma, and pain from past experiences. By supporting her research, we can improve our understanding of the Veteran experience and grow this field of research so that we can develop programs that improve Veterans’ and active service members’ quality of life. Interested individuals should read the attached poster and contact Larah directly at [email protected] Thank you for your consideration, Paul Roos Director of Operations

With school starting back up, this is a good opportunity to help kids process what they are feeling. @tutordoctorglobal has this great resource to help get you... started! #accessibility Image description: A big heart with the base of a lightbulb on the bottom is divided in four sections with black text. The header reads: "4 tips for enhancing your child's emotional intelligence." The upper left quadrant is peach and reads: "Allow kids to talk about their feelings. Children need to be able to talk freely about emotions, without fear of judgment, to allow them to recognize their emotions, develop empathy, and enhance communication skills." The upper right quadrant is pink and reads: "Read stories together. Reading about fictional characters is a great way for kids to develop empathy and understanding. Ask questions about how the characters are feeling and encourage children to relate these emotions to their own experiences." The lower left quadrant is sky blue and reads: "Model problem solving skills. When children experience negative emotions, it provides an excellent opportunity to talk about what they can do to alleviate these feelings." The lower right quadrant is yellow and reads: "Talk about your own feelings. By telling your child honestly about times when you've been angry, scared or lonely you give them permission to own their emotions." #child #children #parenting #parents #parent #parenthood #parentingtips #parentlife #motionalhealth #emotion #emotionalintelligence #emotions #play #playtime #playtherapy #backtoschool #school #schoolmemes #wrawesome #kwaswesome #kitchener #waterloo #ontario #canda See more

Some tips on taking care of your mental health when seeking information on the COVID pandemic. #TrentHills #Campbellford #COVID19... #MentalHealthMatters See more

Sharing for those looking for approaches to help students returning to school!

Many of us have mask anxiety. If you do - you’re not alone! With masks becoming mandatory in indoor spaces in many parts of Ontario, it’s an important time and opportunity to work on overcoming this anxiety. This article shared by our community colleague NPsam will help! #MaskAnxiety #COVID19 #Campbellford... #TrentHills #MentalHealthMatters See more

Some tips on taking care of your mental health when seeking information on the COVID pandemic. #TrentHills #Campbellford #COVID19... #MentalHealthMatters See more

Another fun activity for the whole family during these physical-distancing times! #TrentHills #Campbellford #PromisedLandAnimalSanctuary... #COVID19 See more

A great youth resource for mental health! Check it out

This is a grant through the Ministry of Education that all families in Ontario can apply for, who have children aged 0-12 (or up to 21 if the child has special needs). Each child receives $200, or $250 for children with special needs, for supplies to help them learn while school is closed. The application can be found through the link below. This grant is a different application than the Support for Parents grant that was issued during the teacher’s strikes so families who h...ad applied for that funding will need to reapply for this new program. https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-support-families#section-2

Thank you Reflection Counselling Services for this!

Thank you Reflection Counselling Services for posting this!

More useful tips and strategies to reduce stress and anxiety relating to COVID-19 concerns. #MentalHealthMatters #COVID19 #Coronavirus... #Campbellford #TrentHills See more

A client found this online and kindly shared with us to share widely. This is a long read but well-worth the time! Some brilliant and lovely ways to manage, cope and even enjoy these unusual times we are living in. Try to incorporate as many of these ideas as you can into your life! Most of all, be kind and gentle with yourselves. From Dr. Eileen M Feliciano, Psy.D.:...Continue reading

More useful tips and strategies to reduce stress and anxiety relating to COVID-19 concerns. #MentalHealthMatters #COVID19 #Coronavirus... #Campbellford #TrentHills See more

For all to download and use, from the Mental Health Commission of Canada - the COVID-19 Self-Care and Resilience Guide. It is important we take care of ourselves and each other during this challenging time! COVID-19 Self-Care & Resilience Guide - https://www.mhfa.ca//f/mhfa_self-care-resilience-guide.pdf #MentalHealthMatters... #COVID19 #Campbellford #TrentHills #MentalHealthFirstAid #MentalHealthComissionOfCanada See more

We are thinking of all those affected by COVID19. With compassion and good communication we will get through this together. Please read our full response to these challenging times. #TrentHills... #Campbellford #COVID19 #Coronavirus See more

Some practical tips to help manage and reduce stress and anxiety during the 2019-nCoV outbreak. #TrentHills #Campbellford #MentalHealthMatters... #Coronavirus #COVID19 See more

For families in Northumberland County and area looking for activities during the extended school break for children ages 4-14.

