Support Groups

& Peer Supports

Facilitated group programs and peer support options that create space for connection, shared experiences, and collective healing.

Services Offered

Infant Massage:

Bonding Through Touch

Kindred Connections Society

Infant Massage offers a special opportunity to connect with your baby under 1 years old and other caregivers in a safe, supportive space. You’ll learn simple massage techniques that promote relaxation, support your baby’s development, and help ease common discomforts - nurturing both of you along the way.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Female identifying and non-binary caregivers (18+) and their babies (under 1 year old).

Available in English Only

Peer Support for Individuals Impacted by Domestic Abuse

Intake and assessment services to connect individuals impacted by domestic abuse with peer-based group or one-on-one support programs.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) who are or have been impacted by domestic violence, who are seeking peer-based support to explore healing, self-esteem, and communication skills.

Available in English Only

Connect with someone who truly understands through CMHA Calgary’s Peer Support service. Our trained Peer Support Workers use their lived experience with mental health or substance use challenges to offer compassionate, non-clinical support — helping you find hope, build resilience, and take the next steps in your recovery.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) looking for non-clinical, peer support who are experiencing mental health or substance use concerns.

Available in English Only

Mastering

ADHD

A 2-week program offering practical tools, strategies, and support to improve focus, organization, and emotional regulation, while building confidence and connection in a safe, therapist-led group environment.

Costs:

  • $50 for both sessions (can pay $25 each week)

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) looking to strengthen their skills in organization, time management, impulse control, and self-regulation.

Available in English Only

Grief & Healing Group

Your Counselling

Your Counselling’s Grief & Healing Group offers clinician-led support, connection, and practical tools to process loss and create connection and meaning.

Costs:

  • $300 for 4 sessions (can pay $100 each week)

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) who are navigating loss in it's many forms.

Available in English Only

Mastering

Anger

A 4-week group program teaching skills to understand triggers, manage emotions, and build healthier responses to anger.

Costs:

  • $100 for all 4 sessions (can pay $25 each week)

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) who feel anger is impacting their relationships, work, or daily life, or who have been asked by an employer, school, or probation officer to seek support.

Available in English Only

Introduction

to Mindfulness Course

An 8-week group program that teaches mindfulness practices to support stress reduction and overall wellness.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) looking to reduce stress, incorporate mindfulness into their lives, and improve overall wellness.

Available in English Only

Safe Futures

for Families

An 8-week group program that teaches adults practical skills for building healthy relationships for both themselves and those around them.

Costs:

  • Sliding scale fee based on different personal factors like income and circumstance.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) who are affected by or at risk of experiencing domestic or family violence, or looking to develop healthier relationships and coping strategies.

Available in English Only

Building

Healthy Relationships

A 10-week group program that teaches practical skills for building healthy relationships.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) looking to improve relationship skills, support with emotional regulation and communication, and learn in a group setting.

Available in English Only

Time

To Grow

A 12-week program designed to help adults build confidence, communication, and decision-making skills through supportive group learning.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) looking to re-engage with learning, heal from barriers, and improve personal development.

Available in English Only

Relationships with

Your Adult Children

An 8-week supportive program for older adults seeking to strengthen their relationships with their adult children through improved communication, boundaries, and wellness strategies. 

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Older adults looking to improve or better understand their relationships with their adult children.

Available in English Only

I Am

Enough

An empowering 8-week self-development group for emerging adults to explore themes of self-worth, confidence, and resilience as they navigate the responsibilities of adulthood,

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Emerging adults aged 18-30 facing challenges around independence, decision-making, and personal growth.

Available in English Only

Good

Grief

Group Sessions

A group for adults to learn about grief and its role in our lives, to better understand responses and emotions, and to consider how we might support ourselves and others through grief.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) wanting to better understand the many ways grief can be experienced.

Available in English Only

Coping

with Anxiety

Group Sessions

An 8-week anxiety group focusing on building practical skills such as cognitive restricting, exposure strategies, and emotion regulation.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) who want to find practical strategies and tools to manage anxiety in daily life and strengthen long-term coping and resilience.

Available in English Only

Art of

Kindness

A 5-week opportunity for you to get in touch with your creative side, connect with others, and express and explore who you are and how we are connected through visual arts.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) who are interested in exploring creativity and self-expression, and seeking connection and stress relief through art.

Available in English Only

Building

Resilience

A 6-week supportive group to build resilience, shift negative thinking, and develop tools to thrive in the face of life's challenges.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) experiencing stress, low motivation, or negative thought patterns who want to find ways to manage change, uncertainty, or adversity.

Available in English Only

Parenting

Anxious Children

An 8-week group for parents and caregivers of children (aged 6-14) to learn tools and strategies to support their child's anxiety and build emotional resilience.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) who are parents or caregivers of children aged 6-14 looking to better understand and support their children experiencing anxiety.

Available in English Only

Aging

With Purpose

An 8-week group for older adults to explore the emotional, physical, and social aspects of aging and learn strategies to live a more purposeful life.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Older adults navigating life milestones like retirement, health changes, or other aging-related transitions, helping to build purpose and emotional well-being.

Available in English Only

Unpacking

Emotions

An 8-week group for adults to explore the purpose of emotions and how understanding them can lead to greater self-awareness, improve relationships, and emotional well-being.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) wanting to better understand and work with their emotions, strengthen emotional intelligence, and become more self-aware.

Available in English Only

Be Kind

To Your Mind

An 8-week mindfulness program for adults seeking to reduce stress, build emotional awareness, and develop self-kindness through guided practice and peer support.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) looking to reduce stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms by using mindfulness principles.

Available in English Only

WHAT TO EXPECT

How  does it work?

Choose and book a session.

  You provide brief information on this secure site. Then choose the counselling time that works for you.   

Receive Confirmation.

You will receive an email confirmation. At your appointment time, the counsellor will call you. 

Your Counselling Session.

One 45-90-minute counselling session may be enough to address your needs. Other support options can also be discussed during your session.

Fee Structure


Community Connect YYC is committed to ensuring community members get the help they need when they need it, with as few barriers as possible, including finances. Some services found on the site are offered at no cost, some on a sliding scale basis, and others with a model that allows you to choose your own session fee. Every partner organization ensures that finances will never get in the way of accessing the service you need. For more information on the specific fee model of the service you selected, please review the service description or speak to the service provider with whom you book.

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