Individual Counselling for Persons with Disabilities
Vecova
This counselling service provides individualized support for people with disabilities, addressing a wide range of emotional, mental health, and life challenges. Areas of focus include trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, relationship concerns, family stress, mental illness, substance use, and identity-related experiences (including sexual, gender, cultural, racial, and ability-based identities).
Who Is This For?
- Individuals (16+) living with a disability which can include a condition that is permanent, degenerative, and/or temporary that limits or alters your abilities, such as but not limited to:
- Intellectual / Developmental disabilities
- Chronic / Terminal illness
- Severe mental illness
- Acquired brain injury
What To Expect?
Clients can expect:
- Up to 10 available sessions, depending on their specific needs.
Available Appointment Types:
- In-Person
- Virtual
What Is The Price?
This is a free service.
What Are The Benefits?
- Personalized emotional and mental health support
- Inclusive, identity-affirming care
- Guidance through life transitions and relationship challenges
- Tools to build resilience, self-awareness, and well-being
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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