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Hey there,  
 
I’m wanting to start counselling or therapy to help me work out my anxiety and phobias. I was wondering if anyone in here would have any insight on a specific organization or doctor that they would recommend that’s in town.

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Prairie Mountain Health offers free counselling with Community Mental Health Workers. Through the program, people have access to psychiatrists and psychologists as needed as well.  
 
https://www.prairiemountainhealth.ca/mental-health  
 
There are also some private organizations, if you have a benefit plan that would cover private counselling. Fosters Common Unity, The Counselling Center.

Here's an add out of the ebrandon classifieds.  
 
https://ebrandon.ca/ItemView.aspx?item_id=2071195&cat_id=91  
 
If that link doesn't work you can search for it under classifieds, services, health/well being, counselling.  
 
From the add:  
Facebook page @thestrengthfromwithin.com or email @ strengthfromwithin@icloud.com

will be free though.

I wish you success on this and that you heal as much as you can. It takes time and I've learned its best to learn about how and why you think, act like you do. Take it day by day. It's hard sometimes but try to find pleasure each day in something simple, even a sunset. Some days you might not be able to and other times you will and that's ok.

I really appreciate that. I just have a lot of phobias and anxiety in my life and it’s to the point where I want my life back. I want to start living my life. I want to travel and do what other people do instead of panic and think irrationally... it’s hard some days.

There’s a wonderful art therapist out of Minnedosa. You can find more information on Facebook. Look up Satori Counselling.

PMH out of the Town Centre has great counsellors. You just have to get past the intake lady, who is a right piece of work. I've had at least one friend decide to not go ahead with getting a community mental health worker because the intake lady was nasty to her. Once you get past her, though, you're golden.

The intake person wasnt very nice to someone I care about either.

At least it wasn't just me who had an issue with the intake person before LOL. I am happy I went back eventually(over a decade later sadly) because I really like my counselor. He's fantastic and has been very understanding and supportive given my periods of non-compliance/disappearing when I let my less reasonable thoughts take over again. I hope you have a good experience. :-D  
 
EDIT: I edited to add that this last time that I went for intake they were fantastic, no problems at all and they were very empathetic this time.  
 
Edited by GhOsTID, 2019-07-01 19:29:05

There are 3 intake workers that rotate each day. And a staff change there.  
Never give up.