Family Service Thames Valley

About Family Service Thames Valley

Family Service Thames Valley is a community and civic organization located on South Street in the SoHo neighbourhood of London, Ontario. It serves the London-Middlesex area and provides counselling, psychotherapy, and developmental supports for individuals, couples, families, children, and adults. The organization offers mental health and wellness services for anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, abuse, and relationship difficulties. The Community Integration Program provides developmental services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, including advocacy, support planning, and links to community resources. Professional psychotherapy is available for life transitions such as separation, divorce, job loss, and retirement. The clinical team works with people of all genders, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds, offering support for parenting, bullying, and violence against women. Family Service Thames Valley is a charitable organization with over 80 years of experience governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Deisy Vanegas is the Executive Director and Counselling Services Director, Linda Howgego is the Developmental Services Director, and Kathy Pierson is the Passport Program Manager. The organization is a member of Family Service Ontario and seeks to meet standards of governance through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. It provides a free intake assessment to determine specific counselling needs. Services may be covered by government-funded programs, employer-paid supports, or subsidies from the United Way and other donors.