Recognizing harmful relationship patterns can be a starting point for meaningful change. The following directory includes specialized intimate partner violence and accountability programs, parenting and fathering supports, emotional regulation groups, and broader counselling or survivor services across British Columbia.
Choosing appropriate support matters. Anger management, general counselling, fathering support, and interventions addressing coercive control or intimate partner violence are not interchangeable. A provider should assess the individual's needs and safety context before recommending a service. Attendance alone does not demonstrate accountability or sustained behavioural change.
Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands
Men's Group
Provider: Comox Valley Transition Society
Location: Comox Valley
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-897-0511
Men’s Group is a free, drop-in group facilitated by two experienced counsellors who support men in managing the challenges they face in their relationships with others, their relationships with work and their relationship with themselves. Suitable for men seeking a non-judgemental forum to deal with the pressures of everyday life.
Men Choose Respect
Provider: Cowichan Women Against Violence Society
Location: Duncan
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-710-7055
This program is for men who want to stop their use of abuse in their personal relationships. The program provides a combination of individual and group sessions that support men as they make decisions to base their relationships on safety, respect, and caring.
Counselling, Workshops, Men's Groups
Provider: Men's Centre
Location: Nanaimo
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 250-716-1551
The Men’s Centre offers accessible counseling, coaching, workshops, men’s groups, and other services.
Beyond Blame
Provider: Nanaimo Family Life Association
Location: Nanaimo
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 250 754-3331 ext 767
This group supports men to move beyond abusive behaviours and to build healthy relationships. The program aims to help men establish relationships based upon safety, equality and respect rather than violence and abuse and to assist men to take responsibility for stopping their abusive behaviours and build the relationships they want with their partners, children and others.
Men's Support Group
Provider: Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre
Location: Nanaimo
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-753-6578
This group is for men of all ages who have been impacted by trauma. The group offers support to men who wish to begin or revisit their healing journey by providing resources and information on relationships, addictions, anger and more.
Father's Circle of Friends
Provider: Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre
Location: Nanaimo
Program focus: Parenting / fathering
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-753-6578
This group offers support to fathers in their parenting journey by promoting the development of self-esteem through a holistic approach. It includes the practice of traditional Indigenous activities while providing peer support and the opportunity to meet other dads.
Safe Families - Family Violence Program
Provider: Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Location: South Vancouver Island
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 1-866-478-8357
This program offers individual and group counselling to persons using abuse or violence in intimate partner relationships.
Men's Circle
Provider: Anti-Violence Project
Location: Victoria
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: No-cost
The University of Victoria's Men’s Circle is a drop in, discussion group for men and masculine-identified folks to discuss their experiences, challenges and wins in their life as a man. You don’t have to be a UVic student to participate.
Men's Counselling Program
Provider: North Island Crisis and Counselling Centre Society
Location: Port Hardy
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-949-8333
The Men’s Counselling Program provides counselling and support to men experiencing mild to moderate mental health or substance use issues, which may include depression, anxiety, trauma, anger management, conflict resolution or intimate partner violence.
Counselling
Provider: Men's Therapy Centre
Location: Victoria
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 250-381-6367
The Men's Therapy Centre provides one-to-one and group counselling for men (cis, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, 2spirit, queer, gender fluid+) who have experienced emotional, physical or sexual trauma in childhood or as an adult.
Lower Mainland & Fraser Valley
Abby Dads
Provider: Archway Community Services
Location: Abbotsford
Program focus: Parenting / fathering
Service format: Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: No-cost
Languages listed: English, Punjabi
Telephone: 778-808-3254
Abby Dads supports dads moving toward healthier relationships with their families. In addition to some drop-in programming, they offer relationship-based training programs such as Anger Awareness and Men in Relationships. Some programming is available in Punjabi.
Relationship Violence Prevention Program - Cultural Edition
Provider: Archway Community Services
Location: Abbotsford
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Languages listed: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu
Telephone: 604-859-7681 ext 278
This program is a respectful relationship counselling group for men focusing on the prevention of violence in the home. It also offers family therapy to couples after completion of separate counselling groups. The program is offered in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and English. Referrals from Community Corrections offices.
Courtyard for Men Program
Provider: Archway Community Services
Location: Abbotsford
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Languages listed: Punjabi, Arabic
Telephone: 604-866-1559
The Courtyard for Men program provides counselling and psychoeducation to immigrant men who have used or are at the risk of using violence in intimate relationships. The program focuses on supporting men to take responsibility for their actions and work toward changing their behaviour. Services are provided in group settings and/or one-to-one. Services are provided in Punjabi or Arabic. Referrals from Community Corrections offices.
