Helping Women Experience God’s Love and Restoration
A holistic 6-12 month residential care program
Please note our Canadian residential care program is temporarily paused.
All residential care applicants are free to apply to one of our U.S. locations
and experience the same life-transforming program, free of charge, while we work toward finding a new property.
Experience freedom from past hurts
Discover restored life purpose
Walk in God’s life-transforming power
Every young woman wants to discover a purpose for her life, enjoy healthy self-esteem, and build rewarding and meaningful relationships.
She wants to live in freedom, but may have experienced pain, trauma, or abuse in her past. These painful experiences often cause her to believe she’s unwanted, unloved, and alone.
At Mercy Canada, we are here to help. We believe every young woman deserves to experience God’s love, freedom, and restoration from her pain.
Since 2010, our residential care program has helped over 200 women find hope and healing from life-controlling issues, such as anxiety, depression, self-injury, addiction, or an eating disorder.
Mercy’s Restoration Approach
A Multi-Dimensional Approach for Spirit, Soul, and Body
1. We create a safe space for healing.
Our residential care program is voluntary and completely free of charge to residents. Young women (ages 19-30) will find a supportive home environment over their 6-12 month stay with trained staff, counsellors, and other residents pursuing healing.
2. We provide biblically based counselling.
Professional Christian counsellors work with each resident to develop a holistic care plan to address the spirit, soul, and body. Counselling focuses on identifying the root causes of destructive behaviour through both individual and group sessions.
3. We equip residents with life skills.
Program includes nutritional and fitness education, career support, biblical studies, and support care services to help residents succeed after the program. After program completion, individuals receive up to 1 year of support from our Support Care Services staff.
Please note our Canadian residential care program is temporarily paused. All residential care applicants are free to apply to one of our U.S. locations and experience the same life-transforming program, free of charge, while we work toward finding a new property.
“I arrived at Mercy Canada confused, buried in shame, and overwhelmed by life. Through biblically based counselling, I encountered Jesus every day and my life began to transform!
I discovered the truth about who I truly am and gained confidence, worth, and value. Mercy gave me the space and structure I needed to align my purpose with God, which helped me overcome an eating disorder, depression, anxiety and addiction.
A year after I graduated, I enrolled in a psychology program and am now only a few courses away from achieving a Master of Counselling! God released me from heavy chains and gave me a freedom I didn’t know was possible.”
– Linette, Mercy Canada Graduate
Is Mercy Canada right for you?
You long to experience freedom and God’s transforming power in your life, but you don’t know where to begin. Controlled by insecurity and fear, you may be battling anxiety, depression, self-injury, addiction, an eating disorder, or unplanned pregnancy. Exhausted and broken by the hurt of your past, you know you need help.
When you’re hurting, it’s not easy to ask for help. We are so glad you did. At Mercy Canada, we believe you can (and will) experience freedom and restoration from your pain through God’s life-transforming power.
Our voluntary, free-of-charge residential program is for young women ages 19-30. The average stay is 6 -12 months and includes:
- residential care
- individual and group counselling
- nutritional education
- fitness training
- educational preparation
- biblical teaching
- support care services and aftercare planning
Please note our Canadian residential care program is temporarily paused. All residential care applicants are free to apply to one of our U.S. locations and experience the same life-transforming program, free of charge, while we work toward finding a new property.
Our Counselling Process
Every resident works with her Christian counsellor to set individualized goals for her program timeline. These goals provide motivation and accountability to residents throughout the program. Counsellors partner with residents to identify the root causes for destructive behaviour, and equip the individual with the skills they need to permanently avoid these patterns in the future.
In addition to individual counselling, residents also participate in group counselling on a weekly basis. Group counselling sessions are a time focused on solutions, taking responsibility, and making choices to move forward. By 90 days, counsellor and resident are working on aftercare goals with an approximate program completion timeline in mind.
Developed from over 3 decades of experience, our program combines biblical principles of healing and unconditional love with best-practice clinical interventions. There are 7 key components that are addressed in counselling:
- Committing and Connecting t to Christ
- Renewing Your Mind
- Healing Life’s Hurts
- Choosing to Forgive
- Breaking Generational Patterns
- Using Your Authority in Christ
- Maintaining Lifelong Freedom