Why Connected?
At Connected, a safe and supportive client-counsellor relationship is the foundation of every session. The focus is on creating a space where older adults feel heard, valued, and understood, away from the weight of systemic biases and aging stereotypes. This therapeutic process promotes healthy, conscious aging by providing the tools needed to reduce stress, prioritize self-care, and live authentically. Ultimately, counselling is a collaborative process designed to help individuals reframe the aging experience, discover internal strengths, and deepen personal wisdom.
Connected can help with:
-Adjusting to aging-related changes
- Processing decisions related to change and transitions (moving, retirement)
-Talking about future when it comes to health care decisions
-Accepting a new diagnosis (related to physical or cognitive conditions)
-Life Review- Including the 8 Week Program Connected Life Letters
-Understanding changing family relationships
- Offering caregiver support and education
-Dealing with loss and grief (including ambiguous loss in caregiving)
-Working through loneliness or social isolation
-Person-centered counselling for those living with dementia
Connected believes that issues related to aging can be met through supportive counselling, access to information and building new skills.
Connected is a virtual counselling service offered through a completely confidential and safe platform (built specifically for counselling), for anyone throughout Ontario and convenient for those who don't want to leave their homes to receive service. In-person counselling (visits to the home) are available for those living in Toronto.