| Harrison &
Lambert |
| New team in
Collingwood
offers counselling for children and adults |
14
September 2006 -
Nestled on a quiet street next to the
Collingwood
 General
and Marine Hospital,
a quaint, red-brick home provides a safe haven for
people of all ages seeking qualified
counselling and therapy services.
Harrison & Lambert, whose motto is Healthy Families Build Healthy
Futures, recently landed on the local social work scene specializing
in private, confidential practice for individuals and families.
The two people behind the new name and new business are Sarah Harrison-Cragg
and Meaghan Lambert, two thirty-something professionals who have
formed a creative partnership dedicated to the emotional well-being of
the people they serve: children/adolescents, adults and families. |
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photo: Sarah
Harrison-Cragg, left, and Meaghan Lambert |
| “We are here to
assist people in their desires to work through life and family issues
and to meet their true potential,” explains Ms. Harrison-Cragg, who
has a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Wilfrid Laurier
University and has worked with children and adults in a variety of
settings including mental health, child welfare, the education system,
the justice system, adult residential settings and shelters. Ms.
Lambert holds a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree and she has
worked with children and adults in mental health, addictions,
residential treatment homes, the justice system, HIV/AIDS, shelters,
and child welfare. Both therapists are registered social workers with
the Ontario College of Social Workers. Combined, they share almost 20
years of experience in the social work field, a profession helping
individuals, families, groups and communities to enhance their
individual and collective well-being. Registered Social Workers (RSWs)
specialize in resolving interpersonal relationship problems. |
| Statistics
Canada estimates that more than 2.6 million people in Canada have a
mental illness. Depression affects up to 3,000,000 Canadians. Of
those, only 25% are diagnosed and 6% are properly treated. Respondents
to a recent Ipsos-Reid and Warren Shepell survey identified that the
top two contributors to absenteeism and/or health costs in the
workplace are depression/anxiety/other mental health disorder (66%)
and stress (60%). A 2001 Health Canada report described mental health
as a $14 billion health issue in Canada before including the cost of
absence from work, long-term disability plans, or untreated illness. |
| The broad
spectrum of counselling offered by Harrison & Lambert encompasses
individual therapy for behavioral and emotional disturbances
(sadness, personal loss, stress, anxiety, depressed state); marital
and family therapy; play and art therapy for working through
children’s struggles; assisting adolescents coping with mental health
issues; coping with loss through separation, bereavement, life-cycle
changes, adoption, and infertility; dealing with alcohol, drug and
other substance abuse; and assisting parents with alternative
parenting strategies. |
| The main
purposes of therapy are to ease the problems that brought people to
treatment; to help them to function better with others; to cope with
stress; and to enhance personal growth (confidence, self-esteem,
enjoyment). Harrison & Lambert is centrally-located at 78 Moberly
Street in Collingwood. Their offices provide a private, nurturing and
soothing environment for counselling services, whether it’s for
individual, or family/group appointments. Soft-spoken, down-to-earth
and personable, Ms. Harrison-Cragg has worked continuously with
children and adults in a variety of settings, including children’s
mental health, during the past decade. Ms. Lambert has also worked
with children and adults, including mental health and addictions. “We
are solutions-focused,” says Ms. Harrison-Cragg. “We build upon a
person’s strengths.” “As therapists, we are known for our honesty,
warmth and sensitivity which we top off with our enduring spirit of
humour,” explains Ms. Harrison-Cragg. “Our clients have expressed that
they find this combination extraordinarily effective.” For further
information, contact Harrison & Lambert at (705) 441-5504 |
So, who needs
therapy?
- people who value their emotional
well-being
- people who want to live life to
the fullest
- people who want to learn
alternative ways to solve problems
- people who want to learn more
about themselves
- people who realize that it is okay
to look for help in dealing with issues that are too difficult to
deal with on their own
- people just like you!
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Contact Harrison &
Lambert: 78 Moberly
Street, Collingwood. The phone number is 441-5504. |
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