Contact
For some of our groups, you will need a referral from a Hamilton Family Health Team family doctor, nurse or mental health counsellor. Skip to our Mental Health Groups listings, or read on about the sign-up process:
1. Verify your family doctor is in our network by finding them on the map here. Contact us at attach@hamiltonfht.ca if you don't have a family doctor and we'll try and attach you to one.
2. Talk to your doctor/care provider about the specific group offering you'd like. If you are eligible, they will e-refer you.
3. You will receive an email, or letter from us with a number to call to register for the group.
If you have questions about eligibility, please call the Groups Line at 905-667-4852 or email groups.workshops@hamiltonfht.ca.
Mental Health Groups
Youth CBT for Depression and Anxiety
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 5 weeks. Learn Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. This group is open to youth ages 14-18 within the Greater Hamilton Health Network (Hamilton, Haldimand, Niagara).
In this group, you will learn how to:
- Identify and challenge anxious and depressed thoughts
- Develop healthy coping skills to manage low moods and anxieties
- Feel better about yourself
ACT Matrix Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 5 weeks. The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Matrix Group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team and a referral from your healthcare provider is required.
This group invites you to:
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Experiment with new ways of responding to challenges
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Explore what and who matters in your life and the obstacles that get in the way of moving towards the person you want to be
Introduction to Anxiety and Depression Workshop
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 2 weeks. This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team and a referral from your healthcare provider is required. In this group, you will learn about:
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to treat anxiety, social anxiety and depression
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Lifestyle factors to help reduce symptoms
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See what group is like before signing up for a longer CBT group
**After attending both sessions, you will have the option of registering for our Managing Anxiety, Social Anxiety or our Coping with Depression group.
Managing Anxiety Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 6 weeks. Do you want to decrease your anxiety, panic or social anxiety? Is your worry causing you problems at work, home or school? **Please note you must first complete the Introduction to Anxiety and Depression Workshop as a prerequisite for this group.
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Understand why you worry
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Learn skills and healthy habits to reduce your anxiety
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Be in a group with others who "get it"
Social Anxiety Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 5 weeks. Are you afraid of being judged by others in social situations? Do you avoid public speaking, having conversations with people, or going to parties or meetings? It might be helpful for you to learn and practice skills where other people “get it”. **Please note you must first complete the Introduction to Anxiety and Depression Workshop as a prerequisite for this group.
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Understand social anxiety
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Identify and challenge anxious thoughts and fears
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Develop new social skills
Coping With Depression
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 5 weeks. Do you want to improve your mood? Is your low mood or depression causing you problems at work, home or school? **Please note you must first complete the Introduction to Anxiety and Depression Workshop as a prerequisite for this group.
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Understand more about low mood and depression
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Learn skills and healthy habits to improve your mood
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Be in a group with others who "get it"
Introduction to Coping Skills Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 5 weeks. This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team and a referral from your healthcare provider is required.
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Manage actual or perceived emotional distress
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Learn how to focus on what is happening in the present without judgement
**After attending these 5 sessions, you will have the option of registering for our Coping Skills Group.
Coping Skills Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 16 weeks. **Please note you must first complete the Introduction to Coping Skills Group as a prerequisite for this group.
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Manage and respond to emotions in healthy ways
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Develop healthier relationships with people
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Improve communication skills
Emotion Regulation and Self-Compassion Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 5 weeks. This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team and a referral from your healthcare provider is required.
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Learn how emotions are expressed, and how they influence behaviours.
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Skills to help manage strong emotions.
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How to be more kind and compassionate towards yourself.
Building Resilience Workshop: Introduction to Trauma Treatment Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 3 weeks. This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team and a referral from your healthcare provider is required. Do you want to decrease the impact of your interpersonal trauma? This workshop will help you to:
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Understand the impacts of trauma and how it connects with behaviour
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Build skills for self-care
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Help prepare for additionaltrauma treatment
**After attending these 3 sessions, you will have the option of registering for our Trauma Information Group.
Trauma Information Group
Offered both online and in-person, once a week for 10 weeks. This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team and a referral from your healthcare provider is required. Must have completed Building Resilience to get into this group. **Please note you must first complete the Building Resilience Workshop: Introduction to Trauma Treatment Group as a prerequisite for this group.
Do you want to start to deal with the impacts of your interpersonal trauma in a supportive group environment? This group will help you to:
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Deepen your understanding of trauma
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Build new coping skills
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Develop increased self-care and self-compassion
For more information please call the Groups Line at 905-667-4852 or email groups.workshops@hamiltonfht.ca
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