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How to Register for a Group

Step 1: Book your Pre-Group Consultation and complete your Online Intake Form by clicking one of the links on this page or reaching out to us by email or phone.

The first step of the process is to book your Pre-Group Consultation and complete the Intake Form. The Consultation is an opportunity to meet the facilitator, learn more about the group, and find out if the group is a good fit for you.

A Pre-group Sleep Assessment may be required for sleep groups.

Step 2: Complete the Self-Report Screening Questionnaires

Once you book your Pre-Group Consultation, the online Intake Form and Self-Report Screening Questionnaires will be sent to you. It’s important to complete all of the questionnaires before your Pre-Group Consultation appointment to help us make the most of our time together.

Step 3: Attend your Pre-Group Consultation appointment

This is a 20-minute one-on-one video appointment to determine if the group is a good fit for you and to help you better understand what to expect and how the group may be helpful.

We aim to ensure that you get the appropriate service and are adequately prepared and supported to participate in the group.

If the group is deemed not a good fit, your counsellor will provide recommendations and referrals to services or support to better meet your needs.

Self-Report Screening Questionnaires will be sent to you before the Pre-Group Consultation to help us make the most of our in-session time together.

Step 4: Group Registration

After you have completed your Self-Report Screening Questionnaires and Pre-Group Consultation, you will be eligible to register for the group.

If the group is deemed not a good fit, your counsellor will provide recommendations and referrals to services or support to better meet your needs.

The balance of the Group Fee is payable when you are accepted into the group.

Group Series Cancellation Policy

A full refund (minus a $50 administrative fee) of the Group Fee is available, providing notification is received no later than 5 business days before the group series start date.

Note for Sleep Groups: the Pre-Group Sleep Assessment fee is non-refundable.

Fundamentals of Adult ADHD

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12-week group series.

Evidenced based approach to managing ADHD – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Adult ADHD.

Get ADHD-friendly strategies and step-by-step guidance to develop time-management, organizational, and planning skills. Meet new people, have fun and better understand yourself. Find out what works for you!

ADHD often persists to adulthood and can create considerable challenges in almost every area of life. While effective in lessening core symptoms, medication is often not sufficient to manage functional difficulties.

This program was developed to connect people with ADHD, provide support and address challenges in everyday executive self-management, including time management, organization, and planning.

The group meets for twelve 1.5-2 hour sessions. Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$60/week
$720 for 12-week program*
90 – 120 minute sessions

weekly topics

fundamentals of adult ADHD weekly topics

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Week 1: Journey to Self-Discovery: Embracing Diagnosis and Committing to Personal Growth

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Week 2: Master Time: Improving Time Awareness and Scheduling

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Week 3: Master Time: Conquering Tasks, Finding Balance, and Celebrating Success

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Week 4: Unleash Efficiency: The Art of Prioritization and the Power of To-Do Lists

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Week 5: Master Time: Navigating Emotional Challenges to Effective Time Management

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Week 6: Time in Motion: Activating Your Productivity and Cultivating Motivation

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Week 7: Organize for Success: Building Your Personalized Organizational System

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Week 8: Organize for Success: Putting Your System into Action

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Week 9: Sustain Order: The Art of Maintaining Your Organizational System

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Week 10: From Idea to Achievement: Project Planning Strategies

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Week 11: From Idea to Achievement: Project Implementation Strategies

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Week 12: Embrace Tomorrow: Navigating the Path Forward

Mindfulness for ADHD

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8-week group series.

Evidenced based approach to managing ADHD – Mindfulness Awareness Practice (MAPs) for ADHD

Improve your focus and attention, control of your emotions, and work on self-acceptance and self-compassion while improving core ADHD symptoms, including inattentiveness, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and executive function.

In our 8-week Mindfulness for ADHD workshop, you will learn more about ADHD, the benefits of mindfulness and get ADHD-friendly step-by-step guidance to develop a mindfulness practice. Meet new people, have fun and learn a variety of mindfulness practices that range from sitting to moving, from formal to informal styles – find out what works for you!

