Alliance Counselling and Assessment

Alliance Counselling and Assessment Here to support you using evidence-based counselling approaches and psychological assessments.

Alliance Counselling and Assessment is a non-profit mental health organization committed to making counselling and psychological assessment services accessible to all individuals, regardless of financial barriers or insurance coverage. We believe that everyone deserves access to high-quality mental health care. Through ongoing fundraising efforts, we can subsidize session fees, ensuring that our clients receive professional support while our therapists are fairly compensated. Our diverse team includes experienced registered therapists, provisional psychologists, Canadian Certified Counsellors, mental health therapists, and graduate students, all of whom bring a wealth of training and clinical expertise. At Alliance, we are proud to offer a welcoming, inclusive, and client-centred environment where mental health support is both affordable and effective.

❄️ Snowy Sunday Stillness❄️The world outside may be blanketed in white, but inside, your feelings are valid, vibrant, an...
11/10/2025

❄️ Snowy Sunday Stillness❄️

The world outside may be blanketed in white, but inside, your feelings are valid, vibrant, and worthy of care.

Today, let’s embrace:
- ❄️ Slowness without shame
- 🧣 Softness as strength
- ☕ Quiet moments that heal

Mental health doesn’t take snow days. But you can.
Wrap yourself in warmth, whether it’s a blanket, a kind word, or a moment of silence. You’re allowed to pause. You’re allowed to feel. You’re allowed to just be.

💬 What’s one gentle thing you’re doing for yourself today?

🧠 Myth Busting Saturday: Mental Health Edition Let’s Rewrite the Narrative🧠Too many of us have been told myths abo...
11/09/2025

🧠 Myth Busting Saturday: Mental Health Edition
Let’s Rewrite the Narrative🧠

Too many of us have been told myths about mental health:
- “You’re just being dramatic.”
- “Therapy is for people who can’t handle life.”
- “If you can’t see it, it’s not real.”

These messages are not only untrue, they’re harmful. They silence people who are struggling. They delay healing. They reinforce stigma.
But here’s the truth:
Mental health is health.
Struggling doesn’t make you weak.
And you don’t need to wait for a crisis to ask for help.

💬 What’s a myth you’ve busted?
Maybe it’s something you were told growing up.
Maybe it’s something you used to believe about yourself.
Maybe it’s something you’re still unlearning.
Whatever it is, your voice matters.

📲 Join the Conversation
🗣 Share your story.
📌 Use the hashtag
📍 Tag so we can amplify your voice.
Together, we can normalize mental health conversations.
Together, we can build a world where healing is seen, heard, and supported.

🌟 Kindness: Your Everyday Superpower 🌟What if the smallest act of kindness was actually a giant leap for mental health?💬...
11/07/2025

🌟 Kindness: Your Everyday Superpower 🌟

What if the smallest act of kindness was actually a giant leap for mental health?

💬 A smile. A check-in. A moment of patience.
These aren’t just gestures, they’re healing.
For you. For them. For all of us.

🧠 Kindness lowers stress, boosts mood, and builds connection.
It’s free. It’s powerful. It’s contagious.

✨ Today, be the reason someone feels seen.
And let that kindness ripple back to you.

🌱We’re Growing , and We’d Love Your Voice at the Table!🌱Alliance Counselling and Assessment Outreach Services is lookin...
11/06/2025

🌱We’re Growing , and We’d Love Your Voice at the Table!🌱

Alliance Counselling and Assessment Outreach Services is looking for passionate,
community-minded people to join our Board of Directors for our Nonprofit.

📣Why Join Our Board?

• Make a Difference: Help shape the future of a nonprofit dedicated to breaking down
barriers to therapy, including transportation, childcare, and financial accessibility.
• Mentorship & Growth: Work alongside experienced clinicians, administrators, and
community leaders who are committed to supporting one another’s growth.
• Community Impact: Your voice will directly influence how we expand services, strengthen
outreach, and create safe, inclusive spaces for healing.
• Ethical Leadership: Be part of a team that values transparency, collaboration, and
trauma-informed practice in every decision.

🫶Who We’re Looking For

We welcome enthusiastic and passionate individuals who:
• Believe in equitable access to mental health care
• Bring diverse perspectives, lived experiences, or professional expertise
• Are eager to contribute time, creativity, and leadership to a growing nonprofit
• Value collaboration, inclusivity, and ethical decision-making
Experience in counselling, nonprofit leadership, fundraising, community engagement, or
governance is an asset—but most importantly, we are looking for people who care deeply about
making therapy more accessible.

✨Together, we’re breaking down barriers to therapy , like transportation and childcare , and
building a future where mental health care is accessible, compassionate, and barrier-free.

Interested? Send us a short note about yourself and why you’d like to join: contracts@alliancepsych.ca
Healing happens in community. Let’s grow together.

🌱 Confidence isn’t born, it’s built.And at Alliance, we’re here to help you lay every brick.Confidence and mental health...
11/06/2025

🌱 Confidence isn’t born, it’s built.

And at Alliance, we’re here to help you lay every brick.
Confidence and mental health are deeply connected. When we feel safe, supported, and seen, we’re more likely to take risks, speak up, and believe in our worth. Therapy can help uncover the roots of self-doubt and nurture the self-trust that fuels confidence.

💬 At Alliance, we offer inclusive, accessible support tailored to your journey, with direct billing options to remove financial barriers.
https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/erinmcdougall/booking

We’re not here to “fix” you. We’re here to help you rediscover the power that’s already yours.
✨ You deserve to feel proud of who you are.
Let’s build that pride together.

🚫 Bullying Hurts. Silence Doesn’t Heal.Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue, it’s a mental health crisis that can leave...
11/05/2025

🚫 Bullying Hurts. Silence Doesn’t Heal.

