EDify Niagara

12/18/2025

🧠✨ Mindfulness for Kids (Ages 6–12) ✨🧠
Now enrolling for January 2026

Looking for a supportive, engaging way to help your child build emotional awareness, focus, and confidence?

Our 6-week Mindfulness for Kids program is designed for children who may experience big emotions, anxiety, ADHD, learning differences, or challenges with emotional regulation. Through fun, age-appropriate activities, children will learn practical tools they can use at home and at school.

🌸 What children will gain:
• Guided breathing & mindfulness activities
• Emotion-regulation tools and games
• Weekly take-home practices
• Parent resources
• A mindfulness journal to keep at the end of the program

📅 January 12 – February 23, 2026
🕔 Mondays | 5:00–6:00 PM
📍 St. Catharines, ON (in person)
💲 $300 for all 6 weeks (covered by some insurance plans)
👧🧒 Small group (6–10 children)

Spaces are limited.
📩 To register or learn more, contact Morgan Yates, RPQ
📧 morgan.yates@edpsych.ca

📞 (905) 397-3431 or (289) 677-9135
💻 edpsych.janeapp.com

12/15/2025

🌟 Introducing: Social Thinking and Me! 🌟

Is your child looking to strengthen their social skills, understand different perspectives, and feel more confident in group settings? Social Thinking and Me at EDify Niagara is here to help!

🗓 Program Details:

11 interactive lessons designed to help children develop essential social thinking skills

Location: EDify Niagara – 359 Carlton St, Unit #206, St. Catharines, ON L2N 1C2

Cost: $550 for the full program

Insurance: Some providers may cover the cost

Through engaging activities, group discussions, and hands-on practice, children will learn how to navigate social situations, build meaningful relationships, and grow their self-confidence.

📌 Spots are limited—enroll today and empower your child to thrive socially!

12/15/2025

🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ SUPERFLEX – Social Awareness Group (Ages 6–8)
Now enrolling at EDify Niagara!

Is your child working on flexibility, big emotions, or social problem-solving? Superflex is a fun, superhero-themed group that helps children build essential social awareness and self-regulation skills through interactive games, group activities, and engaging characters.

✨ In this group, children will:
⚡ Develop flexible thinking to improve social interactions
⚡ Learn strategies to overcome social and cognitive challenges
⚡ Complete fun at-home “missions” and earn incentives

📅 January 15 – April 30, 2026 (15 weeks)
👧🧒 Ages: 6–8 years
🎉 First run is FREE!
💳 Covered by some insurance plans
📍 In person | EDify Niagara

🔗 Sign up online: edifyontario.ca/service/courses
📧 Questions? courses@edpsych.ca

Spaces are limited—help your child become the hero of their own thinking! 💥

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12/12/2025

Now Accepting Counselling Clients in St Catharines:
Psychotherapist Morgan Yates, RP (Qualifying)

Morgan brings experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families through various mental health, emotional, behavioural, and developmental issues, as well as grief, attachment, and relationship concerns.

Her approach is grounded in the belief that people are not broken, and therefore do not need to be fixed—only supported, understood, and empowered to thrive. Morgan combines cognitive-behavioural strategies, emotional awareness work, developmental understanding, and compassionate therapeutic guidance tailored to each client’s unique needs.

To book a session or inquire about availability, please send a message or visit our website:

EDify provides psychotherapy services for children, teens & families to support emotional growth, self-awareness, resilience & stronger relationships.

12/12/2025

This is so awesome, and so needed!🥰

Build community in your classroom

YMHC Heart to Heart Campaign

Small gestures can have a big impact. Use Heart-to-Heart hearts to help absent students feel remembered and cared for by their school community.

