We utilize mainstream education and Haudenosaunee culture to address the needs of the individual. Sonhatsi:wa is a word in the Mohawk language that refers to ‘becoming your true self.’
This is our hope for all those who enter: to be who you truly are, to own your true goodness and potential which is our most natural state of being beyond the pain, hurt and anger. Sonhatsi:wa Sexual Violence Healing Centre staff consists of 3 Adult Counsellors, 1 Child & Youth Counsellor, a Community Educator, an Administrative Assistant and Supervisor. Sonhatsi:wa honours individuals and families whom experienced loss through murdered and/or missing loved ones. Sonhatsi:wa has 1 Love Starts With Us Coordinator/Counsellor who strives fulfill their needs. Eligibility:
- Self referral or outside agency referred
- Priority given to Six Nations Members
- For those experiencing impacts of sexual violence (past or present)
- For those experiencing secondary effects of sexual violence
To access services at Sonhatsi:wa Sexual Violence Healing Centre, please call 519-445-4324 and speak to our Intake Worker. About Sexual Violence Counselling:
Counselling services provide holistic processes based on Ogwehoweh teachings that integrate the mind, body and spirit. The teachings, combined with mainstream counselling techniques, provide a basis for helping individuals overcome the impacts of sexual violence in a caring, non-judgmental way. The commitment to this holistic therapeutic process is based on the needs of the individual. Counsellors provide
- One on one counselling
- Educational and therapeutic groups
- Advocacy and appropriate referrals for clients to wraparound services as required
- Therapeutic retreats
