Services for Women

Clients’ information is kept confidential and services are free to women victims/survivors of violence and their children.

Our phone number is (613) 729-3145.

Individual and Group Counselling

IWSO counsellors help immigrant and visible minority women victims/survivors of violence understand their painful experiences of abuse and offer support as they find solutions to end their pain.

The counsellor assists the client gain insights that allow for life changes; identify issues that are creating difficulties; use her inner resources to deal with the issues and achieve personal growth.

Support Groups

Support Groups provide a sharing and supportive environment for immigrant women who are experiencing or have experienced any kind of abuse such as: physical, verbal, emotional, financial or sexual. Groups meet one day per week for ten weeks They provide information and suppprt and allow women to express their feelings and to support each other.