Kelowna Mental Health and Wellness Program

Our Mental Health and Wellness Program, including our Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support and Whole Mama Wellness Programs, provide emergency and comprehensive support in the form of clinical counselling to Mamas and their families in our community. This program is designed to support individuals in need of prompt and no-barrier(fee) access to registered trained mental health professionals. Program Details for Mental Health and Wellness: The Mental Health and Wellness program includes; access to registered clinical counsellors, referrals to individual and group counselling with follow-up support, mindfulness groups, access to physical activities, parenting support for transitions such as separations, divorce, etc. Our trauma counsellor supervisor holds a Master of Arts in psychology and 3- years post-masters training in self-regulation therapy to ensure we are offering the highest quality of mental health care. More recently we have been working with volunteer professionals that are required to gain additional practicum hours prior to obtaining their certification. This has allowed for us to alleviate waitlist times and continue to introduce the Mamas for Mamas programs to professionals that are interested in working with poverty relief charities. This program began in 2017 and continues to grow and expand annually. In 2019 we assessed the delivery of these services and provided 207 counselling sessions in addition to the group sessions that there were delivered, and over 2300 participants were seen in these group sessions providing a more sustainable model.