Clinician with CFS Simcoe County
Featured Provider – Skye Casey
Over the summer we had a chance to meet with one of the Clinicians, Skye Casey, who supports the #ready2talk? clinics in Simcoe County and Muskoka.
Questions we had for Skye
Q: What are the benefits of engaging in adult counselling services?
A: Our counselling services provide a safe place to talk about what is going
on in the life of our clients. We develop solution-focused strategies for
what they identify as important to them, and provide information on other
services that can support them.
Q: Are you seeing any trends over the past few months (post-COVID)?
A: A lot of people are talking about loneliness and some anxiety around
socializing, even if they are not feeling lonely. People are also feeling
disconnected from some of the things they used to do pre-pandemic, and
associated higher levels of depression. For example, some have that
depressive mindset telling them that they won’t enjoy the things they did
before the pandemic anymore.
There has also been a rise in people who grew up not talking about their
emotions and who want to learn how to healthily feel and express their
emotions. This may be has to do with the efforts being made around
destigmatizing mental health and addictions.
Questions Skye is frequently asked by clients
Q: What can I expect?
A: Counselling sessions are typically 50-60 minutes in length. The first
session covers the basics (e.g. do you have any questions about intake
paperwork, confidentiality, counselling services in general?) and then
what you would like to focus the session on. What brought you in today,
what led you to booking a session?
Q: How many sessions can clients access a month?
A: 2 sessions per month
Follow-up Q: What if I need more than 2 sessions?
A: If you feel like you need more ongoing counselling, you and your
clinician can discuss your suitability to be added to the waitlist for
our short-term counselling program. Please speak with your clinician for
more information.
Q: Why Catholic Family Services? Why is Catholic in the name?
A: The organization is predominately funded by Catholic
charities/organizations
Follow-up Q: Does this impact the sort of counselling I would receive?
A: No. We provide services to all populations, (we are not a faith-based
service) but rather, inclusive of persons of all abilities, religions,
cultures, sexual orientation or gender identity. Our clinicians also
reflect the diversity of our community and these populations.
Durant l’été, nous avons eu l’occasion de faire la connaissance de Skye Casey, clinicienne au sein de l'équipe qui soutient les cliniques #ready2talk? du comté de Simcoe et de Muskoka.
Ce programme fournit aux travailleuses et travailleurs en soins de santé, aux intervenantes et intervenants de première ligne et aux premières intervenantes et premiers intervenants un accès gratuit, confidentiel et peu restrictif à du counselling bref.
What can I expect? You will be connected with a clinician from the Frontline Wellness Program. The Frontline Wellness Program provides healthcare, frontline, and first responders with free, confidential, and low-barrier access to brief counselling. The sessions are 50 minutes in length and take place over the telephone or virtually through the computer (whichever you prefer). Discussions often involve a wide variety of topics; from coping with workplace burnout and stress to managing emotions and conflict. Treatment modalities used include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
