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Family Mental Health

Life’s challenges can often feel overwhelming, whether you're facing stress, personal, relational, or family issues, navigating transitions, dealing with grief or loss, battling anxiety and depression, or managing financial difficulties. The MFS US Mental Health Team, along with the resources listed below, is here to support you through these tough times.

Family Counsellor


MARION HALL, BSW, RSW
Email: hall.marion@cfmws.com

Telephone: 709-649-4296

Marion offers trauma-informed, strength-based counselling to CAF families posted to the US. Services are completely confidential, free, and offered through virtual services including phone or video. If you are looking for support after-hours, please call the Family Information Line. 

Resources

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Recognizing the Signs


How to recognize when you may need to seek out mental health support and services:

If you notice that you or a loved one is not behaving in the same way that they usually do (i.e. change in mood, attitude, performance, sleep patterns, physical health, social well-being, substance use and gaming, mental health services may be the support needed. Furthermore, checking in with your doctor is extremely important to ensure that you are in good health. Mental health concerns and health issues can masquerade as each other. Below is a list of signs and symptoms that may indicate when you should seek mental health services.

  1. If you have medical symptoms that your doctor cannot diagnose. Physicians will often refer clients to a mental health professional at this point. Our brains and body are connected, and anxiety may present itself as panic attacks, chest pain, bowel issues resembling IBS in some cases, etc.

  2. If you feel stuck in your situation and cannot figure out what to do next. Seeing a mental health professional can help provide you with a different perspective and an opportunity to learn coping skills to achieve a more harmonious sense of being.

  3. If you notice that your relationship is becoming increasingly conflictual or feel concerned about one or multiple aspects of your relationship.

  4. If you feel emotionally dysregulated. A mental health professional can help you identify and understand your needs.  In some cases, a referral to an external party for additional support may be necessary.

  5. If you have lost a loved one.

  6. If you are currently or have experienced a violent or controlling relationship.

  7. If you have experienced trauma.

  8. If you have a diagnosis and are seeking to obtain tools to help you understand and cope with it.

  9. If you have an addiction.

  10. If a loved one has an addiction.

  11. If you are experiencing overall unhappiness with your life.

  12. If you have relocated to a new town with or without your partner and are feeling isolated and depressed.

  13. If your child is experiencing behavioural changes (i.e. physically, emotionally or mentally).

  14. If you are looking for parenting/co-parenting tools or support (i.e. expecting a new child, blended families, etc.).