Who We Support
People come to counselling at different points in their lives and for different reasons.
Maybe you're looking for someone your teenager might actually feel comfortable talking to. Maybe you're trying to figure out what comes next in your own life. Maybe things at home have become harder lately, or you're looking for somewhere to talk through something you've been dealing with.
You don't need to know exactly what kind of support you're looking for before you start.
At Sholinder Counselling Collective, we work with adolescents and teens, young adults, adults, parents and caregivers, and families.
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Adolescents & Teens
There can be a lot going on during the teenage years.
School might feel overwhelming. Friendships or relationships might be complicated. Things at home might be difficult. You might be figuring out more about who you are, dealing with something that happened, or having a hard time without really knowing why.
Counselling can be somewhere to talk — or to start somewhere other than talking, if that feels easier.
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Young Adults
There isn't one way you're supposed to have things figured out by a certain age.
You might be navigating school, work, relationships, family, living on your own, or decisions about what comes next. Maybe something from earlier in your life is still affecting you. Or maybe life just doesn't look or feel the way you expected it to.
Counselling can give you somewhere to sort through what's going on and figure out what feels useful from here.
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Adults
There are plenty of reasons you might start thinking about counselling.
Something may have happened recently, or something from a long time ago might still come up. You might be dealing with stress, relationships, work, family, loss, or a change you didn't expect. Or you may not have one particular thing you can point to — you just know you'd like somewhere to talk about what's been going on.
You don't need to arrive with a clear goal for counselling. We can start with what's happening now and figure out together what would be useful.
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Parents & Caregivers
Being concerned about your child can leave you with a lot of questions.
You might be wondering how to help, what to say, when to step in, or when to give them space. There may be conflict at home, something your child is going through, or parts of parenting that have become harder than you expected.
You can come to counselling with those questions. You don't need to know the answer yet.
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Families
Sometimes families get stuck.
The same arguments keep happening. Conversations go nowhere. Something changes and everyone is trying to adjust. Or you may simply want things to feel different between you, without being quite sure how to get there.
Family counselling gives you somewhere to talk about what's happening together and explore what might help.
Not sure where to start?
You don't have to fit neatly into one of these categories.
You might be looking for support for yourself and someone else in your family. You might not know whether individual or family counselling would make more sense. Or you might just know that something needs to change.
That's enough of a place to start.
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