Cornerstone is privileged to collaborate with the Church of Virgin Mary & St. Athanasius, a dynamic Coptic Orthodox community located at 1245 Eglinton Ave W, Mississauga. This partnership bridges faith and professional mental health support for congregation members and community families.
This meaningful relationship bridges faith and professional mental health support for congregation members and community families.
This relationship creates a trusted pathway to mental health care within a community where people already feel safe, understood, and valued.
Church leadership recognizes that mental health care complements spiritual care. When congregation members face challenges that would benefit from professional counselling, they're connected to Cornerstone's culturally informed therapists.
The church community helps subsidize therapy sessions for members experiencing financial hardship, ensuring that economic barriers don't prevent access to needed mental health support.
Our registered psychotherapists provide individual, family, couples, and youth therapy with deep respect for Coptic Orthodox traditions and newcomer experiences.
As part of the broader network, which includes the Newcomer Services Office and family programs—this partnership creates seamless support for community members at various life stages.
Many church members navigate complex challenges: settlement stress, intergenerational cultural differences, language barriers, or systemic obstacles that can impact mental health. Traditional help-seeking behaviours may not always include professional counselling, particularly when cultural or financial barriers exist.
By collaborating with a trusted faith community, we create accessible pathways to mental health support within spaces where people already feel safe and understood. This collaboration ensures that professional counselling becomes available without requiring community members to choose between their faith identity and their mental health needs.
Our alliance honours both the spiritual foundation that sustains this community and the professional mental health expertise that can enhance individual and family wellbeing.
