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                                            Program: 
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                                        Professional Counselling
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                                            Phone Numbers: 
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                                        705-742-4258 ext 308
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                                            Toll-Free: 
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                                        1-800-274-1611
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                                            Fax: 
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                                        705-742-3015
                                         
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                                            Address: 
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                                                    540 George St N Peterborough, ON K9H 3S2 
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                                            Intersection: 
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                                        George St N and McDonnel St
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                                            Location: 
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                                        Peterborough
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                                            Accessibility: 
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                                        Partially Accessible
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                                            Hours: 
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                                        Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm Call for Emergency After Hours
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                                            Executives: 
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                                        Laura Geffert - Clinical Team Lead, Professional Counselling and Employee Assistance Program 
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                                            Service Description: 
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                                        One-on-one and group support, as well as counselling for caregivers and families * assistance to people facing challenges related to personal well-being, relationships, family issues, parenting, aging, grief and loss, care-giving, separation/divorce, or any form of abuse including elder abuse and domestic violence * specialized counselling programs include:
  Violence Against Women Program -  One-on-one, longer-term counselling to women and their children who are victims of violence and whose safety is deemed to be at risk
  Sexual Abuse Program - To enable women and children who have been sexually abused to find healing and hope through counselling to reduce the effects of trauma
  Peaceful Families Groups - To support mothers and children, ages 4 and older, whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence
  Caregiver Support - One-on-one and group support, as well as counselling for caregivers
  Employee Assistance Program - Employees of an organization or their families are helped through counselling, to improve the employee's home life, personal benefit and work performance
  Social Work - Professional, confidential short-term strengths-based one-on-one counselling supporting a person, couple, family and parental development and growth
  Choices and Changes Group - 10 week group for women who want to explore their patterns of choosing partners entitled Creating Safe and Healthy Relationships
                                         
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                            
                             
                            
                            
							
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                                            Fees: 
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                                        Based on sliding scale according to household income
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                                            Application: 
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                                        Call * no referral required
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                                            Eligibility / Target Population: 
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                                        Adults who need individual or relationship counselling* People who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
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                                            Languages: 
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                                        English
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                                            Area Served: 
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                                        Peterborough (County of) and area
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                                            Last Updated:
                                        
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                                        5/13/2025
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                                            Service Profile Web Address:
                                        
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                                        eng/displayService.aspx?id=50436
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