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Office Phone
613-629-4243
Operating Hours
Mon - Fri 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Get in touch
info@rdfcc.ca

Our Services 

Grief and Loss Recovery Support

This program is designed to provide supportive counselling as we experience the grief journey after a loss. The focus is on the emotional rollercoaster of healing and recovery from acute shock to the discovery of our capacity to adapt to the challenge of accepting our “new” reality and making healthy changes that allow for a renewed focus on living with a purpose and a new sense of self. Depending on the need expressed, support is available in group (online via Zoom) and individual support sessions (Zoom platform and telephone at this time).

To book your intake session, please call or email us

Short Term Counselling Program

A 6-8 session program that is designed to empower you by helping you set realistic goals and providing you with the tools needed to achieve these goals.   The Counsellor will work with you by using your experiences, strengths and abilities to identify your personal goals.  By using a combination of various clinical approaches, the Counsellor will help you design and implement a plan to work towards achieving these goals through guidance, support and encouragement.

To book your intake session, please call or email us

Robbie Dean Centre’s Mental Wellness and Empowerment Coaching

Clients that are determined that Coaching maybe the right path for them will be partnered with the RDC Coach that will take them through a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal/relationship potential, through a process that aims to improve personal/relationship growth and performance and focuses on the ‘here and now’ rather than on the distant past or future.

Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.

Partnering with a coach can change your life, setting you on a path to greater personal and relationship fulfillment

The right client for coaching should make the intake worker feel and hear that they want to move forward. Even if they are currently in a bad space, they use positive affirming statements like “I don’t want to live like this anymore”, “I want to change”. “I want my life to be better” “We don’t want our relationship to end”.

If you are interested in our coaching program, please call or email us to book an intake session: info@rdfcc.ca or 613-629-4243

Pet Loss Support Group

Beginning on 12 October 2021 @ 6:30 P.M., the Robbie Dean Counselling Centre and the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society will present the inaugural session of a monthly virtual group intended to provide an opportunity to share the thoughts and feelings encountered while grieving the loss of a pet.

The sessions are provided free of charge on the second Tuesday of each month. The format is similar to other on-line workshops but the topics for discussion will be chosen for each session from the suggestions offered by the participants. Each session is scheduled to last for 1 ½ hours so there should be plenty of time to share. There is no obligation to “sign-up” for sessions as each one will be a unique experience but anyone grieving may attend as often as they like.

A word of caution; these groups may not be suitable for younger children as some people may chose to express their emotions with great passion and a colourful vocabulary. Approaching grief support with children requires special boundaries and approaches that need to be respected so as not to harm our precious little loved ones. It is recommended that participants be 16 years of age or older.

To attend, please use  join us through this Zoom link at 6:30pm. http://https://bit.ly/2X4w1OX

REACH(Research, Educate, Assist, Connect and Hope)

When someone is struggling with their mental health, it often has impact on other areas of their lives.  This program is designed to help you find and connect with other resources that may be required to support you in implementing your plan towards becoming well.

Please contact intake to inquire about connecting with services within Renfrew County  that can assist you on your journey to mental wellness.

Indigenous Programs: The Medicine Wheel - For Indigenous Participants-First Nations, Inuit and Metis

Group #3- The Medicine Wheel – For Indigenous Participants-First Nations, Inuit and Metis
October 13th, 20th, 27th Nov 3rd  6pm via zoom

In this group we will explore the medicine wheel. We will discuss the 4 colours, the 4 Sacred Medicines (Sage, Tobacco, Sweetgrass and Cedar) and their uses. The 4 directions, the life stages, the animals, and the elements.
We will also talk about what it means to walk in balance; In the Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
Participants will have an opportunity to review what their Medicine Wheel looks like now and recreate a new one based on the new information and findings they will receive at the end of the 4 Sessions.
How off balance are you? What do you need to do to restore balance in your life? You will be amazed how much you can learn about yourself and your culture in just 4 sessions.

Please call (613) 629-4243 or email info@rdfcc.ca to register and receive the link.

Personal Trauma Recovery Group

Facilitated by Lynn Murphy BSW/MSW, this group takes a narrative therapy approach which focuses on the ongoing effects of abuse instead of the traumatic events, and on the context rather than the cause or individual diagnosis.

The focus of Narrative Therapy is not resolution of the traumatic event-the event cannot be undone. It is to bring awareness to the strengths we have developed in moving from victim to victor, and advocating on one’s own behalf or on the behalf of others.

This is a closed group spanning 10-12 sessions and meeting once a week. To complete an intake, please contact info@rdfcc.ca or call 613-629-4243  and be added to the waitlist for the next session of this group.

Next group starts January 2022 with limited seats

Community Training and Presentations

Working with various employers, groups and communities, our team has provided opportunities to educate on various mental health related topics such as suicide prevention, self-care and explaining what can be expected at the Robbie Dean Centre.  It is our pleasure to share our knowledge and to help make places where people work, live and play safe and stigma free.

To request a workshop or presentation, please email

info@rdfcc.ca

Virtual Anxiety and Depression Group

This is a educational group focused on learning the inner workings of our emotional response systems, exploring how we can increase our awareness to the events that “trigger” a response, stress and the role it plays in our lives, the role of medications in treatment, relaxation techniques to help quiet the mind and spirit, and developing an individualized plan to aid in coping. It is strongly recommended for anyone struggling with anxiety or depression to participate in this program before making the choice to work one-on-one with a counsellor. This group is conducted “online” through the Zoom platform.

Clients must complete an intake to be added to the waitlist for the group. To book an intake, please email info@rdfcc.ca or call 613-629-4243

ABOUT US

The Robbie Dean Centre 

Working with existing agencies, the Centre has developed and implemented all of its programs and services to meet the needs of the communities by working towards closing some of the system gaps. In order to understand why The Robbie Dean Family Counselling Centre was created, it is important to take a minute to look at three things: The physical and mental health of Renfrew County, the story of a Renfrew County youth (Robbie Dean) and an organization who wants to make Renfrew County a better and healthier place to live.

The Robbie Dean Counselling Centre would like to acknowledge that the land on which we provide service is the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

OUR EVENTS

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