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue, it’s a mental health crisis that can leave lasting emotional scars. This post aims to raise awareness, offer support, and remind everyone: kindness is powerful.

Bullying is more than teasing. It’s repeated aggression rooted in power imbalance, whether physical, verbal, social, or online. And its impact runs deep.

🧠 Mental Health Effects:
- Anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem
- Difficulty sleeping or concentrating
- Self-harm and suicidal thoughts
- Long-term trauma that can follow into adulthood

💬 What You Can Do:
- Believe survivors. Their pain is real.
- Speak up. Silence can feel like complicity.
- Create safe spaces. Online and offline.
- Model empathy. Especially for marginalized voices.

🌈 No one deserves to feel powerless.
Let’s build a culture where everyone feels seen, safe, and supported.

🌿 What Is Mindfulness?Mindfulness means paying attention, on purpose. to the present moment. It’s noticing your breath, ...
11/04/2025

🌿 What Is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness means paying attention, on purpose. to the present moment. It’s noticing your breath, your thoughts, your body, and your surroundings without judgment. It’s not about clearing your mind—it’s about meeting it with kindness.

🧠 How It Helps You:
- Reduces stress and anxiety by calming the nervous system
- Improves focus and helps break automatic thought patterns
- Builds emotional resilience and self-compassion

🤝 How It Helps Others:
When we’re mindful, we listen better. We respond with empathy. We show up more fully in our relationships. Mindfulness strengthens connection, trust, and understanding.

✨ Try This Today:
Pause. Breathe in for 4 counts. Hold for 4. Breathe out for 4.
Notice how you feel. That’s mindfulness.

🧠 Mental Health Monday: Recognizing Manipulation & GaslightingManipulation and gaslighting aren’t just buzzwords, they’r...
11/03/2025

🧠 Mental Health Monday: Recognizing Manipulation & Gaslighting

Manipulation and gaslighting aren’t just buzzwords, they’re real tactics that can erode your sense of self. Understanding them is the first step toward reclaiming your power and protecting your mental health.

🔍 What is manipulation?
Manipulation is when someone uses deceptive, exploitative, or controlling tactics to influence your thoughts, feelings, or actions, often for their own benefit. It can look like guilt-tripping, withholding affection, or twisting facts to make you doubt yourself.

💡 What is gaslighting?
Gaslighting is a specific form of manipulation where someone makes you question your reality. They might deny things they said or did, blame you for their actions, or insist you're “too sensitive” or “imagining things.” Over time, this can lead to confusion, self-doubt, and isolation.

🚩 Common signs include:
- Constantly second-guessing yourself
- Apologizing excessively
- Feeling like you’re “walking on eggshells”
- Being told your feelings aren’t valid
- Having your memories or experiences denied

🌱 Why it matters:
Recognizing manipulation and gaslighting is not about labeling people, it’s about protecting your emotional well-being. These behaviors can happen in romantic relationships, friendships, families, or workplaces. Awareness helps you set boundaries, seek support, and rebuild trust in your own voice.

💬 You deserve relationships where your feelings are honored, your reality is respected, and your voice is heard.

🌙 November: A Gentle Invitation to PauseAs the leaves fall and the light softens, November reminds us: rest is not weakn...
11/03/2025

🌙 November: A Gentle Invitation to Pause

As the leaves fall and the light softens, November reminds us: rest is not weakness. It’s wisdom.
This month, let’s honor the quiet moments. The deep breaths. The small wins.
Mental health isn’t a sprint, it’s a rhythm. And every pause is part of the healing.

🧠 Myth-Busting Saturday: Mental Health EditionLet’s clear up some common misconceptions 👇🔹 Myth: ADHD and Autism are bin...
11/02/2025

🧠 Myth-Busting Saturday: Mental Health Edition

Let’s clear up some common misconceptions 👇
🔹 Myth: ADHD and Autism are binary, you either have them or you don’t.
Truth: Both ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exist on a spectrum. That means traits can show up in different ways, intensities, and combinations. No two people experience them the same way, and that’s okay.
🔹 Myth: You can tell if someone has a mental illness or disability just by looking.
Truth: Many disabilities and mental health conditions are invisible. You can’t “see” anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, or neurodivergence. That’s why compassion and curiosity matter more than assumptions.

💬 Let’s normalize the truth:
- Neurodivergence isn’t one-size-fits-all.
- You don’t need to “look” disabled to deserve support.
- Everyone’s experience is valid.

📣 Share to bust these myths and make space for understanding, not judgment.

Happy Halloween, for those who celebrate! Stay safe, and have fun!
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween, for those who celebrate! Stay safe, and have fun!

💡 Mental Health Assessments: A Key to Unlocking SupportDid you know that a mental health assessment can do more than off...
10/31/2025

💡 Mental Health Assessments: A Key to Unlocking Support

Did you know that a mental health assessment can do more than offer clarity, it can help you access funding, accommodations, and services?
✨ It’s not just about understanding what you’re going through.
✨ It’s about documenting your needs so you can get the support you deserve.

🔍 Why assessments matter for funding:
- They provide formal documentation of mental health conditions
- They support applications for disability benefits, grants, and workplace accommodations
- They help qualify for insurance coverage or direct billing
- They strengthen access to community-based programs and government-funded services

📚 In Canada, assessments can support access to:
- Provincial disability programs
- Workplace mental health accommodations
- Post-secondary supports (e.g., extra time, tutoring, counseling)
- Community wellness initiatives funded by programs like the Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund

🌱 It’s not just paperwork, it’s empowerment.
An assessment helps you advocate for yourself or your loved ones with confidence and clarity.

📞 If you think an assessment could help you access support or funding, reach out to us. We’re here to guide you every step of the way.
https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/erinmcdougall/booking

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