✨ New name, same great care! ✨Orchards Walk Medical Clinic is now STEPS Community Health Centre - Valleyview. Nothing else changes - same team, same location, same commitment to YOU. 💛We’re excited to continue growing with you under a stronger, more recognizable brand. 🌿
Clinic Name Changes

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The latest thoughts and updates from the STEPS team.

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Befriending Your Nervous System Group Therapy - Winter 2025
Based on Polyvagal Theory, this group helps participants better understand and regulate their nervous system. Learn how to move more easily between nervous system states and spend less time feeling “stuck” in fight, flight, or freeze. Each session includes skills practice, reflection, and discussion. Facilitated by Angela Owen, RSW, and Dr. Kristina Birkholz.

The STEPS Team
October 8, 2025

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CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Group Therapy - Winter 2025
This structured group focuses on the connection between thoughts, behaviours, emotions, and physical sensations. Participants will learn skills to shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, improve mood, and manage emotional states more effectively. Sessions include guided discussion, reflection, and practical worksheets to build skills over time. Facilitated by Angela Owen, RSW, and Dr. Kristina Birkholz.

The STEPS Team
October 8, 2025

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Effective Communication Group Therapy - Winter 2025
This group helps participants increase awareness of their own communication styles and learn assertiveness skills. Using concepts from CBT and DBT, participants will develop strategies to shift unhelpful communication patterns and build more effective, confident interactions. Each week covers a different aspect of communication, with opportunities to practice skills, reflect, and share. Facilitated by Angela Owen, RSW, and Dr. Kristina Birkholz.

The STEPS Team
October 8, 2025