Welcome to Niagara Counselling Services! Now entering our 22nd year of providing professional counselling services in the Niagara Region.

          Niagara Counselling Services is a professional counselling agency, founded March 1st, 1995, now in our 22nd year of   
          providing confidential and quality counselling for children and youth, as well as individuals, couples, and families.

• Clinical services are facilitated by professional counsellors with masters degrees, along with additional support from experienced mental health professionals including Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Social Service Workers, and Child and Youth 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, and mediate to achieve a favorable outcome.

We offer one-on-one, marital/couple and family counselling as well as support groups, workshops, and group therapy. Please see our rates page for additional information on our rates. Our services are offered on a sliding scale (geared to income), and most insurance companies will cover full or partial cost for social workers. We are not psychologists.

We are innovative and solution-focused, with no long waiting periods. Appointments can be made within two weeks of initial contact.  We are available to serve you Monday through Friday from 9 am to 9 pm with offices in 
St. Catharines at 47 Scott Street West, Unit 3A (22 years), as well as at our Welland office which originally opened in October 2013, and is now celebrating our fourth year located at 449 Thorold Road.  Niagara Counselling Services are very proud to be able to Reach Out To Everyone in need of assistance. 

Nominated for the 2013 Niagara Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards for 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.

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 or children
• Feelings of loneliness, isolation, moodiness, depression

• Drastic weight fluctuations and/or irregular eating patterns

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

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

• Emotional distress when talking about one's life circumstances

• Abused victims, spouses and families

• Physical symptoms that may have an emotional component

• Repeated illness or non-compliance with treatment

• Family violence or intense anger, frustration and hostility

• Compulsive behaviours with alcohol, drugs, or gambling

• Burn-out related to workaholic behaviour

• Post-traumatic stress
  Low self-esteem, lacking self-confidence, extreme sadness
  Anxiety, fears/phobias, worries/concerns

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