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OUR PROGRAMSHow to Get Connected to Our Programs
There are a few different ways you can get connected to some support with us. Some of our programs do require an intake appointment. (For more information about how to complete an intake, check out “Intake Information” below.) We have many drop-in programs that you can use right away, without having to complete an intake. Some drop-in programs require registration. Please see more information about each drop-in program below. Check out the calendar below to find out what’s happening this month and come join us!
Intake Information
In order to keep wait times for an intake as low as possible, we are now offering a drop-in group intake session at 3pm every Thursday! The group intake session has limited space and operates on a first-come, first served model. Make sure you come early to ensure you get a spot! Click here to check out this document for more info about our intake session. If you have any further questions, check out the FAQ at the end of this page, or e-mail: [email protected] and we will be happy to help!
Please note that our facilities are not currently wheelchair accessible.
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- April 23, 2019
Finding My Path (last meeting of the season!)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Topic: Interviewing Skills
Questions? Feel free to email Venessa at [email protected]
- April 24, 2019
Studio
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Learn magic with Guest Facilitator and Magician extraordinaire, Nick Mallay!
Nick will be treating us to a fabulous performance and teach us some nifty magical effects 🙂
Drop in Services
Cafe
Our Cafe space is open for young adults to come and hang out, work on their own, have some coffee or tea, use the free wifi, play a board game, wait for their appointments, or make some art in a safe space.
Walk-In Counselling
Walk-in individual counselling is available on afirst-come, first-served basis.
Stella's Studio
Stella’s Studio is an arts-based community. It is a welcoming space where peers can create and share art, including drawing, writing, painting, improv and music; experiment with new ideas, and help lead activities and creative sharing. Come early to secure a seat! Contact Liz for more information – [email protected]
Fitness Group
Yoga Group
Tuesdays 3:30-5pm
Classes include a 10 minute group check-in and check-out with a peer supporter and an hour of beginner yoga. All mats and props provided by Lululemon. Meet at 3:30pm in the Stella’s Place cafe, sign up at front desk. Availability is first-come, first-served. Contact Funmi for more information [email protected]
Finding My Path - Gathering
Every other Tuesday, 12-2pm
Feb 19th – April 26th
Finding My Path aims to support young adults interested in developing skills toward obtaining meaningful employment through community, peer support, and employment counselling. Contact Venessa at [email protected] for more information or check the drop-in calendar above to see each session’s topics!
Other Programs
Consult a Doctor
Talk with a doctor familiar with mental health. Ask about general health, mental health, sexual health, chronic illnesses, or anything you’d see a doctor for! To book an appointment please contact: [email protected]
BeanBag Chat App
Monday-Thursday 4:30pm-7:30pm
Get some individual support from one of our peer support staff online. Download the free app in the app store.
Pre-Employment Specialist
Wednesday 1-3 by appointment
Lisa Baker is our resident pre-employment specialist, joining us from the YMCA. Lisa is welcoming, non-judgmental, friendly, and is committed to meeting folks where they are at. To request an appointment with Lisa, please email [email protected]
Individual Support
Intake required
Individual Counselling
*Interested participants can be added to waitlist*
Stella’s Place offers free individual short-term counselling for 8 sessions per participant. This short-term model helps us to keep waitlists as short as possible.
Navigator
Monday – Friday by appointment
The navigator can help with applying for employment or education programs, applying for ODSP/OW/OSAP, etc.
2019 Groups
Intake required
DBT Skills
Mondays & Wednesdays, 1-3pm
*Interested participants can be added to waitlist*
Next Cycle: May 6th-July 10th
Registration for those on the waitlist will begin: Mid-April 2019 (Keep an eye on your email!)
Learn to apply Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills to your life. You will learn how to identify and cope with your emotions, how to manage difficult situation, and how to build communication skills with family and friends.
DBT Skills (Evening)
Mondays, 5:30pm-7:30pm
*Interested participants can be added to waitlist*
Next Cycle: May 6th – July 29th
Registration for those on the waitlist will begin: Mid-April 2019 (Keep an eye on your email!)
Our DBT Skills group will be offered in the evening in the spring.
Weathering the Storms: A DBT Skills Group for Queer and Trans Substance Users
Thursdays, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Next cycle: May 9 – July 25
Registration for those on the waitlist will begin: Mid April 2019 (keep an eye on your email!)
We will focus on learning DBT skills of mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation. In a supportive, harm reduction environment, participants will expand their coping strategies while exploring their relationship to substance use. Participants must identify as LGBTIQQ2SA+ to join this group.
WRAP
Wednesdays, 3-5pm
Next Cycle: May 7th – June 25th
Registration for those on the waitlist will begin: Early April 2019 (Keep an eye on your email!)
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a peer-facilitated wellness program that helps you be in charge of your mental health recovery. WRAP discusses concepts like hope, education, peer support, self-determination and self advocacy. Along with a variety of activities and group discussions, participants will develop a wellness toolbox and action plans around triggers, identify signs of crisis and develop a crisis plan.
Skills for Safer Living
Thursdays, 12:30-2:30 pm
Next Cycle: May 30th – Aug 22nd
Registration for those on the waitlist will begin: Early May 2019 (Keep an eye on your email!)
The Skills for Safer Living group focuses on living life more safely. It offers skills to help participants learn to identify needs, regulate emotions, problem solve when distressed, and improve one’s effectiveness in relationships. This program invites the participant to consider engaging with life and consider thinking about the future differently.
People are Scary: Therapeutic Supports and Skills for Folks Living With Social Anxiety
Thursdays 11:45am – 2:00pm
Next Cycle: Sept 12th – Nov 14th
*Interested participants can be added to waitlist*
Registration for those on the waitlist will begin: Fall 2019
For young adults who self-identify as living with social anxiety. The group is informed by acceptance and commitment therapy, experiential learning and mindfulness approaches. Participants will get in touch with their values and learn to set value driven goals. They will also build skills to stay attuned to moment to moment experiences, bring acceptance and compassion too difficult feelings, and gain distance from their worries and fears.
Program Schedule
Click below to dowload a printable version of the program schedule.We want to stay in touch, but don’t worry, we don’t send too many emails and you can unsubscribe any time.
