Our children’s mental health services include free confidential counseling to families and children. Every new request receives an assessment at intake in order to help determine how best to assist.

Counselling Services

The Huron-Perth Centre offers assessment, counselling and consultation for a variety of mental health concerns with children, youth and families. Examples of the kinds of mental health concerns include:

  • Child behaviour management concerns
  • Symptoms of social and emotional distress such as anxiety, depression and self-harm
  • Attentional concerns and problems of conduct
  • Adjustment to changes in the family (family conflict, separation/divorce). Note: Mediation or custody access assessments not provided.
  • Sexual abuse and other traumas (services for offenders & victims)

What we Offer

  • Child and youth individual counselling
  • Family counselling (when the presenting concern relates to a child/youth's distress)
  • Treatment groups based on needs of clients being served
  • Psychological Services (by internal referral)
  • Psychiatric Consultations by video conference, in collaboration with family physicians
  • Intensive services for higher need children and youth
  • Services for children and youth 12-17 involved with the justice system
  • Consultations, information and referral to other services and professionals

Drop-in Clinic

We offer a weekly drop-in time which provides families an opportunity to consult a counselor about their concerns. Together the family and counselor decide how to best address immediate problems and then plan a future course of action. Our Drop-in Clinic has proven to be of benefit to families by:

  • Offering an easy way for families to connect to the Centre
  • Providing useful suggestions and referrals to other services
  • Providing guidance and support to families waiting for other services

Contact one of our offices to ask about the next Drop-in Clinic nearest to you:

  • Clinton (519) 482-3931 (Huron County)
  • Listowel* (519) 291-1088 (North Perth County)
  • Stratford (519) 273-3373 (Stratford & Southern Perth)

* Not all services are available at this location