The Healthy Boundaries Counselling Program is an evidence-informed, integrative treatment program that bridges the gap between mental health and the law. We work with adults who are facing sexual offending charges before the courts.

The root cause of most criminal behaviour happens long before an offence occurs. It begins with adverse childhood experiences, abuse, unresolved trauma, emotional pain, chronic stress, mental illness, or other unidentified and untreated factors. These negative patterns become amplified over time if the individuals do not have the strategies or the capacity to manage them. It may surprise you how easily old habits can change when we create the conditions for new, healthy patterns to emerge. Science tells us that the brain can alter because of neuroplasticity.

This program will help facilitate change by working with the client to manage old negative behaviours by addressing root causes, examining their feelings and beliefs, and identifying their strengths and areas for improvement. They will learn how to deconstruct their triggers, develop empathy, practice compassion, and build healthy relationships and healthy boundaries to minimize re-offending risk.

Sessions are private, one-on-one meetings in person or via Zoom. They are fifty minutes long, and the frequency is negotiated with the client.

The minimum requirement to complete the program is six sessions depending on the counsellor's assessment of the client's progress. A Letter of Completion will be issued upon completion of the program, confirming the client's participation and progress. No client confidentially will be breached in the letter.