Mindfulness for ADHD is based on Mindfulness Awareness Practice (MAPs) for ADHD developed by Lidia Zylowska. This group is for adults with an ADHD diagnosis who are interested in a mindfulness-based approach to better manage their ADHD symptoms and improve their well-being.

Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

The group meets for eight 1.5-2 hour sessions.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

Mindfulness for ADHD
$60/week
$480 for 8-week program*
90 – 120 minute sessions

weekly topics

mindfulness for ADHD weekly topics

01


Week 1: Become More Present: Attention and the Five Senses

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Week 2: Focus and Wandering Mind: Mindful Breathing

03


Week 3: Direct and Anchor Your Awareness: Mindfulness of Sound, Breath, and Body

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Week 4: Listen to Your Body: Mindfulness of Body Sensations and Movement

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Week 5: Observe Your Mind: Mindfulness of Thoughts

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Week 6: Manage Your Emotions: Mindfulness of Emotions

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Week 7: Communicate Skillfully: Mindful Listening and Speaking

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Week 8: Slow Down to Be More Effective: Mindful Decisions and Actions

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

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8-week group series.

Based on an evidenced, this approach has been found helpful for managing a wide range of mental health concerns – Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a type of therapy that involves a combination of cognitive therapy, meditation, and developing a present-focused, non-judgmental attitude called “mindfulness.”

In our 8-week MBCT group, you will work toward better understanding and managing your thoughts and emotions to achieve relief from feelings of distress. Although MBCT was originally developed to address recurrent depression and chronic unhappiness, it may also help with the following:

Anxiety, Stress
Bipolar disorder
Depression associated with medical illnesses (chronic pain, cancer, and fibromyalgia)
Low mood
Unhappiness
Depression-relapse prevention
Treatment-resistant depression

Meet other people with similar challenges, learn a variety of ways to do mindfulness practices and finally get relief from the thoughts and negative messages that are playing over and over, so you can start living the life you want!

MBCT can be your only therapy or it can be used along with other therapies. Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

The group meets for eight 2-hour sessions.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$60/week
$480 for 8-week program*
120-minute sessions

weekly topics

mindfulness based cognitive therapy weekly topics

01


Session 1: Introduction to Mindfulness: Bringing Awareness to What We Do on Automatic Pilot

02


Session 2: Living in Our Heads: Notice the Differences Between Thoughts and Experiences

03


Session 3: Gathering the Scattered Mind

04


Session 4: Recognizing the Territory of Aversion and Gaining a Wider Perspective

05


Session 5: Allowing/Letting Be in the Moment

06


Session 6: Recognizing that Thoughts Are Not Facts

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Session 7: A Look at Old Patterns: How Can I Best Take Care of Myself?

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Session 8: Maintaining Momentum and Extending New Learning

Fix Your Sleep for Adults

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10-week group series.

Evidenced based approach to managing sleep problems – CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) & Transdiagnostic Approach to Sleep Problems.

If you’re having trouble with sleep and your efforts are not helping, this group was designed for you! Learn why all of the efforts you are putting into sleeping better are not fixing your sleep. Get the help and support you need to start sleeping better.

In this group series, we tackle trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early, disrupted or unpredictable sleep, relying on substances or sleeping pills, sleeping too much or at inconvenient times, nightmares and sleep-related worry or anxiety.

Groups of adults, meet for 1 – 1.5 hours sessions, for 10 – 12 weeks. Each week there will be a new topic(s), and you will have an opportunity to work on making changes to improve your sleep between sessions.

Includes access to an online sleep diary, weekly handouts, and access to relaxation audio scripts. A pre-workshop assessment will ensure that this workshop is right for you.

Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$55/week
$550 for 10-week program*
90-minute sessions

$75/session
$600 for 16-week (8 session)program*
2.5 hour sessions every other week

weekly topics

fix your sleep for adults weekly topics

01


Week 1: Introductions, identifying sleep problems and sleep tracking

02


Week 2: Establishing regular sleep-wake times and learning a wind-down & wake-up routine

03


Week 3: Improving daytime functioning

04


Week 4: Correcting unhelpful sleep-related beliefs

05


Week 5: Improving sleep efficiency

06


Week 6: Reducing time in bed

07


Week 7: Dealing with circadian rhythm problems, too early or too late

08


Week 8: Reducing sleep-related worry and vigilance

09


Week 9: Reducing nightmares and/or negotiating sleep in a complicated environment

10


Week 10: Maintaining the change

Fix Your Sleep for Young Adults

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12-week group series, ages 18 -25.

Evidenced based approach to managing sleep problems – CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) & Transdiagnostic Approach to Sleep Problems

As a young adult, you may be adjusting to many life changes, and your biological sleep/wake clock may be impacted. Maybe you’ve had sleep problems for a while or maybe it’s a recent problem. There are many reasons for disrupted sleep. If you’re having trouble with sleep and your efforts are not helping, this group was designed for you!

In this group series, we tackle trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early, disrupted or unpredictable sleep, relying on substances or sleeping pills, sleeping too much or at inconvenient times, nightmares and sleep-related worry or anxiety.

Groups of young adults ages 18-25, meet for 1 – 1.5 hours sessions, for 10 – 12 weeks. Each week there will be a new topic(s), and you will have an opportunity to work on making changes to improve your sleep between sessions.

Includes access to an online sleep diary, weekly handouts, and access to relaxation audio scripts. A pre-workshop assessment will ensure that this workshop is right for you.

Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$40/week
$480 for 12-week program*
60-minute sessions

weekly topics

fix your sleep for young adults weekly topics

01


Week 1: Introductions, identifying sleep problems and sleep tracking

02


Week 2: Body clock: establishing regular sleep-wake times

03


Week 3: Learning a wind-down and wake-up routine

04


Week 4: Improving daytime functioning

05


Week 5: Correcting unhelpful sleep-related beliefs

06


Week 6: Improving sleep efficiency

07


Week 7: Managing substances that impact sleep

08


Week 8: Reducing time in bed

09


Week 9: Dealing with circadian rhythm problems, too early or too late

10


Week 10: Making a plan to manage anxiety

11


Week 11: Reducing nightmares and/or negotiating sleep in a complicated environment

12


Week 12: Maintaining the change

Fix Your Sleep for Teens

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12-week group series, ages 16 – 19.

Evidenced based approach to managing sleep problems – CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) & Transdiagnostic Approach to Sleep Problems.

If you’re a teen, you’re going through a lot of changes and disrupted sleep may be one of them. During the teen years it’s common for the your biological sleep/wake clock to become misaligned with the environment. Maybe you’ve had sleep problems for a while or maybe it’s a recent problem. There are many reasons for disrupted sleep. If you’re having trouble with sleep and your efforts are not helping, this group was designed for you!

In this group series, we tackle trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early, disrupted or unpredictable sleep, relying on substances or sleeping pills, sleeping too much or at inconvenient times, nightmares and sleep-related worry or anxiety.

Groups of teens ages 16 -19 meet for 1 – 1.5 hours sessions for 10-12 weeks. Each week there will be a new topic(s), and you will have an opportunity to work on making changes to improve your sleep between sessions.

Includes access to an online sleep diary, weekly handouts, and access to relaxation audio scripts. A pre-workshop assessment will ensure that this workshop is right for you.

Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$40/week
$480 for 12-week program*
60-minute sessions

weekly topics

fix your sleep for teens weekly topics

01


Week 1: Introductions, identifying sleep problems and sleep tracking

02


Week 2: Body clock: establishing regular sleep-wake times

03


Week 3: Learning a wind-down and wake-up routine

04


Week 4: Improving daytime functioning

05


Week 5: Correcting unhelpful sleep-related beliefs

06


Week 6: Improving sleep efficiency

07


Week 7: Managing substances that impact sleep

08


Week 8: Reducing time in bed

09


Week 9: Dealing with body clock problems, too early or too late

10


Week 10: Reducing sleep-related worry and vigilance

11


Week 11: Reducing nightmares and/or negotiating sleep in a complicated environment

12


Week 12: Maintaining the change

“Members of a cohesive group feel warmth and comfort in the group and a sense of belongingness; they value the group and feel in turn that they are valued, accepted, and supported by other members.”

