Creating Connection

✨FREE Webinar ✨

Do you find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, putting others’ needs before your own, or keeping your guard up to avoid getting hurt?

From Surviving to Connecting explores how emotional safety, healthy boundaries, and belonging shape our relationships. Learn practical ways to communicate your needs, protect your well-being, and build more meaningful connections—without losing yourself.

When: October 19, 2026
Time: 12:00-1:00PM
Cost: FREE
Location: Virtual – join from anywhere

Register by emailing [email protected] or register directly here: https://forms.gle/K1PKU6DSdjsoBGvQ6

Don't want to register? Simply join us at the time of the workshop via Google Meet with the following meeting link: meet.google.com/ums-vfek-vti

Did you miss our previous workshops? Don't worry, we got you—watch them on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com//playlists

Life rarely happens in absolute black and white, it mostly lives in the gray area!
All-or-Nothing Thinking tells us that if something isn't completely perfect, it’s an absolute failure. But progress isn't linear, and one single moment doesn't erase all your efforts.

Next time you catch yourself using terms like “always,” “never,” or “ruined,” try looking for the middle ground.

Which area of your life does black-and-white thinking show up in most? Let us know below. 👇

Today on Orange Shirt Day, we honour residential school survivors, remember the children who never returned, and commit to active reconciliation.

You don’t have to carry the weight alone. Culturally safe support is available, and we’ve put together a comprehensive local guide to help connect you with regional wellness programs, housing, and crisis resources.

🔗 Explore the guide on our website: https://creatingconnectioncft.com/services/indigenous-counselling-services/

Ever notice how quickly your brain jumps from a minor hiccup to a full-blown catastrophe?

That’s catastrophizing—a cognitive pattern where our mind skips past realistic outcomes and heads straight for the worst-case scenario.

When you catch your brain writing a disaster movie script, pause and ask yourself: “What is the most LIKELY outcome here?”

Save this post for the next time your mind tries to run away with the worst-case scenario. 🧠✨

Meet Khadijah, our Master of Social Work Intern,

Khadijah is a Master of Social Work Intern providing virtual and in-person therapy services for individuals. She brings over a decade of frontline social work experience supporting youth, adults, and families through complex life challenges within child welfare and community-based settings.

Khadijah utilizes a person-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach grounded in trust, curiosity, and genuine connection. Incorporating tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Bowen Family Systems Therapy, she tailors sessions to support individual clients navigating stress, anxiety, depression and major life transitions. Khadijah walks alongside her clients to help them recognize their inner resilience, develop practical coping skills, and create sustainable, meaningful change.

Want to see if working with Khadijah would be a good fit? Book a consultation today: https://creatingconnectioncft.janeapp.com/

We’re so incredibly grateful to be named Timmins Readers’ Favourite in Counselling Services for the fourth year in a row! 🏆 ⭐️

We are so proud to accept this award on behalf of the entire Creating Connection team. 💜

🍂🍁 Fall is here and so is the 2nd Annual Trick-or-Eat Campaign! 🍁🍂

We are proud to partner with the Anti-Hunger Coalition Timmins to collect non-perishable food items for this year's Christmas Boxes! 💜💜

🎃👻 How you can participate on Halloween (Oct 31st):

🚪 In your neighborhood: Keep an eye out for our volunteers knocking on doors to collect donations!

📍 Direct drop-off: Stop by 187 Cedar Street South between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM to hand off your donations.

🙌 We need volunteers! Sign up to join us at one of our meeting spots:

Gillies Lake: https://uwcneo.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1301747

Louis Rheaume: https://uwcneo.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=1305743

Meet Diana, our Registered Social Worker,

Diana is a Registered Social Worker providing virtual therapy services. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University, a Social Services Diploma with a specialization in Addictions, and is currently completing her Master of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Dianautilizes a holistic, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach that acknowledges lived experience, personal needs, and individual goals as essential parts of the healing process. Diana incorporates a two-eyed seeing framework that blends modern therapeutic modalities with Indigenous understandings acquired through family, elders, and community. She works collaboratively with clients to build relationships and an environment that encourage meaningful, sustainable healing and growth.

Want to see if working with Diana would be a good fit, book a consultation today: https://creatingconnectioncft.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/34/treatment/217