Welcome to Niagara Counselling Services! Now entering our 24th year of providing professional counselling services in the Niagara Region.

Thank you for your interest in Niagara Counselling Services. We are currently accepting new clients. Appointments are usually offered within 2 weeks: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. No referrals are required.
Niagara Counselling Services is a professional counselling agency, founded March 1st, 1995, now in our 24th year of providing confidential and quality counselling for individuals, couples, families, children and youth of all ages. Niagara Counselling Services are proud to Reach Out To Everyone in need of counselling services in the Niagara Region. We also work with professional athletes and corporate clients and we have an excellent reputation providing effective and skilled solution-focused, short-term and long-term counselling services working largely on referrals from physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, professionals, lawyers, employee assistance programs, and social service organizations. We have proudly provided counselling to over 9000 clients. 

Clinical services are facilitated by professional counsellors with Masters degrees, along with additional support from experienced mental health professionals including psychotherapists, registered social workers and social workers. Our dedicated team works to offer you the opportunity for improvement and positive change in your life. We are here to help, support, educate, mentor, life coach, and mediate to achieve a favourable outcome.
 
We offer individual, children/youth, marital/couple/relationship and family counselling, life coaching, anger management, stress management, counselling services for anxiety, depression, mental health, in addition to career counselling.
Please see our rates page for additional information. Most insurance companies will cover full or partial cost for social workers (MSW) or for registered social workers (RSW). Note: We are not psychologists.

We are innovative, client-centred and solution-focused, with no long waiting periods. Appointments can usually be made within two weeks of initial contact. We are available to schedule counselling appointments: Monday through Friday from 9 am to 9 pm with offices in St.Catharines at our new main office location: 112 Queenston Street, Suite 200 (24 years), as well as at our Welland office which is now celebrating our fifth year and is located at 449 Thorold Road. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your consideration in having us provide professional counselling services to assist your needs.

Nominated for the 2013 Niagara Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards for the Established Enterprise. 
Nominated for the 2016 Niagara Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards for Established Entrepreneur.
Nominated and won Gold and Silver for the 2016 CHCH Business Excellence Awards.
2017, 2018, 2019 Selected 3 Best Rated Marriage Counsellors in Welland 
2018 Selected 3 Best Rated Marriage Counsellors in St. Catharines

Disclaimer: The contents in this website are for informational purposes. They are not meant to provide diagnosis or to replace the advice of your health care practitioner.

How do you know when to consult 
with a counsellor? 

Symptoms arise as individuals, couples, and families experience normal development stages, face special needs and problems, or confront unexpected crises. Some signals to look for are:

• Continuous feelings of marital, relationship and family dissatisfaction
  
• Unexplained physical injuries to spouse, children and/or family members
  
• Feelings of loneliness, isolation, moodiness, depression, sadness, despair
  

• Drastic weight fluctuations and/or irregular eating patterns/disorders
  

• Problems with a child's/teen's behaviour/negative attitude
  

• Repeated employment difficulties, frequent job changes, difficulty with
  co-workers, supervisors, management, ownership
  

• Emotional distress when talking about one's life circumstances
  

• Abused victims, children, spouses and/or families
  

• Physical symptoms that may have an emotional component
  

• Repeated illness or non-compliance with treatment
  

• Family violence or intense anger, frustration, stress and hostility
  

• Compulsive behaviours: alcohol, drugs, gambling, internet, video games, etc.
  

• Burn-out related to workaholic behaviour, workplace stress
  

• Post-traumatic stress/PTSD
  Low self-esteem, lacking self-confidence, extreme sadness
  Anxiety, fears/phobias, worries/concerns
  
• Life/workplace/personal stress
  
• Addictions/addictive personality
  
• Codependency/Addictive Personality
  
• Career/employment issues/professional resume suggestions
  

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