I was having a lot of difficulty dealing with anxiety during the beginning of the pandemic. I didn’t know how I was going to deal with the intense feelings, so I started doing one of the things we had been learning to do in Creative Writing class at Mind Forward—writing to help deal with emotions. […]
We are happy to announce that we will be facilitating an additional online Psychosocial Educational Group starting in January 2021! Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) “change how you feel by change the way you think” Do you struggle with anxious thoughts, depressive thoughts, low self-esteem, stress, anger and/or other low moods or thoughts? If so than this […]
Dr. Christina Semler, psychologist, will host an introductory Zoom call to discuss the basics of psychotherapy and answer your questions. Christina Semler, M.Ed., D.Phil, C. Psych Clinical Psychologist CACBT-Certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist I am a Registered Clinical Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy, coaching and counselling for adults. I have training […]
Hello everyone, my name is Natasha Pastores. As many of you know, this month represents Brain Injury Awareness. Every year, Mind Forward celebrates survivors who are encouraged to share their life stories through art, discussion, and/or social media. Last year, clients artfully created masks that depicted what living with a brain injury has been like. […]
Hi everyone, it’s Brad Crosby, I’m a case manager up in Orangeville. I wanted to take a moment to especially thank you all for your contributions to this project. Covid-19 is a scary disease, the two biggest factors of it is that we have to stay inside and we have to stay away from others. […]
Mind Forward Brain Injury Services Ontario response to COVID-19 Dear Clients, Family Members and Caregivers: Due to the recent Pandemic announcement, as a precaution, Mind Forward has closed all community programs and offices until further notice. We want to do our part to keep our clients and those in our community healthy and to help […]
Nine fish caught and… a mini-lobster?!!! Our 8th annual Ice Fishing event at Island Lake in Orangeville was another great success! Twenty-three participants enjoyed a cold, but sunny, fun filled day of ice fishing, with lots of great catches, as well as those stories about the “one that got away!”. Although the group consisted of […]
The Oakville Art Society is hosting an event in February. Art created by Halton Day Service participants will be on display. Mind Forward has an ongoing partnership with the Oakville Art Society. OAS provides our ‘Artistically Yours’ program with instruction from one of their educators. The artwork will be on display for the month of […]
On Christmas Eve in 2004, I was headed to Montreal on the 401 going east. I stopped for coffee, phoned my parents, and noticed it was getting snowy. I was back on the highway, and it started snowing more heavily until there was a white out and visibility dropped to 0%. Suddenly, my car […]
