Counselling and Treatment - Mental Health
Services are offered to individuals living with a serious and persistent mental illness. Presenting problems vary and frequently include suicidal ideation, and various social adjustment issues.
The program offers psychotherapy and counselling services to decrease the number of psychiatric hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Certain individuals may present with serious mental illness but do not require long-term intensive community intervention.
Services are individually tailored and focus on assisting clients to identify and reduce symptoms of distress, increase ability to manage symptoms of illness, reduction in self-harm. We offer psychoeducational and therapeutic group sessions on various topics. Treatment plans are individually tailored to support a community based recovery model.
Referrals are received from all sources.
Screening appointments are available weekdays and contact will be made within 48 hours of the initial referral. Individuals may access both mental health and substance use services through the same intake process. Individuals may access both mental health and substance use services through the same intake process.
Call, email or arrive in person to schedule a screening appointment.
Alliance Centre
172 Ethel Street
Sturgeon Falls
West Nipissing General Hospital, The
Main Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Extended hours are possible in special circumstances.
Phone: 1-705-753-2271
ext. 721
FAX: 1-705-753-4202