Children & Teens

Our skilled and experienced therapists provide individual and family counselling services to children and teens between the ages of 3 and 18. Specific groups are offered from time to time.

Jewish Family Services has a play therapy room for younger children.

We provide psychotherapeutic, behavioral, and cognitive-behavioral interventions dealing with issues including behavioral problems, anger management, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, separation, divorce, custody and access, child abuse, and advocacy.

We collaborate with other community services including CAS, CHEO, schools, and mental health services to provide a network of support for our children.

JFS offers a Student Support Program with specific schools.

Psycho-educational testing

JFS is pleased to have the services of a school counsellor, Stacey Young, who is also provides psycho-educational testing for children aged 6 - 16 in a timely fashion, for a reasonable cost. For more information, please contact Stacey Young at 613 722-2225 ext 420, syoung@jfsottawa.com.

For more information or to request counselling services for yourself, your child, or your teen, please contact Rebecca Fromowitz, Intake Counsellor,Counselling Group Manager, at 613.722.2225 ext. 410, rfromowitz@jfsottawa.com.

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