Fort Frances - Second St - Family Counselling Program

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281 Second St E
Fort Frances
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807-274-3201
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807-274-3201
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Toll-Free: 1-800-465-2911
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Fax: 807-274-8435
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Application

Intake assessment required

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

  • Must be a member of any of the 9 First Nations communities in the Rainy Lake Tribal Region either on/off-reserve


  • Children 18 years of age and younger, and their families and alternative caregivers

Fees

None

Contacts

Andrew McCormick - Clinical Team Leader
807-274-3201 Ext 2416 * andy.mccormick@weechi.ca

Languages

English

Accessibility Note

Fully accessible

Description of Services:

Delivers a range of family counselling and child protection services
  • Offers community based family counselling for children, teens, men, women and families as a group
  • Provides clinical assessments and case management services
  • Provides services of traditional healers
  • Offers community workshops to raise awareness of issues affecting families including substance abuse and family violence
  • Works with other service providers in developing programs and services aimed at high risk groups
  • Supports community initiatives that promote family healing such as traditional gatherings
Areas of counselling and therapy can include:
  • Anger management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Depression
  • Family breakup
  • Grief issues
  • Physical and sexual violence
  • Self esteem problems
  • Suicide issues
Provides services based on following principles:
  • Band directed
  • Community based and oriented
  • Family focused
  • Native
  • Non authoritarian
  • Non judgmental
  • Respectful
Last updated: Aug 18, 2024: Suggest an edit