Golden Family Center

Hours of Operation

• Regular hours: 8:30 am – noon and 1:00  – 4:30 pm.
• Closed Tuesday mornings and some Friday afternoons
• Lunch and late afternoon appointments are available upon request

Services – for more detailed information, check out our website

Intake
Please email or phone and ask for an intake appointment.  An intake appointment usually takes between 30-45 minutes. Youth can access services on their own, if they feel ready.

Parenting & Family Support
Support for parents and caregivers on a range of parenting issues.

Infant Development
Support for families who have children from birth to three years of age who are at risk for – or who already have – a delay in their development.

Child & Youth Support
Support for children or youth to increase their resiliency so that they can successfully manage issues on their own.

Youth Counselling
One-to-one counselling for youth on a range of social and emotional issues.

Family and Individual Counselling –Adults
Our counselling program for families, couples and individuals is for parents and guardians who are caring for children and youth under 19 years of age, and for individuals and couples who are expecting or planning a family.

Parenting:

• Family issues and parenting concerns
• Challenges of living in a step-family or blended family
• Challenges of being a new parent
• Concerns about attachment with your child
• Gender identity questions

Issues that affect parenting:

• Marital or relationship problems
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Coping with loss and change
• Trauma
• Feeling hopeless or thinking about suicide
• Anger management
• Stress management

Drop-in Counselling Clinic
Free and private drop-in counselling appointments for adults and older youth every Wednesday.

Brief Therapy
Counselling program for individuals and couples who are not actively parenting children or youth.

Stopping the Violence
Counselling for women who have experienced sexual assault, violence in relationships, childhood abuse and/or violence, and who are 19 years of age or older, or who are under 19 and are leading an adult lifestyle.

SAIP – Sexual Abuse Intervention Program

• • Specialized assessment and treatment services to children and youth under the age of 19 who have been sexually abused (also provides support to their families or caregivers).
  • Specialized assessment, treatment, and consultation services for children under 12 years of age who present sexual behaviour problems, even when there is no clarity around the cause (also provides support to their families or caregivers).

PEACE
Counselling for children and youth aged 4 to 18, who have been impacted by abuse, and who have witnessed abuse, assault, threats or violence in the home (also provides supportive services to the their families or caregivers).

Substance Use services – adults
Counselling and support services for families, couples and individuals – both youth and adults – who are dealing with the impact of substance use or addictions in their life.

Substance Use outreach services – youth
Support for youth who are impacted by their own or someone else’s substance use

• Co-located at the Family Center: East Kootenay Addictions Services Society
  • Substance Use services– Intake through EKASS website: ekass.com
    • Youth and Young Adults
    • Men’s Services

For more details, check out our website or give us a call.