fps has worked with therapists able to provide first-language counselling in culturally meaningful ways, particularly where language and culture play an important role in therapeutic engagement. Services have been offered in Cree, Filipino, Chinese, Laotian, and Vietnamese, alongside longstanding collaboration with Indigenous cultural teachers and Spiritual Helpers.
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fps recognizes that language and culture can play an important role in therapeutic engagement, understanding, and progress.
Services Include:
- First-language counselling where available
- Culturally relevant therapeutic support
- Services for clients for whom English is a second language
- Integration of cultural context into treatment
- Therapeutic services previously offered in Cree, Filipino, Chinese, Laotian, and Vietnamese
- Collaboration with therapists able to provide culturally meaningful care
fps has collaborated with Indigenous cultural teachers and Spiritual Helpers since 1991 to provide opportunities for cultural and spiritual healing alongside psychological intervention.
Services include:
- Individual counselling with Spiritual Helpers
- Learning traditional protocols
- Learning traditional teachings
- Medicine gathering and preparation
- Caring for sacred grounds
- Attending Indigenous cultural events
For clients who wish to participate, spiritual healing may also include traditional ceremonies and practices that support connection, reflection, identity, and recovery.
Services include:
- Weekly sharing circles
- Bi-weekly sweat lodge ceremonies
- Fasting and vision quests
- Assisting with and/or participating in Sun Dance
- Opportunities to engage in traditional cultural practices
- Connection with Indigenous cultural teachers and Spiritual Helpers