There is much wisdom in this, and it is very true. The inner work is the hardest but most important work we will do. #Therapy #MentalHealth #TransitionsCounsellingServices... #Campbellford #TrentHills See more

Beautiful Silver Maple on the Trent River, Campbellford ON. Photo by Tristan Travis

Sharing this message for those in our community who may be interested - A local mother is planning to start a peer support group for grieving Canadian mothers of children lost to suicide. If you would like to join or for more information, please email Sarah Michelle at [email protected] and she will connect you with the group.

The holidays can be a difficult time. Although Transitions Counselling Services will be closed Dec 21 until Jan 2, we want our community to know there are services they can access should they need someone to talk to. The holidays don’t make difficulties go away - and you don’t have to go through them alone. There are free, confidential services available 24/7, 365 days a year. Four County Crisis: For anyone sixteen years of age or older in the counties of: Peterborough, City... of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton - 1-866-995-9933 Open Line, Open Mind: For all ages, anyone living in Hastings & Prince Edward Counties - 613-310-OPEN Kids Help Phone: Canada-wide for children and youth up to age 20 - call 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868 Children’s Mental Health Services Crisis Response Service: For children and youth under age 18 and their parents/caregivers, residing in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties - 1-844-462-2647 Good2Talk: is a helpline for post-secondary students in Ontario - 1-866-925-5454 211: An Ontario-wide helpline that connects you to services and programs in your area 911 to connect immediately with local emergency services

The holidays are often referred to as the best time of the year. However for those who are grieving the loss of loved ones, the holidays can magnify feelings of loss and sadness. This reading is for those who are grieving or those who want to help someone who is grieving, over the coming weeks. We wish for everyone that their holidays are what they need them to be and that everyone is gentle with themselves at this time of year. #Christmas #holidaygrief... #TrentHills #Campbellford See more

Thanks to the Trent Hills Chamber for the mention! #trenthills #campbellford #THCofCmember #supporttrenthills

Take a moment to notice the beauty around you today! Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving

Transitions Counselling Services recognizes World Mental Health Day - today we ask everyone to do something good for their mental health

Thought provoking words on forgiveness...

From a hedgehog too anxious to go ice skating to a puppy who can’t make his letters come out right, children’s books address many emotional, behavioral and learning challenges kids face. These books help kids name and understand feelings and experiences they may be struggling with: #mentalhealth #mentealhealthmatters #mentalilness #keeptalkingMH #StrongLikeJon

What a beautiful reminder this is... Let’s do our best to be gentle with ourselves, and those around us... Even small kindnesses can make the unbearable just a bit easier

A beautiful exercise to try with a loved one, to help build intimacy and connection Try it out and feel the love! https://youtu.be/ONYlKmdylXg

In a MHFA course, we learn about the importance of developing a self-care plan. If we have gone through a particularly stressful situation, it is extremely impo...rtant to be able to find ways to reduce the immediate stress on ourselves. Thank you to Blessing Manifesting: Self Love Quotes for reminding us of some different ways we can practice self-care!

Thank you to Sue Dickens of Trent Hills Now for attending our Open House and for this wonderful article! :) http://trenthillsnow.com//private-counselling-clinic-open/

Thanks to John with Brighton Independent & Northumberland News for attending our open house, and for writing this great article! :)

The people of Toronto are in our thoughts & prayers. Thanks to a friend for sharing this quote from Fred Rogers: "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' "