To Send or Request Hearts: ymhc.ngo/hearts

12/11/2025

🌟 FREE 5-Week Program for Kids Ages 5–7! 🌟
SOCIAL DETECTIVE: Helping Kids Build Confidence, Understand Clues & Strengthen Social Skills

We’re excited to invite your child to join us for our upcoming Social Detective Program—a fun, engaging, and completely FREE 5-week group designed to help young learners understand social clues, solve real-life problems, and build stronger friendships.

🔍 In this program, children will learn to:
• Understand their own and others’ thoughts & feelings
• Notice and interpret social clues
• Problem-solve in everyday situations
• Build confidence & stronger connections with peers

📅 Dates: January 15th – February 12th, 2026
📍 Location: 359 Carlton Street, #206, St. Catharines, ON
⏰ Time: 5:00–6:00 PM weekly
👧 Ages: 5–7 years
💲 Cost: FREE
🧑‍🏫 Instructor: Morgan Yates, RPQ, BECE

✨ The goal of this curriculum is to give children the power to observe, read social context, and understand clues so they can respond in ways that support their social goals.

📩 Register or learn more:
Morgan Yates
📧 morgan.yates@edpsych.ca

📞 905-397-3413 or 289-697-9135
🔗 Book online: https://edpsych.janeapp.com/

Spaces are limited—secure your spot today! 🎉

12/09/2025

🌿 Now Accepting New Counselling Clients 🌿
We are pleased to share that Psychotherapist Morgan Yates, RP (Qualifying) CRPO #18025, is now accepting clients for individual counselling.

Morgan brings experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families through:
✨ Anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation
✨ Parent–child relationship challenges
✨ Family dynamics and communication
✨ Self-esteem, confidence, and identity work
✨ Behavioural concerns in children and youth
✨ Trauma-informed support
✨ ADHD, neurodivergence, and executive functioning skills
✨ Conflict resolution and boundary setting
✨ Grief, loss, and life transitions
✨ Relationship patterns and attachment concerns
✨ Coping strategies for daily overwhelm

Her approach is grounded in the belief that people are not broken, and therefore do not need to be fixed—only supported, understood, and empowered to thrive. Morgan combines cognitive-behavioural strategies, emotional awareness work, developmental understanding, and compassionate therapeutic guidance tailored to each client’s unique needs.

If you or your child are seeking support, guidance, or a safe space to grow, Morgan is here to help.

📩 To book a session or inquire about availability, please send us a message or visit our online booking page.
https://edpsych.janeapp.com/locations/edify-niagara/book
We look forward to supporting you.

EDify provides compassionate psychological assessments & therapy for children, teens, and adults. We help individuals and families build confidence, resilience, and lasting growth.

12/05/2025

Celebrating Volunteers who make the world better every day!
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12/03/2025

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11/26/2025

🌟 Exciting News from EDify Niagara! 🌟

We are thrilled to announce that our next run of the “You Are A Social Detective” program will be offered FREE for the full 5-week session! 🙌

This is a wonderful opportunity for children to build social awareness, understand expected vs. unexpected behaviours, and strengthen everyday social problem-solving skills — at no cost for this first round.

🗓 Session Dates:
January 15, 2026 – February 12, 2026

⏰ Time:
Every Thursday from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

📍 Location: EDify Niagara

Ages : 5 - 7 years old

Spaces are limited, and we expect this program to fill quickly!
Click below to register directly:

👉 https://edpsych.janeapp.com/locations/edify-niagara/book #/you-are-a-social-detective

We look forward to supporting your child’s social learning journey! 💬✨

For more information, email courses@edpsych.ca
or visit edifyontatio.ca/service/courses

EDify provides compassionate psychological assessments & therapy for children, teens, and adults. We help individuals and families build confidence, resilience, and lasting growth.

11/26/2025

People with Learning and Attention disorders often face social barriers. Call us to find out how we can help you or your child. For more information on this topic, read this article:

Learn about social issues for kids with learning problems. Child Mind Institute help parents and teachers deal with learning and attention disorders.

11/12/2025

Check out or new website, EDifyniagara.ca