Men's Counselling
Provider: Ann Davis Transition Society
Location: Chilliwack
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 604-792-2760
Offers individual sessions for men designed to promote their well-being, their relationships and their families. These sessions are designed to enable men to build and nurture positive self-esteem for themselves, thereby improving their relationships. Couples and family counselling is also available.
Men's Self-Management of Anger
Provider: Ann Davis Transition Society
Location: Chilliwack
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: Low cost
Telephone: 604-792-2760
This program helps men learn how to take responsibility for managing their own selves and their feelings, primarily the feeling of anger. Men will learn where their anger comes from and how to identify it before it becomes a problem.
Men's Insight Group
Provider: Ann Davis Transition Society
Location: Chilliwack
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 604-792-2760
This small group men shares and discusses matters and issues affecting their daily lives. Topics can include healthy relationships, building self-esteem and building solid and effective intrapersonal communication skills.
Anger Management and Healthy Relationships Group
Provider: Deltassist
Location: Delta
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Not specified
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 604 594 3455 ext.110
This program is for anyone who has difficulty managing their anger, and would like to learn healthy ways of coping and communicating. Individuals learn to deal with stress, develop empathy and respond instead of react.
MenTOR Group Counselling
Provider: Sources Community Resource Centres
Location: New Westminster
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, Virtual
Fees: Standard fee
Telephone: 604-542-7644
MenTOR is for men interested in transforming and creating healthy relationships. The group focuses on relationship skills, managing anger, understanding gender-based privilege, and enhancing communication skills.
Men's Counselling Program
Provider: Sources Community Resource Centres
Location: New Westminster
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 778-731-8974
This program provides men with the support and tools they need to work through any trauma, violence, or unhealthy relationship patterns. The program provides services to help learn healthy coping mechanisms for stressful situations.
Rebuilding Family Relationships - Men's Group
Provider: Family Services North Shore
Location: North Vancouver
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, Virtual
Fees: No-cost
Languages listed: English, Farsi
Telephone: 604-988-5281, ext 216
This group helps men who have negatively affected their partner and/or young people in their life by using violence, anger, any type of abuse, or controlling behaviors. Groups are available in English and Farsi.
The Men in Change Program
Provider: Mosaic BC
Location: Surrey
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Not specified
Languages listed: English, Punjabi
Telephone: 236-688-7750
This program helps immigrant, refugee or visible minority men to prevent the occurrence or recurrence of domestic violence. Men are helped to understand relationship dynamics, learn constructive ways to resolve conflict, develop stress management skills and strategies, and learn factors that contribute to domestic violence. Sessions are in English and Punjabi.
Caring Dads
Provider: Options Community Services
Location: Surrey
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person
Fees: Not specified
Languages listed: English, Punjabi
Telephone: 604-596-4321, ext 21182
This group is designed to support fathers in developing child-centred and abuse free relationships with their children and their children's mother. Fathers will also learn child-centred parenting skills and to take responsibility for their use of abusive behaviour. Programs are available in English and Punjabi. One-to-one counselling is also available.
The Men in Change Program
Provider: Mosaic BC
Location: Vancouver
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Not specified
Languages listed: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Telephone: 236-688-7750
This program helps immigrant, refugee or visible minority men to prevent the occurrence or recurrence of domestic violence. Men are helped to understand relationship dynamics, learn constructive ways to resolve conflict, develop stress management skills and strategies, and learn factors that contribute to domestic violence. Sessions are in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. Individual or group sessions are available.
Anger Management Care Program
Provider: Mosaic BC
Location: Vancouver
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 236-521-7092
This program helps participants gain an understanding of the types of anger and appropriate responses to it, as well as effective ways for managing stress and controlling emotions. This program involves groups and/or wellness workshops.
Enhancing Healthy Relationships Program
Provider: Mosaic BC
Location: Vancouver
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 236-521-7092
This program helps immigrant, refugee or visible minority couples at risk of domestic violence learn constructive ways to deal with conflict and move past aggression to identify and express their emotions in a healthy manner. The program is available both as a psychoeducation group or as wellness workshops.
Counselling
Provider: Cares Counselling Society
Location: Abbotsford
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, In-person
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 604-853-8916
Cares offers a variety of counselling services dealing with issues from anger management to anxiety and depression.
Men's Trauma Counselling
Provider: Archway Community Services
Location: Abbotsford
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, In-person, Virtual
Fees: No-cost
The Men’s Trauma Counseling Program offers counselling for individuals identifying as male or non-binary who have experienced sexual assault or sexual abuse.
