Kindred Connections Society

Kindred provides a wide range of supports built around the purpose of realizing the power of human connection. Our programs focus on creating conditions needed for meaningful connection and aim to improve and stabilize mental health and strengthen family functioning.

We proudly serve individuals and families from all faiths and cultural backgrounds. We welcome anyone who would benefit from our supports—regardless of where they come from, who they choose to love, how much money they have, or where they go to pray.

Services Offered

Rapid Access

Counselling

Individual & Group Sessions

Connect with a counsellor, often within a week, for a single session counselling appointment to help gain direction with an ongoing challenge or to support a current crisis.

Costs:

  • Pay what you can

Serving:

  • For all ages who are looking for single-session, change-focused counselling.

Available in Multiple Languages

Newborn Behavioral Observation (NBO)

Individual & Group Sessions

Feel more confident with your newborn through the NBO, a gentle approach that helps you understand your baby’s strengths and cues while building a strong, secure parent-child bond.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Parents looking to build strong, secure connections with their newborns (0-3 months).

Available in English Only

Trans & Gender Diverse Counselling

Individual & Group Sessions

In partnership with Skipping Stone, these 75-minute single-session (‘one-at-a-time’) counselling services are available for Two-Spirit, transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse individuals and their loved ones.

Costs:

  • Pay what you can ($0 - $195)

Serving:

  • Two-Spirit, transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse individuals and their loved ones who are looking for single-session, change-focused counselling.

Available in English Only

Strong

Foundations

Group Sessions

A support group for pregnant parents and parents with babies up to 12 months, focused on building practical skills to manage emotions, stress, and the challenges of early parenting.

Costs:

  • Pay what you can ($0 - $300)

Serving:

  • Pregnant parents and parents or caregivers with babies up to 12 months old

Available in English Only

Kindred Parenting Programs

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Kindred's Parenting Programs strengthen the capacity of caregivers to nurture safe, stable, and connected relationships with their children through coaching, education, wraparound supports, and more.

Costs:

  • Free of cost

Serving:

  • Pregnant and expecting individuals.
  • Parents, caregivers, families of children in early childhood.

Available in English Only

Infant Massage:

Bonding Through Touch

Group Session | Wednesdays in April 2026

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

Navigating the Early Months of Grief

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This in-person psychoeducational group is designed for individuals in the early stages of grief. It focuses on building awareness of grief responses, normalizing experiences, and introducing evidence-informed coping strategies to support adjustment after loss.

Costs:

  • Pay what you can ($0 - $50)

Serving:

  • Adults (18+) navigating the early months of grief

Available in English Only