INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY SESSIONS

Provides case management to clients who require clinical and therapeutic counselling and specialized support with specific needs that are case-by-case based. The counselling can be for individual(s) directly affected by mental health issues, family violence or alcohol/drug addictions. Services are also extended to family members struggling in supporting an individual in these areas and requiring assistance in attaining practical tools to cope and support. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

COUPLES SESSIONS

Provides counselling for couples.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

FAMILY SESSIONS

Our model combines applicable services with community and agency collaboration, family counselling, systems navigation and client advocacy. We work with families and other service providers to help facilitate continuity of care and wrap-around services. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Group Sessions

Women are the intended audience for this group. Sahara Mental Health and Wellness Group assists participants in coping with mental health issues and proactively minimizing negative effects by using different strategies and coping mechanisms. Focusing on de-stigmatization, networking, breaking through barriers of isolation, promoting self-worth, understanding mental illness and living to one’s full capacity despite mental health challenges. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Group Sessions

Men are the intended audience for this group. Sahara Opioids Addiction Support Group offers facilitated group discussions providing ongoing support with a specific focus on the nuances of opioids use and the short term and long-term effects, Identifying addiction, opioid use, brain and addiction, addiction and the body, maintenance therapies for opioid addiction, legal consequences, defense mechanisms, self-esteem and confidence, stages of change, relapse prevention and family life are some of the issues addressed in a group environment. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Group Sessions

Men are the intended audience for this group. Sahara Relapse Prevention Group is for all three areas of alcohol, drug and opioid addiction. These groups focus on prevention strategies and recovery, understanding life after addiction, and learning to administer tools to maintain sobriety. Providing clients/families with knowledge on resources, identifying triggers, coping with high-risk situations, managing stress, healthy alternatives and personal engagement in managing the recovery process are highlighted. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Group Sessions

Men and women are the intended audience for this group. This group will provide information about how to understand and identify emotions. We discuss where anger comes from and examine unhealthy ways of reacting to the emotion. The participants are able to identify how they are feeling and where that feeling is coming from. How they can live a healthy and positive life and be mentally strong and stay away from negative emotions. This group is really important for the different ages of people because they can understand how people can identify how they are feeling. They may not understand what signs to look for or have the right words to describe their emotions. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Group Sessions

Men and women are the intended audience for this program. Peer Support Volunteers (PSV) are trained volunteers that provide ongoing support to client when formal counselling and case management goals have been addressed. PSV’s often have lived experience in common with their matched client and provide social and emotional support. This non-therapeutic extension of counselling reflects PCHS Calgary’s continuing care model and is a person-centered practice to help empower individuals and families. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Group Sessions

Men are the intended audience for this group. Sahara Alcohol/Drug Addiction Support Group aids and supports individual and family members who are addressing problems associated with alcohol and drug addiction. Facilitated group discussions covered within this program include Identifying addiction, addictive disease, physical addiction, personality traits, defense mechanisms, progression and recovery, stages of change, drinking and driving, relapse prevention, and self-awareness. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Become a Better You

GROUP SESSIONS

Languages Available: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Vietnamese, Tirignian, Spanish and Cantonese.

GROUP SESSIONS

Men are the intended audience for this group. Sahara Men’s Domestic Violence Group is a psychoeducational program that educates and assists participants by addressing underlying attitudes and beliefs towards domestic violence. PCHS Counsellors provide skills to participants in adopting new ways of resolving conflict and managing anger. Facilitated group discussions provide ongoing support, educational and interactive activities. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.

Group Sessions

Women are the intended audience for this group. This program is delivered over 14 weeks with one session a week. The aim of this program is to provide women who have experienced domestic violence with support on their journey to healing. Women partake in the process of learning and understanding the implications of domestic violence in a peer setting. Topics include effects of trauma, mindfulness, boundaries, support systems, empathy and resiliency. Free of cost.

Languages Available: Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English.