Focus: Substance Abuse
Men’s Open Recovery is a weekly support group where men can share their recovery challenges, successes and hopes in a supportive space with other men.
Participants must have access to a private and confidential space, access to an email address, stable internet connection, and device with microphone and camera is required to participate.
Focus: Substance Abuse
ADAS is an educational workshop which provides participants an opportunity to complete a series of self-report questionnaires related to their use of alcohol and/or drugs. Session education includes:
- information on various substances and their effects on the brain and body
- how addiction develops
- Harm reduction and safer use information
- information on problem gambling and gaming behaviours
- how to recognize when substance use, gambling or gaming behaviours become a problem
- counselling options
Focus: Substance Abuse, Problem Gambling
Focus: Substance Abuse, Problem Gambling
The Concerned Family and Significant Other groups are part of the Community Counselling program. These groups are designed for family members and significant others who are concerned about their loved one's substance use or problematic gambling issues.
Services include:
- a virtual twice-monthly facilitated discussion group
- in-person or virtual individual counselling.
This group service is offered in Kitchener and may also be offered in Cambridge, depending on need. Individual counselling is also offered in both Kitchener and Cambridge.
Focus: Substance Abuse
Counselling is offered in individual and group formats for those with concerns regarding substance use.
Treatment provides staged matched interventions, that are strengths based and client focused.
Referrals are also made to other services including withdrawal management, day treatment, residential treatment, gambling services and other community based services as appropriate.
Focus: Problem Gambling
Counselling is offered in individual and group formats for those with concerns regarding problem gambling, gaming and internet use.
Referrals are also made to other services including day treatment, residential treatment, substance use services and other community based services as appropriate.
Focus: Substance Abuse
A weekly virtual abstinence-based group is available within one year of completing a bed-based/live-in addiction treatment program. This group provides an opportunity for people to build and receive support through early recovery.
Focus: Substance Abuse
House of Friendship’s community-based live-in treatment programs are designed for individuals whose lives have been significantly impacted by substance use. In a safe environment, individuals will identify and address areas for personal growth while participating in evidence-based groups and individual therapy sessions. Abstinence is expected while in program.
Focus: Substance Abuse
The Staged Day Treatment Program involves Introductory Treatment (Stage 1) and Intensive Treatment (Stage 2) for individuals who are concerned with their substance use.
Introductory Treatment is a weekly supportive and skill building group designed to prepare you for participation in the Intensive Program.
Intensive Treatment is a 2-week group intended for individuals who believe they can benefit from participating in a virtual or in-person group counselling program and are committed to a lifestyle that supports their individual substance use goals.
Focus: Substance Abuse
The Staged Day Treatment Program involves Introductory Treatment (Stage 1) and Intensive Treatment (Stage 2) for individuals who are concerned with their substance use.
Introductory Treatment is a weekly supportive and skill building group designed to prepare you for participation in the Intensive Program.
Intensive Treatment is a 2-week group intended for individuals who believe they can benefit from participating in a virtual or in-person group counselling program and are committed to a lifestyle that supports their individual substance use goals.
Focus: Substance Abuse
A weekly discussion-based support group for adults who identify as female and have concerns with their substance use. This group aims to be a supportive space for women to share about their recovery successes, challenges and hopes. Whether you are new to recovery or have been in recovery for some time.
This group is currently facilitated virtually.
Focus: Substance Abuse
House of Friendship’s community-based live-in treatment programs are designed for individuals whose lives have been significantly impacted by substance use. In a safe environment, individuals will identify and address areas for personal growth while participating in evidence-based groups and individual therapy sessions. Abstinence is expected while in program.