Community-Based Services & Nations Service Agreements
Culturally Responsive Mental Health Support
We deliver culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health and wellness services directly within Indigenous communities.
A safe place created to embody the wellness and healing of our Medicine Wheel and Holistic Approaches
Community Support
Indigenous Nation Service Agreements
Community-Based Clinical Services & Nations Service Agreements
We enter into formal service agreements with Nations and community-based organizations to deliver culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health and wellness services directly within the community. Our model prioritizes relationship-building, cultural safety, and long-term capacity development.
Nation Services
Our service agreements are flexible and responsive to each Nation’s structure and priorities.
- Nation-Based Clinical Services
- Nation Partnership Services
- Community & Nation Wellness Services
- Nation-Centered Care & Support
- Nation Wellness & Capacity Development
- Nation-Led Partnership Services
- Community Partnership & Clinical Services
- Nation Wellness & Support Programs
- Service Agreement Model
Agreements may include
- Community Health Centres
- Staff Wellness Programs
- Education Departments and Schools
- Child and Family Services
- Frontline and Essential Workers
- Band Administration and Leadership Teams
- On-Site Community Services
Clinical Counselling
Our clinical team travels to the Nation to provide services in-person, ensuring accessibility and continuity of care. We work collaboratively with leadership and program managers to tailor services to identified community priorities.
- Individual counselling for children, youth, adults, and Elders
- Family counselling
- Trauma-focused interventions
- Grief and loss support
- Crisis intervention and stabilization
- Support for frontline staff experiencing occupational stress or vicarious trauma
Services are delivered using a trauma-informed, culturally grounded framework that recognizes the impacts of historical and intergenerational trauma.
Workshops & Psychoeducation
We provide customized workshops based on community needs. Topics may include:
- Understanding trauma and intergenerational trauma
- Lateral violence and community healing
- Grief and complicated bereavement
- Suicide awareness and prevention
- Burnout and compassion fatigue
- Parenting support and attachment
- Emotional regulation and coping strategies
- Mental health literacy
Workshops are practical, strengths-based, and culturally responsive.
Training & Capacity Building
We offer structured training programs to strengthen internal capacity within Nations and organizations, including:
- Trauma-informed practice for staff
- Crisis response and de-escalation
- Vicarious trauma and staff wellness
- Leadership support in high-stress environments
- Clinical consultation and case support
- Program development consultation
Our approach supports sustainability by equipping local teams with tools and knowledge that extend beyond short-term service delivery.
Healing Circles & Group Programming
Where appropriate, we facilitate:
- Psycho-educational groups
- Healing circles
- Staff support circles
- Youth groups
- Women’s and men’s wellness groups
Group programming integrates clinical expertise with respect for community traditions and cultural protocols.
- Scheduled on-site clinical days
- Block service contracts (e.g., monthly or quarterly visits)
- Short-term intensive support periods
- Conference or event support
- Community crisis response
Guiding Principles
- Cultural safety and humility
- Respect for community governance and protocols
- Trauma-informed and strengths-based care
- Confidential and ethically delivered clinical services
- Relationship-centered, long-term partnerships
Our goal is to support wellness at individual, family, staff, and community levels while building sustainable mental health capacity within the Nation.
We work collaboratively with leadership to define scope, reporting requirements, confidentiality standards, and evaluation measures.
Meet Our Team
Native Counselling and Indigenous Group Workshops
Our Group Programs and Workshops
Native Counselling and Indigenous Group Workshops
Our Therapeutic Specialties
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused psychotherapy that helps process distressing memories to reduce their emotional impact.
Indigenous Focused Oriented Therapy (IFOT)
Therapeutic approach that combines focusing-oriented therapies with Indigenous knowledge and healing practices to heal trauma in a culturally safe and respectful way.
Somatic Therapy
Holistic approach that focuses on the connection between mind and body to support healing from trauma and stress, using mindful awareness, movement and breath.
Somatic Touch Therapy
A gentle, body-centred approach that uses therapeutic touch to support healing from trauma, stress and emotional pain, releasing tension and restoring balance.
Native Counselling, Indigenous Psychology and Therapy
Ready to Heal?
We offer holistic healing that encompasses mind, body, spirit and emotion – providing space for story, self and growth.