Counselling
Provider: BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Location: Vancouver
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 604-682-6482
Both individual and group therapy are available for male survivors of sexual abuse. Group therapy runs in 8-10 week cycles while individual therapy can run up to 26 weeks.
Individual and Couples Counselling
Provider: Second Wind Counselling
Location: Vancouver
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Virtual
Fees: Standard fee
Telephone: (778) 300-2194
Second Wind Counselling helps men and couples work through conflict, communication, and improve general well-being. Areas of focus include anxiety, depression, anger management, abuse, divorce, codependency, infidelity, and sex therapy.
Sunshine Coast & Sea-to-Sky
Men Choose Respect
Provider: qathet Safe
Location: Powell River
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 604-223-5876
This program provides an early intervention and comprehensive support plan to men, and those who identify as men, who want to contribute to safe, respectful, caring relationships in their lives. The program's aim is to promote accountability to foster respect and authenticity in personal relationships.
Okanagan, Shuswap & Thompson
Men in Change
Provider: Connect Counselling & Therapy
Location: Kelowna
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: Low cost
Telephone: 250-860-3181
This group is for men interested in learning how to manage emotions and unhealthy conflict. Themes include: unfairness, respectful communication, family conflict, managing anger, resiliency and building a sense of self
Men 4 Men
Provider: Connect Counselling & Therapy
Location: Kelowna
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: Low cost
Telephone: 250-860-3181
A group for men striving to improve communication, relationships, dealing with separation, divorce, grief or loss and other life stresses
Anger Management
Provider: Building Healthy Families
Location: Kelowna
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-861-4933
This group offers a supportive and non-judgmental environment to assist in addressing anger and its effect on our lives.
Nuturing Fathers
Provider: Building Healthy Families
Location: Kelowna
Program focus: Parenting / fathering
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-861-4933
A “fathers only” program designed to help fathers learn new practices that help build nurturing and rewarding relationships with children and partners.
Men's Counselling
Provider: Desert Sun Counselling
Location: Osoyoos
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-495-6925
This pogram provides individual and/or group counselling to men who would like to improve their relationships, reduce stress and better manage conflict.
Communication and Family Violence Prevention Program
Provider: SAFE Society
Location: Salmon Arm
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Not specified
Fees: No-cost
This program provides education and support for women, men, and families, referred by the Ministry of Children and Family Development, to help develop skills for healthy relationships and the prevention of family violence. Self-referrals to this program are not accepted. If you think this program is right for you please contact your MCFD Social Worker.
Anger Management Support Group
Provider: Family Resource Centre
Location: Vernon
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-545-3390
This group can help participants learn to manage their anger, stop violence or the threat of violence and develop and strengthen self-control skills.
Adult Mental Health Services
Provider: Connect Counselling & Therapy
Location: Kelowna
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, In-person
Fees: Standard fee
Telephone: 250-860-3181
Adult mental health services for individuals and couples experiencing: relationship difficulties, difficulty balancing the demands of family life, struggles dealing with life transitions, anxiety and depression.
Men's Mental Health Program
Provider: Nicola Family Therapy
Location: Merritt
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 250-378-9222
Nicola Family Therapy provides professional confidential counselling services, helping individuals to transform their lives through personal healing and positive life choices.
Men's Counselling
Provider: Family Resource Centre
Location: Vernon
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 250-545-3390
Counsellors help men to talk about what’s happening in their lives and guide them to strategies and solutions. Short-term individual counselling can help with anxiety & depression, life crises, family separation and trauma.
Individual Support and Counselling
Provider: Community Connections - Revelstoke Society
Location: Revelstoke
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-837-2920
Counselling services can offer space to talk about things that are important to you and think and talk about challenging experiences in a different way.
Kootenays & Interior
Community Counselling
Provider: Lillooet Friendship Centre Society
Location: Lillooet
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-256-4146
Counsellors will support and engage clients through a variety of services including one-to-one mental health and addictions counselling, group counselling including Men’s Group, conflict resolution and referrals to other social and economic programs. The organization is Indigenous but you do not need to be Indigenous to access services.
Family, Relationship & Individual Counselling
Provider: Family Dynamix
Location: Columbia Valley
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 250-342-5566
This service provides support to parents/guardians caring for children under 19. Counselling can help address life challenges including relationships, personal growth, anger management, historic abuse issues for men, bullying, anxiety, life transitions, work related concerns, fertility issues and grief and loss.
