Looking For Teen Counselling in Winnipeg?
If your teen has gone quiet, short-tempered, or hard to reach, you may be wondering whether this is a phase or something more. Teen counselling in Winnipeg gives them a private place to talk with someone who is not a parent, teacher, or friend. It also gives you a clear next step.
Mind Recovery Therapy offers teen counselling in Winnipeg through private online sessions with three counsellors who work with young people. Sessions follow your teen's pace, interests, and identity. Teens of every gender, background, and family shape are welcome.
What Is Teen Counselling?
Teen counselling is regular, confidential conversation with a trained counsellor about what is happening in your teen's life. It can cover school pressure, friendships, family stress, big feelings, or a sense that something is off but hard to name.
Your teen does not need a diagnosis to start. The counsellor listens first. Then they work with your teen on practical skills, such as noticing what sets off a hard moment or saying what they need. Many teens find it easier to say things to a counsellor that they cannot yet say at home.
Who Can Benefit From Teen Counselling?
Teens come to counselling for many reasons, and you do not need a single clear one. These are situations our counsellors have training and experience in.
Teens carrying stress, anxiety, or school pressure
Constant worry, perfectionism, and exam stress can wear a teen down. Counselling offers tools for calming a racing mind and a place to say what feels too big.
Neurodivergent teens
Teens with ADHD or autism can feel misunderstood at school and at home. Our counsellors have training and experience with both, and they know how these differences shape a school day.
Teens exploring identity or relationships
Questions about gender, sexuality, friendships, and dating are part of growing up. Our practice is LGBTQ+ safe and affirming, so your teen does not have to explain or defend who they are.
Teens facing a family change or a loss
Separation, a move, illness, or the death of someone close can leave a teen holding feelings with nowhere to put them. A counsellor offers steady space for grief and change.
Counselling is not an emergency service. If your teen is in immediate danger, call 911, or call or text 9-8-8 at any hour. If you are looking for a diagnosis or medication advice, start with your teen's doctor, because our counsellors cannot diagnose or prescribe.
Signs Your Teen Could Use Counselling Support
You may notice some of these changes:
- Pulling back from friends or from activities they used to enjoy
- Sleeping much more or much less than usual
- Falling grades, or dreading school
- Tears, outbursts, or irritability that seem out of proportion
- Being very hard on themselves, or saying they are not good enough
- Spending most of their free time alone, often online
You may already have tried asking directly, giving space, or sending a text instead of having a big talk. Those are caring moves, and many teens still keep the door closed. A counsellor is someone outside the family your teen can talk to without worrying how you will react.
Many of these signs also show up in ordinary growing up. Changes that last and start to affect school, sleep, friendships, or home life are worth a conversation about teen counselling.
How Teen Counselling Helps
Teen counselling may help your teen name what they feel, cope with stress, speak up for themselves, and feel less alone. Many families also find that talk at home becomes calmer over time. Your teen's counsellor will explain whichever approach they use.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It helps teens spot unhelpful thought patterns and try new responses to worry or low mood.
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
DBT teaches skills for riding out intense emotions, handling conflict, and getting through a hard moment without making it worse. Several of our counsellors use DBT skills with teens.
Person-centred and solution-focused work
These approaches start from your teen's own goals and strengths. They keep sessions practical and centred on what your teen wants to change.
Trauma-informed care
Trauma-informed counselling moves at a pace that feels safe. Your teen is never pushed to retell a hard experience before they are ready.
What to Expect From Teen Counselling Appointments
A free 15-minute consultation
The first session
Ongoing sessions
Our Approach to Teen Counselling
We start from a simple belief: your teen knows their own life better than anyone, and counselling should fit them. Therapy here is never one size fits all.
That shows up in small ways. Your teen has a say in which counsellor they meet, what they want to focus on, and how fast they go. Counsellors take an active part in the conversation, offering skills and ideas along the way.
Families are part of the picture too. With your teen's permission, a counsellor can speak with you, and family sessions are available when your whole household wants support. Care is warm and non-judgmental, and it respects every identity and every kind of family.
Meet Our Teen Counselling Team
Three counsellors offer teen counselling in Winnipeg online. Each has a different background, so your teen can work with the person who feels right.
Shannon Gallagher, CCC, RCC, LCT
Shannon is a Canadian Certified Counsellor, Registered Clinical Counsellor, and Licensed Counselling Therapist. She works with ages 12 and up. She has worked in mental health since 2016 and as a therapist since 2022. Her focus areas include ADHD and neurodivergent people, chronic illness and pain, LGBTQIA2S+ identity, and trauma, and she has training in counselling gender-diverse people.
Hanadi (Hanna) Dar, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Hanna works with ages 10 and up. Her profile lists more than 18 years of clinical experience with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She supports young people with autism, ADHD, and behavioural or emotional challenges, and she works with parents through psychoeducation. Hanna speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, and Punjabi.
Melanie Zimerman, CCC, C-DBT
Melanie is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with a DBT certification. She works with ages 13 and up, in English or Spanish. Her accredited training includes working with young people who self-harm, trauma-informed care, and grief and bereavement. She also works with anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and relationship issues.
Teen Counselling Options, Fees, and Booking
Here is what you need to know before you book.
- Format: Private online sessions, so your teen can talk from a quiet spot at home.
- Session length: 50 minutes. Returning teens can book 30-minute sessions with Shannon or Hanna.
- Fees: $140 for 50 minutes with Shannon or Hanna (ages 15 and under) and $130 with Melanie (ages 13 to 15). For teens 16 and older, the team can point you to the right appointment type.
- Coverage: Direct billing is available for Manitoba Blue Cross, Sun Life, and Telus Health eClaims, depending on the counsellor. For other insurers you receive a receipt, and it helps to confirm your plan covers your counsellor's designation.
- Getting started: No referral or diagnosis is needed.
- Payment and changes: E-transfer and credit cards are accepted. Please give 48 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule.
Why Choose Mind Recovery for Teen Counselling?
Mind Recovery Therapy is a Canadian-owned counselling practice in Winnipeg. Its team of clinicians means your family is not limited to a single counsellor's style.
The practice also offers family and couples counselling, so support can widen if your household needs it.
The booking page shows each counsellor's prices, and an admin team answers questions by phone or email.
Related Services and Resources
- Youth and adolescent counselling lists every youth appointment type, age range, and booking option.
- Family therapy helps when your whole household wants support.
- ADHD therapy explains how our counsellors approach attention and focus.
- Free consultation shows how the 15-minute chat works.
- Insurance covers direct billing and receipts.
Teen Counselling FAQs
Book Teen Counselling in Winnipeg
Support for your teen can start with one conversation. Book a free 15-minute consultation, or choose a counsellor and a time that suit your teen, and begin teen counselling in Winnipeg from home. Your whole family is welcome here, whatever your teen's identity or your family looks like.
This page is general information and not medical advice. Results vary from person to person. In an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
