At Hamilton Jewish Family Services, we believe that mental health is not just an individual concern: it is a communal responsibility. Our Mental Health & Well-Being program offers confidential, compassionate support for individuals, couples, and families. Rooted in Jewish values, our services blend professional counselling with groups and workshops that foster emotional growth and healing, resilience, learning, and connection.
Meet Our Clinical Director
Natalie Sobel, MSW, RSW, brings nearly three decades of experience as a mental health clinician supporting individuals, couples, and families throughout the lifespan in Hamilton, Toronto, New Jersey, and the Bronx. She has trained in numerous therapeutic modalities, knowing that one approach does not fit all. Natalie is also a trained teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion which helps participants cultivate the same kindness for themselves that they offer to others.
Natalie looks forward to listening, learning, and growing this program alongside our community. You can reach her directly at natalies@hamiltonjfs.ca or 905-627-9922 ext 24
Counselling across the life span for Individuals, Couples, and Families
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship strain, caregiver stress, burn-out, work/school stress, or even seeking greater balance, you’ll find a safe space here to be heard and supported, and to develop tools to move forward with more ease
Groups & Workshops:
Our groups and workshops create opportunities that promote emotional well-being in the context of community while reducing stigma and learning together. Coming soon.
- Bereavement groups
- Jewish Meditation – entry level
- B’Yachad Circle: Holding our Collective Pain
Building a Connected Jewish Family
- Intergenerational arts-based activities in English and Hebrew
Youth Emotional Well-Being
- Building Resilience with Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Coping Skills – 8 week course
Adults Investing in Emotional Well-Being
- What? Me Worry? 6-week course to manage anxiety based in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Calming My Emotional Storms – 6 week course to learn to tolerate distress based in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Aging with Preparedness and Dignity: A Series of Workshops to include getting ready with Advance Directives, nutrition, pharmaceutical use, dementia awareness, being a caregiver, physical fitness, useful apps
Jewish LGBTQ2S+
- Embracing All of My Identities—social, educational, and arts-based gatherings
Seniors
- Making meaning in the Golden Years-5-week course based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