Victor D. Yalom, The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

Fundamentals of ADHD for Women

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12-week group series.

Evidenced based approach to managing ADHD – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for Adult ADHD.

Women have a unique experience with ADHD, often feeling frustrated and misunderstood as they struggle with societal expectations.

Get ADHD-friendly strategies and step-by-step guidance to better manage ADHD symptoms and improve your wellbeing. This group is for women or woman-identifying and non-binary persons with an ADHD diagnosis.

ADHD often persists to adulthood and can create considerable challenges in almost every area of life. While effective in lessening core symptoms, medication is often not sufficient to manage functional difficulties.

This program was developed to connect people with ADHD, provide support and address challenges in everyday executive self-management, including time management, organization, and planning.

The group meets for twelve 2-hour sessions. Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$60/week
$720 for 12-week program*
120-minute sessions

weekly topics

fundamentals of ADHD for women weekly topics

01


Week 1: Making Peace with the Diagnosis and Committing
to Growth

02


Week 2: Time Awareness and Scheduling

03


Week 3: Making Tasks Manageable and Rewarding Yourself

04


Week 4: Prioritizing and To-Do Lists

05


Week 5: Overcoming Emotional Obstacles to Time Management

06


Week 6: Activation and Motivation

07


Week 7: Setting Up an Organizational System

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Week 8: Implementing an Organizational System

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Week 9: Maintaining an Organizational System

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Week 10: Plan a Project and Get It Done!

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Week 11: Project Planning: Implementation

12


Week 12: Looking to the Future

Bedtime Bootcamp

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4-week group series.

People with ADHD often have a have a unique experience with sleep, often feeling frustrated and disappointed as they struggle with getting to bed and getting up in the morning.

Get ADHD-friendly strategies and step-by-step guidance to better manage bedtime and morning routines so you can get the sleep you need to better manage ADHD symptoms and improve your wellbeing. This group is for adults with an ADHD diagnosis.

ADHD often persists into adulthood and can create considerable challenges in almost every area of life. While effective in lessening core symptoms, medication is often not sufficient to manage functional difficulties.

This program was developed to connect people with ADHD, provide support and address challenges that everyday executive self-management, including time management, organization, and planning play in getting the sleep you want.

The group meets for four 90-120 minute sessions. Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$60/week
$240 for 4-week program*
90- 120 minute group sessions

weekly topics

mastering morning and evening routines weekly topics

01


Session 1: Understanding ADHD and Sleep Challenges

02


Session 2: Creating a Bedtime Routine 

03


Session 3: Managing Racing Thoughts and Overactive Mind

04


Session 4: Strategies for Improving Sleep Quality

Introduction to Mindfulness

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4-week group series.

Are you interested in learning the basics of mindfulness?

Gain a better understanding of mindfulness and how mindful awareness can improve your wellbeing. Learn strategies and get step-by-step guidance to begin practicing mindfulness. This group is for adults.

The group meets for four 90-minute sessions. Small groups allow for an enhanced group experience. Online and in-person options and one-on-one counselling are available (for an additional fee) before, during or after the group series.

book a pre-group consultation
investment $

$55/week
$220 for 4-week program*
90-minute group sessions

weekly topics

introduction to mindfulness weekly topics

01


Week 1: Introduction to attention and the five senses

02


Week 4: Common difficulties in practicing mindful awareness

03


Week 2: Mindful Awareness of Sound, Breath, and Body

04


Week 3: Mindful Awareness as a Life Journey

“The value of mindfulness for ADHD…is that it teaches the ability to bring attention and awareness to inner experiences, develops self-acceptance and self-compassion, and in the process, leads to better emotion-regulation skills. This combination can have a tremendous impact on how ADHD and related stress is experienced and leads to increased resilience”

Lidia Zylowska, Mindfulness for ADHD