Mental Health Services
We provide counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and professionals experiencing anxiety, trauma, burnout, relationship challenges, and major life stressors.
Our services include support for:
- Anxiety & Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
- Grief and Loss
- Self-Esteem & Emotional Regulation
- Religious & Spiritual Trauma
- Occupational Stress and Burnout
- Family & Relational Counselling
- First Responders and Frontline Professionals (Police, Fire, Paramedic, EMS, Healthcare, Corrections, Telecommunications, Military and other operational roles)
First Responder Therapy
Castillo Counselling provides specialized trauma-informed therapy for first responders and frontline professionals. Andrea Castillo-Perez brings over 25 years of frontline nursing experience and advanced trauma therapy training to support those working in high-stress operational roles. Services are available in person in Sarnia and online across Ontario.
First Responder Wellness Sceening
Castillo Counselling offers a confidential mental health and wellness screening protocol designed specifically for first responders. This structured assessment combines a nursing health review with validated psychiatric symptom screening and a clinical consultation.
This service helps first responders better understand their physical and psychological well-being in a confidential setting, before stress or cumulative exposure becomes overwhelming.
Therapy Approaches We Use
Therapy is tailored to your needs, goals, and experiences. Our clinicians draw from evidence-based, trauma-informed psychotherapy approaches to support concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief and loss, self-esteem, and family or relational challenges.
EMDR
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- R-TEP (Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol)
- G-TEP (Group Traumatic Episode Protocol)
Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Attachment, Nervous System & Integrative Approaches
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Somatic Experiencing
- Polyvagal-informed therapy
- Emotion-Focused Therapy
- Integrative Trauma & Attachment models
Additional Supports
- Mindfulness-based approaches
- Group therapy
- Clinical consultation and supervision
You don’t need to know which approach is right for you. We’ll work with you to understand your goals and tailor therapy to your needs.
We offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation to talk about what would be most helpful.
Workplace & Leadership Support
In addition to individual services, we offer workshops and training for leaders, teams, and organizations to strengthen team resilience and foster psychologically safer work environments.
Workplace Critical Incident Support
Professional support following critical or traumatic events
- CISM Debriefings
- G-TEP
- R-TEP
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Training
Support following critical or traumatic events. Training is approved by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF)
- Assisting Individuals in Crisis: 2 Day Course
- Group Crisis Intervention: 2 Day Course
Workshops
We offer customized workshops for teams, organizations, and workplaces, including:
- The Importance of Wellness
- Peer Support and Trauma-Informed Leadership
- Trauma-Informed Leadership for Sergeants
- Emergency Preparedness
- Recognizing Stress and PTSD
- Emotional Intelligence
- Understanding and Regulating the Autonomic Nervous System
- The Five-Factor Model: Understanding Personality Types
Workshops are customized to align with your organization’s goals, roles, and operational realities.
We offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation to learn more about your organization and explore what would be most helpful.
Serving Communities Across Ontario
We serve clients in Sarnia, Strathroy, London, Northern Ontario, and remotely across Ontario.
Whether you’re seeking personal support or organizational services, we invite you to connect with our team.
