Walk In Counselling
| Registration | None (Drop In) |
| Fees | No cost |
| Contact | Intake |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
Have a problem you need to work through? Need to talk to someone? Family Service Saskatoon is offering Walk In Counselling sessions on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. There is no cost for the first session. The sessions are offered on a first-come, first served basis. Walk In Counselling sessions are also offered at the following locations:
AIDS Saskatoon – Tuesdays from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
OUT Saskatoon – Thursday evenings from 5:50 to 8:30 pm
Radius – Wednesday afternoons from 12:30 to 3:30 pm
Family Service Saskatoon – Tuesday AND Thursday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Calming the Volcano Within
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Sarah Gara |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
This group is designed for youth, ages 12-18. In this eight-week group, youth will learn and practice the skills needed for aggression and anger control. Topics will include identifying anger signs and triggers, examining consequences to anger, learning behavioural strategies to ‘let off steam’, effective communication, and using mindfulness to approach anger.
Pre-registration is required. One pre-group interview is required before the group. Please contact reception at (306) 244-0127 if you are interested.
Adult Depression & Anxiety Group
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | $125 |
| Contact | Receptionist |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
This closed group will be 6 weeks with 2 hour sessions each week. The group will be a combination of psychoeducation, group activities, and exercises to complete at home.
Some topics that will be covered include an introduction to anxiety & depression and the effects it has in the body and the brain, how to manage symptoms, assertiveness skills, and more.
There will be a pre-group interview.
Merging Families
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | 100.00 |
| Contact | Reception |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
The group is designed for parents who are already in a blended family or contemplating entering into a blended family. The group will discuss putting your marriage first, discipline, step-parent’s roles, and communication. Pre-registration is required.
Invisible Scars: Exploring Emotional, Verbal and Psychological Abuse (Intimate Partner Violence)
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Reception |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
An eight-week group designed for women, who have experienced intimate partner violence, to gain personal awareness and understand how prolonged exposure to emotional abuse erodes self-esteem and confidence. The focus of the group is about healing and moving on from the effects of emotional abuse. Emotional abuse cuts to “the core of a person” (Engel, 2002) and leaves invisible scars.
Parenting Education Saskatchewan
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Family Service Saskatoon |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
Parenting Education Saskatchewan is a project of Family Service Saskatoon and was established in 1992 as the result of several agencies coming together to promote the value and importance of parenting throughout the province.
Parenting Education Saskatchewan links parenting services across the province and provides support and information to those facilitating or organizing parent support/education services.
When Anger Gets In The Way of Parenting
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | 240.00 |
| Contact | Reception |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
An 8 week program offering guidance to parents and caregivers wishing to examine their parenting and understanding of the impact anger has on their children. Parents/caregivers will learn how to more effectively parent children in a respectful manner.
Community Counselling
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Based on sliding scale |
| Contact | Intake Counsellor |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
Counselling services available individuals, couples, families and groups. Confidential, professional assistance for those experiencing personal difficulties, life transitions, family crises, work or community concerns. Fees are based on income and family size.
FSEAP-Family Service Employee Assistance Program
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Based on service contract |
| Contact | Intake Counsellor |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
For employees of contracted organizations and their family members.
Comprehensive and confidential counselling services for personal, family, or work-related problems.
Organizational consultation, management training and coaching, wellness and enrichment seminars and Critical Incident Stress Management. For EAP materials and pamphlets, please contact your Human Resources department.
Benefits and fees determined by service contract. Services available nationwide through our FSEAP affiliation.
Youth Exposed to Violence
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Sarah Gara |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
This program supports youth through both individual and group counselling. It engages youth in the classroom on issues off addiction, mental health, types of violence, healthy relationships and self-esteem.
Intimate Partner Violence Drop In Group
| Registration | None (Drop In) |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Reception |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
Open and ongoing group for women who have experienced or are experiencing violence in their intimate partner relationships. Each week a new topic is discussed focusing on the general experience of intimate partner violence. Free childcare is provided.
Tuesdays 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Thursdays 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Men’s Working Group for Respectful Relationships- A Narrative Group for Men
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | 1500 |
| Contact | Helene Davis |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
This group is for men who want to end their intimate partner violence and build respectful relationships. The narrative therapy group creates conversations with men about their values as well as their knowledge and skills to stop abuse and build respectful relationships. The group runs every other Saturday for 5 Saturdays from 9:00 -4:00 pm.
Self or professionals referrals are accepted. Pre-group interviews are required. Group is offered two to three times per year. Intakes ongoing.
For more information or to donate to the Men’s Working Group for Respectful Relationships
Teen and Young Parent Program
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Based on sliding scale |
| Contact | Myrna Kanigan |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
Provides services to parents under the age of 30 and includes family support and counselling. Program also liases with schools, other community based organizations and government ministries to promote awareness and education for parenting.
Domestic Violence Court Case Workers
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Alana Gardiner |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-975-8212 |
Family Service Saskatoon employs three Domestic Violence Court Caseworkers. These workers ensure that victims of domestic violence are supported from the point of first contact to the complete resolution of their court case. Court caseworkers provide various supports such as court updates, trial support, reports to assess requests for changes to release conditions, advocacy, and referrals to other services offered in Saskatoon.
Intimate Partner Violence Outreach Program
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Intake Counsellor |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
Family Service Saskatoon provides individuals affected by interpersonal violence a place to come for confidential support in a safe and secure environment. The IPV team provides unique individualized support especially in crisis situations. This is a voluntary program for those requiring assistance establishing and maintaining safe and healthy relationships.
Child and Youth Support Worker Program
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Reception |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
The Child and Youth Support program helps to support children and youth in Saskatoon, as directed by the Ministry of Social Services. The program is driven by the commitment of workers to provide positive and stable relationships with children and youth. The workers, who range in age from eighteen through their senior years, work with children to build the young people’s social skills, increase recreational opportunities, and improve the quality of their peer interactions. Support workers take clients on outings around the city while also teaching valuable life skills.
Referrals to the program come through the Ministry of Social Services.
Abuse and Beyond for Women
| Registration | Registration Required |
| Fees | Free |
| Contact | Reception |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Contact Phone | 306-244-0127 |
Abuse and Beyond brings understanding to the role that violence plays in intimate partner relationships. The group helps women experiencing violence with their partner to find the strength to change this pattern. Groups are offered several times a year with free childcare services. Individual counselling services are also an integral component of this program.