Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, grief or just need someone to talk to, one of our qualified counsellors can help. Counselling can help alleviate difficult emotions and pain, and make you feel heard and understood. Our professional counsellors can support you wherever you are in your mental health journey, whether that’s getting through the day or making a plan to live your best life. Individual counselling is available in-person at our Whitehorse office or through phone or video conferencing.

Our qualified Clinical Counsellors are trained to work with youth who are struggling. We specialize in working with teens who are having difficulties with drugs and alcohol, addictions to electronics, are self-harming, are trying to process a separation or big life event, or are dealing with grief or have been through a trauma. We also work with teenagers that are struggling with addiction, depression, anxiety, ADHD, learning difficulties, social difficulties or who just need someone to talk to and help guide them through these difficult years.

Children need support too. That’s why we offer play and art based therapy for children at our Whitehorse location. This can be especially helpful for kids who are going through big life changes like a seperation or move, or for children who are struggling with mood or behaviours. We also offer support to children with special needs or considerations such as children with Autism, ADHD, FASD, or other developmental or learning difficulties.

Couples counselling can help couples of all types reconnect and find deeper meaning in their relationships. It can strengthen communication and help couples understand each other and their relationship better. Couples therapy can be especially useful when coping with big life changes, such as having children, getting married, moving, or starting new jobs. It can also help to reconnect after a conflict such as an affair or argument. Couples counselling can also be helpful in a separation or when trying to decide the best route forward for a couple.

Perinatal Counselling involves working with individuals who are struggling with pre and post partum mood and anxiety difficulties, have had a difficult birth experience, have suffered miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death, or are having trouble with conceiving or creating the family they want. All of these situations can be extremely difficult. You don’t have to go through it alone. Make an appointment with Stephanie who is trained in perinatal counselling to get the support you need. Offered in office and also over telehealth.

Psychological assessments can provide clients, their families, and schools with pragmatic and applicable information and solutions in order to foster emotional well-being, the development of positive behaviours, and academic success. Psychoeducational assessments offered include assessing giftedness, learning disabilities/needs, PDD (Developmental Delays), nonverbal/culture free testing of intelligence. and academic assessment of reading, writing and mathematics.

Social emotional assessments can include Mental health diagnoses such as anxiety or depression, or behaviour concerns such as assessing for Oppositional Defiance Disorder or Conduct disorder. We also can provide assessments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. These assessments are available for children, adolescents, or adults.

Our counsellors are honoured to be able to work with the MMIWG+ contract funded through Indigenous Services Canada. If you have a friend or family member that is missing or murdered or have been impacted by MMIWG+ please reach out.

Aurora Wellness Group Counsellors are honoured to be providers for the Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Program. If you or a family member are survivors of Residential School we are here to help. Funding for this program is provided through the Government of Canada, Indigenous Services.

PEERS Social Skills Groups are for adolescents and young adults who are interested in creating and maintaining strong friendships and romantic relationships. PEERS is an evidence based program based out of the UCLA. It is a practical 14-16 week program run by SLP Karen Rach and CCC Stephanie Leithead.

Join us for a short 2 week group looking at depression and anxiety. Learn more about what is going on for you and learn hands on practical solutions.

Do you struggle with a Chronic health condition? Join our support group to meet others like you and learn ways to cope with an ongoing health condition.

If you are feeling anxious or depressed either during your pregnancy or after birth (up to 3 years), you may be experiencing pre or post natal anxiety or depression. Join our 6 week group to get some practical tools and support. This group is run online and also in person at our Whitehorse location.

This group is for new expecting parents. It is not an education group but rather a space for soon to be parents to connect and find support as we ride the prepartum hormones and baby brain fuzz. This is a place to discuss the crazy changes our bodies are going through, as well as the huge life changes we are preparing for. It’s also a great place to connect and have a good laugh with other mom-to-be’s.

If you have recently experienced a loss of a pregnancy or baby, you do not have to go through it alone. Join one of our support groups to be connected to other mothers who have lost a child and join us in remembering your pregnancy and child and moving forward with their loss.