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Therapy

Counselling & Psychotherapy

Program Overview

The Gatehouse offers counselling and licensed psychotherapy programs specifically designed to support survivors of childhood sexual abuse. These one-to-one sessions are designed to create a safe, inclusive, and healing environment where survivors can address their trauma, build resilience, and reclaim their voices. 

The goal of individual counselling and psychotherapy is to provide additional and individualized support to clients. 

Over time, counselling and psychotherapy help achieve the following outcomes in our Theory of Transformation:

  • Find Their Voice
  • Move Forward With Their Life
Requirements
Topics
Risks/Benefits
  • All participants must complete an initial intake.
  • Registrants must be a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and currently located in Canada.

Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Gatehouse is focused on helping survivors move forward from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. Some of the work we do include:

  • Emotional Validation: Providing survivors with a non-judgmental space to share their experiences and feel heard and understood.
  • Skill Development: Equipping survivors with essential coping skills and practical tools to navigate challenges and maintain a positive lifestyle.

To read about the risks and benefits of counselling click here.

Additional Resources:

  • To search for additional mental health support in your community, check out the e-mental health website here.
  • For a list of crisis numbers in Ontario click here.
  • For a list of Domestic-Intimate-Partner-Violence-Resources in Ontario click here.

How to Apply

Step 1: Download the intake form as a fillable PDF file using the button below.

Step 2: Complete the intake form and email it to Karen Mackeigan, Program Assistant.

Step 3: Attend an initial intake meeting. This introductory meeting is free of charge and will provide an overview of available programs and services at The Gatehouse, as well as discuss confidentiality, coping, and resources.

Step 4: You will be added to the Counselling Services Waitlist.

Step 5: A Graduate student or staff member will conduct a counselling-specific consult call with you.

Step 6: Following the consult call, a Counselling Intake meeting will be scheduled. There is a $40 charge for the counselling intake meeting, and an invoice will be emailed to you.

Step 7: Complete the Counselling Intake Form and email it to the graduate student or staff member conducting the intake.

Download

Download an intake form here to get started.

Please Note:

  • Counselling sessions are not available on weekends and are only conducted Monday to Friday.
  • Fees may be subject to change, with 30 days’ notice in writing provided to the participant.
  • Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Program Details

Program Delivery

Individual counselling/psychotherapy is offered both in-person at The Gatehouse and online via Zoom meetings. It is delivered by Graduate Students completing their Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology or Masters in Social Work, or by Paula Cordeiro, Registered Psychotherapist.

Each participant can sign up for up to 10 individual counselling sessions, with the possibility of extending sessions if a Counsellor in Training is available.

  • Scheduling: Sessions are available throughout the year.
  • Contact: For questions, please reach out to Karen at karen@thegatehouse.org.

The program fee is $40 for each counselling session.

  • You will be invoiced via email.
  • VISA, MasterCard, cheque, or e-transfer are acceptable payment methods.
  • E-transfer payments should be sent to Paula Cordeiro at pcordeiro@thegatehouse.org.
  • Payment is due before the program start date and is non-refundable.
  • Cheques should be made payable to “The Gatehouse” and mailed to 3101 Lakeshore Blvd W., Toronto, ON, M8V3W8.

Please Note: A $40 intake fee is due following the intake interview.

We require 24 hours’ notice in writing to your practitioner for cancelling or rescheduling appointments.

  • A $40 fee applies for missed appointments or if less than 24 hours’ notice is provided.
  • Services will be discontinued if payment is not received.
  • Clients will be advised of alternative services or providers before discontinuing services for non-payment.

All information shared in a counselling session is private and confidential except in the following instances:

  • There is a risk of imminent danger to an identifiable third party or to self.

  • There is suspicion of child abuse or neglect.

  • A disclosure is ordered by a court.

  • There is reasonable belief that a health professional is guilty of sexual abuse.

  • There is reasonable belief that abuse or neglect of residents living in Long-Term Care Facilities or Retirement Homes is taking place.

  • There is a need to share information with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, or the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers for supervision or auditing purposes.

  • The participant requests that information be shared with a third party (e.g., their doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist). In this case, the participant must sign a consent to disclose information form via The Gatehouse. Please reach out to your counselling student or email karen@thegatehouse.org to request this form.

Questions? If you have any questions about the Counselling/Psychotherapy Program, please email Paula Cordeiro, Program Assistant.

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