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Brightstar respite

BrightStar Respite is an agency that provides respite services to children with an FSCD agreement either level 1 or level 2 in Edmonton, St Albert, Leduc, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove & Stony Plain.

BrightStar Respite employs dedicated, experienced Respite Support Aides with an educational background in working with children with developmental disabilities such as autism, ADHD, ODD, PTSD, Down syndrome, etc. BrightStar Respite provides hourly respite in home or in the community. We are also able to offer overnight respite for families that require that service. Staff are also able to offer sibling care if this service is included in the FSCD agreement.

Families that choose BrightStar Respite also enjoy the convenience of direct billing to FSCD at the end of every month and do not have to worry about paying out of pocket. BrightStar Respite also offers specialized services such as play therapy, behavioral supports & physio therapy

Every family in our program also gets assigned a Family Support Worker to help them navigate other supports available to them. More information about our monthly special events such as field trips to the zoo is readily available in our monthly newsletter. We invite you take a look at our website & get in touch with any of our Family Support Workers & they will be more than glad to give you more information regarding our unique program.

https://brightstarrespite.ca/

LOW COST / FREE COUNSELLING RESOURCES

Africa Centre is pleased to partner with United Way and Alberta Black Therapists Network to bring free counselling from various licensed therapists. These services provide formal, 45 mins, one-to-one counselling sessions in the form of short term intervention utilizing solution-focused therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy using video.

Family

Individual

Children

Couples

For more information and booking session, https://www.africacentre.ca/counselling

OWL Practice is Canada’s #1 Platform for Mental Health Practitioners. With Video Therapy, Comprehensive and compliant solutions to are offered the client and the therapist.

OWL practice takes the clinical practice to the next level with Secure Messaging, Clinical Measures, Medication Tracking, Online Intake and Consent Forms and more.

Through an innovative system, book an appointment with a therapist. Take your sessions online with Owl Video Therapy.

The service is FREE and CONFIDENTIAL.

Just a few steps to book the appointment:

Anytime, the communication with the therapist remains available through a secure messaging system.

2. THE THERAPY IN PERSON

The appointments in person remain available in a private and safe environment at the AHC office. Safety and COVID restrictions are a priority.

3. THE SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE VIDEO/PHONE THERAPY & IN-PERSON THERAPY

First Appointment Individual Session (Individual)
Individual Consultations (Individual)
On-going Individual Session (Individual)
First Appointment Couple’s Session (Group)
On-going couples’ session (Couple)
Intake Youth Session (Individual)
On-going Youth Session (Individual)
Specialized sessions (Individual) toward a consistent integration in Canada

Have you ever wondered how life could be different? Without wearing this mask “everything is fine” when underneath you are struggling… Wondered what it would feel like to be more in control of your mood, feeling confident and even happy! But you don’t know how to or struggle to get there. Well, I want you to know that you can get there. As famously said by Misty Copeland. “Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you”.

Together, we can make this journey achievable for you! Rapid Action Health was created with you in mind. One of our mottos is “no health without mental health”. Our goal is to offer a wellness package based on personal needs that is holistic, evidence based and culturally sensitive. Our client chooses the service they feel best suits them. Life is fluid so are our services!

We specialize in CRAFT which stands for Community Reinforcement And Family Training. This is an evidence-based and CBT-based approach therapy for any family member who has a loved one struggling with addiction. It is so easy to lose yourself in addiction or even in someone else’s addiction. Aside from addiction we also provide a wide range of services such as coaching, counselling and more. We work also with immigrants who are experiencing some challenges and looking to achieve mental wellness. My team and I have faced similar challenges during our migration and transition period in Canada.

Action for Healthy Communities

My team and I provide a safe and non-judgemental space for you to heal. We additionally provide holistic, culturally sensitive, family, and person-centered care. We are a multilingual team that adheres to a strict confidentiality code and ensures your privacy is maintained. For your convenience, we have an online booking system to book a free 20-minute consultation to avoid phone tag.

You can learn more about us and book your appointments by visiting our website at https://www.rapidactionhealth.com Thank you for taking the time to read this far. I hope to get to meet you soon!

Action for Healthy Communities

This innovative way of Therapy service provision is possible with the collaboration of Alberta Black Therapists Network ABTN which insures the quality of the therapists’ services.

I am certified Life Coach with ICF accreditation, I have been in this field over 9 years, I am passionate helping my clients raise their standards and figure out how to become an even better version of themselves. In addition, I help individuals, couples, and organizations to grow, maximize and create the changes they are seeking. My mission is to make personal development as normal, and I am committed to inspiring others to find inner peace, balance, health, and happiness in their lives. I have been enjoying as being a Life Coach to hundreds of clients from around the World via the phone, Zoom, Skype/FaceTime and in person ever since I became certified. As Life Coach, my job is to challenge my clients to get specific on what they want for the future and – most importantly – why. I then help them figure out how to adopt the most useful mindset to achieve their goals, along with the right strategies and routines to get there as quickly as possible. With thousands of hours of mind and bodywork training, I can draw upon my extensive skillset in Breakthrough Coaching, Mindset Work, Creative Coaching, Energy Work, and Breath Work.

My service charges:

I am passionate and love what I do, and I want to continue to be doing this for life. I want to turn today’s dreams into tomorrow’s reality. I look forward to enlisting at your network.

Hava Mursal, Certified Life Coach Tel: 780-722-4187 Email: info@havamursal.com havamursal@havamursal.com Webpage: Havamursal.com

Mesh of Mothers (M.O.M) Foundation Inc. was founded in May 2021 during the pandemic as a way to fill gaps and create a safe and positive environment/services to meet the unique needs of black mothers in Edmonton. Our mission is to provide culturally relevant services and programs to meet the needs of Afro-Canadian women, expectant mothers and mothers in all stages of their lives by providing culturally sensitive services to build and nurture a strong community of women who will raise healthy and confident children who take pride in their culture.

One of our goals at M.O.M is to work towards bringing awareness to maternal mental health within the black community and the devastating impact it has on families. We are truly passionate about this as we strive to reduce the stigma around this topic. Furthermore, we provide fitness programs, mommy and me programs, a book club, psychoeducation, social outings and maternal mentorship to our moms. We also have an online platform where our moms are able to connect and ask questions in real time. This is especially helpful to our mothers who sometimes feel isolated.

As we are currently aware of the health disparities faced by afro-heritage mothers in accessing supports, Mesh of Mothers is finding practical and innovative ways to create better outcomes for our mothers.

M.O.M can be found on Instagram and Facebook (@meshofmothersfondation).

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Brightstar respite