Citrine Counselling

02/02/2026

TeenLink starts this Thursday on February 5th 2026!

Citrine Counselling is honoured and excited to be one of the facilitators in TeenLink Wellness.

Citrine will be teaching Healthy Relationships and Stress Management, while other skilled facilitators will be guiding participants through other important topics.

TeenLink is an educational, engaging, and fun program designed to support teens growth and wellbeing. Citrine Counselling is proud to contribute to this meaningful experience and is looking forward to connecting with participants!

Sign up today using the link below!

www.yfcnorfolk.com/teenlinknew/

TeenLink is here. ✨

Being a teen today is a lot.
Stress. Emotions. Relationships. Pressure.

TeenLink is an 8-week program designed to help teens build real-life skills for real-life challenges—while connecting with others in a safe, supportive space.

🧠 Mental Health First Aid
🤝 Healthy relationships
⚓ Anger & stress management (Anchored)
💬 Communication skills
🌱 Confidence, connection & youth leadership

This isn’t about fixing teens.
It’s about equipping them—with tools to care for themselves, support their friends, and feel more grounded in who they are.

📅 8 weeks
👥 For teens
💛 Supportive. Practical. Empowering.

12/06/2025

December 6 — National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women

Today, we pause to remember the 14 young women whose lives were stolen at École Polytechnique in 1989. Because on December 6, 1989, a man entered a Montreal engineering school and murdered 14 women while declaring hatred for feminists. That atrocity forced Canada to confront the deadly reality of gender-based violence.
This was not just an act of violence. It was an act of hatred, rooted in misogyny — a painful reminder of how dangerous gender-based discrimination can become when left unchallenged.

Thirty-six years later, gender-based violence is still present in our homes, communities, campuses, workplaces, and online spaces. Survivors continue to carry wounds that are often invisible. Families and communities continue to mourn. And women and girls continue to navigate a world where they are still asked to justify their right to safety, dignity, and equality.

December 6 is not only a day of grief — it is a call to act. To refuse silence. To name misogyny when we see it. To challenge harmful beliefs long before they become harmful actions. To listen to survivors with compassion. To advocate for safer systems, better supports, and a culture that believes women.

How we honour this day:

Light a candle or wear a white ribbon in remembrance

Have conversations about misogyny, consent, and healthy relationships

Support local shelters, crisis lines, and organizations doing frontline work

Educate yourself and others — change begins with awareness

Call out harmful jokes, comments, and “small” acts of sexism

Change starts with YOU!

12/03/2025

🎉🎉🎉6 Years🎉🎉🎉

We are so thrilled to celebrate 6 years of private practice!

What an incredible 6 years of having the privilege to work alongside and help in the healing of so many beautiful humans!

Thank YOU!

11/19/2025

🔔 Heads up! 🔔

There is a scheduled test of the Alert Ready system TOMORROW (Wednesday, November 19, 2025) at 12:55 PM.

A test alert will be sent out to most smartphones, TV and radio stations across the province at that time.

IMPORTANT: The usual emergency alert tone will accompany the test alert. If you don’t want to be disrupted, be sure to turn off your phone before 12:55 PM. Keep in mind that the tone may sound once your phone is turned back on.

Our system is operated independently from Alert Ready so you won’t receive a test alert from our app or text message service.

- Brennen

09/10/2025

You matter! Your feelings matter. Help is available. Please reach out because the world needs YOU. 💛

Today, we recognize World Su***de Prevention Day.
September marks World Su***de Prevention Month, which serves as a reminder to raise awareness, offer support, and remind each other that no one has to face their struggles alone.

We understand the importance of open conversations around mental health and the power of reaching out non-judgmentally with empathy. There is hope, and there is help. ♥

A special thank you to all who dedicate their time to saving lives, supporting those in need, and teaching others awareness. Including TeenLink, which empowers youth with the tools and knowledge to support both themselves and their peers. Thank you, Citrine Counselling, Jean Montgomery Professional Services ,and South Coast Wellness for all that you do!

09/03/2025

A huge thank you to Home Hardware in Waterford for generously donating backpacks filled with school supplies available for free to local families!

Here's how you can pick one up:

Simcoe Location
📍12 Robinson St, Simcoe, ON
⏰ Today & Tomorrow | 9AM-2PM

Waterford Location
📍Waterford Arena 32 E Church St, Waterford ON
⏰ Thursday September 4th 2025 | 3PM-4PM

Make Other Arrangements
📱Call: 226-440-2882
📨 Email: info@yfcnorfolk.com

06/24/2025

06/24/2025

From HOME FOR THE NIGHT: now offering a daytime program to our neighbours experiencing homelessness. It’s a space out of the heat, with snacks, meals, and activities.

06/12/2025

05/27/2025

05/22/2025

Finishing the last 16 hours of the Death, Dying and Bereavement certificate program.

Such a hard but important topic to learn about but so necessary to offer help around death & dying.

05/09/2025

We are all in this together! Mental health matters! Help is available. Reach out.

It’s Mental Health Week!

A reminder that mental health matters, and support starts with connection Kingfisher Cafe, Citrine Counselling, Youth Unlimited YFC Norfolk, and The WALK WITH ME Project.

Let’s keep the conversation going and share resources that uplift, educate, and empower.
We’re all in this together.