Men's Group
Provider: Summit Community Services Society
Location: Cranbrook
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-919-7775
This group provides an opportunity for self-identified men to get together, hold each other accountable, and be authentic. Men come to the group with a myriad of issues they would like to address, including anger issues, relationship issues, addiction and/or mental health issues.
Individual Counselling
Provider: Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre
Location: 100 Mile House
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Not specified
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 250-395-5155
Individual counselling for varied issues including anger management and support for those who have used violence in intimate partner and familial relationships.
Northern BC & Haida Gwaii
S.T.O.P. (Stop Taking it Out on your Partner)
Provider: The Northern John Howard Society of B.C.
Location: Prince George
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-596-9002
This is a program for people who have used or are at risk of using violence in their relationships. The program provides men with the peer-based support and ocunselling needed to develop healthy, positive approaches to navigating conflict. STOP provides facilitation of non-violent communication skills, emotional regulation tools, self-esteem, and unpacking relationships.
Men's Program
Provider: Prince George Sexual Assault Centre
Location: Prince George
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-564-8302
The Men’s Program is for male individuals who have experienced or are experiencing sexual violence. The effects of childhood sexual abuse are many and this program provides male survivors an opportunity to work through and begin healing from the traumatic effects of sexual violence.
Domestic Peace Program
Provider: Community Bridge
Location: Dawson Creek
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-784-6756
This program is for parents/caregivers and their children who have become involved with MCFD child protective services due to the unhealthy or controlling behaviours they are using or experiencing in their family relationships. The program provides individual and group counselling for adults using unhealthy or controlling behaviours. Can be referred by Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Domestic Peace Program
Provider: Community Bridge
Location: Fort St. John
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual, Group
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-793-9256
This program is for parents/caregivers and their children who have become involved with MCFD child protective services due to the unhealthy or controlling behaviours they are using or experiencing in their family relationships. The program provides individual and group counselling for adults using unhealthy or controlling behaviours. Can be referred by Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Monday Men's Group
Provider: Niislaa Naay Healing House
Location: Haida Gwaii
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 778-791-8118
A space held for men of all ages and backgrounds to come together to talk and work on projects.
Domestic Peace Program
Provider: Northern Society for Domestic Peace
Location: Smithers
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Individual
Fees: Not specified
Telephone: 250-847-9000
This program is built on the belief that men can choose, at any time, to change and stop their abusive behaviour and that they already have the ability within themselves to consistently act with respect toward others in their lives. The program offers counselling to men around issues such as coping with separation and divorce, healing past abuse and parenting.
All Genders Counselling Service
Provider: Ksan Society
Location: Terrace
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, In-person
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 250-635-2373
This counselling service is a trauma informed, client-centered, wholistic, and strengths-based approach. Services are available for all genders and are particularly aimed at promoting healing and the development of healthy and positive perceptions of masculinity, helping men to find positivity and fulfillment in their lives.
BC-wide & Multiple Locations
Integration Groups
Provider: ManKind Project - British Columbia
Location: Multiple locations / confirm with provider
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Group, In-person
Fees: Not specified
The ManKind Project offers men's groups, New Warrior Adventure Training and more. The Men's Group meetings are safe, confidential spaces to be yourself, talk about your life, get support and have some fun. Men's groups currently available in Nanaimo, New Westminster, Victoria, Campbell River, Comox Valley, Nelson, Vernon, Prince George and Duncan.
Respectful Relationships
Provider: Stroh Health Care Consulting Corp
Location: Multiple locations / confirm with provider
Program focus: Specialized accountability / family violence
Service format: Group, In-person, Virtual
Fees: No-cost
Telephone: 604-948-4912
The Respectful Relationships Program is a two-part program required for all medium and high risk male clients under supervision for an offence related to relationship violence, to learn how to improve their relationship skills and end violence. The program’s vision is to eliminate all forms of physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and financial abuse perpetrated by male offenders against their intimate female partners.
Counselling
Provider: Island Community Counselling
Location: Various Locations
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Individual, In-person, Virtual
Fees: Sliding fee
Telephone: 250-716-8888
Services include individual counselling for various issues including anger management, anxiety and depression.
Men's Issues Counsellors
Provider: Counselling BC
Location: Multiple locations / confirm with provider
Program focus: Counselling / emotional wellness
Service format: Not specified
Fees: Not specified
Counselling BC provides a list of counsellors and psychologists who work with men on their stress and related issues. Counsellors included offer a range of services at varying fees in several different languages.