Horizon Counselling, Consulting and Training is a growing organization who offers programs and support to both male and female survivors of childhood abuse, as well as support to young males entering into fatherhood for the first time.  We have traveled all over North America listening to statements and concerns regarding the lack of programs and information relating to childhood abuse.

In order to address our clients’ needs, HCCT has assembled a team of staff, advisers, and volunteers with over 30 years of recovery experience; one that will stand by you and provide superior support as you move forward with your journey in recovery.

HCCT’s trained staff and volunteers, some who themselves are survivors of childhood abuse, will provide you with non-judgmental support and guidance in your community.

Karen Dobbie – Consultant

Karen is a talented facilitator and trainer who understands your needs and delivers relevant training. Her positive leadership creates engaged and energizing programs. Her work in the financial industry includes needs analysis, focus groups and coaching. Always encouraging in her approach, Karen can bring hope, laughter and a life affirming approach to any program she delivers.

If you would like to have your team needs assessed for training, succession planning or competency development or if you would like help creating individual career plans to meet your long term business goals, Karen can tailor a design for your needs.

Rita Kohli – Consultant of Clinical Services

Rita Kohli is a mature South Asian feminist who came to Canada about three decades ago as an immigrant.  Born in a Punjabi/Sikh family who settled in India as refugees, Rita soon learned the importance of social justice issues for marginalized peoples but in particular all girls and women. Rita attributes her understanding of social justice issues to three significant women in her life – her mother, grandmother and mother-in-law and the many survivors that she has had the privilege to work with. Rita additionally attributes her own politicization to living in “exile within exile” that informs her pursuit for social justice and Human Rights. Strongly influenced by identity politics, Rita evolved her understandings of anti-racism, access and equity with a “difference” in the anti-violence, health, refugee, child and youth, anti-racism, mental health sector. Her work is informed by cutting edge analysis of power, privilege and oppression that connects the local and global.

A graduate of Punjab University, India in Psychology and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in Community Psychology, Canada; Rita has for worked in various senior management positions in the non-profit sector, including Executive Director positions. Rita is the past Executive Director of the Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel. In between the challenges of managing non-profit agencies, Rita teaches as a part time faculty/Professor in Community Colleges.

An organization capacity building consultant, mental health clinician and Trauma Specialist Rita believes in the resiliency and capacity of organization and people to recover from their injuries in a supportive and safe environment. Rita views Trauma specific recovery work as “equity work at its best.”

Rita brings a wide repertoire of skills, competencies and expertise in the areas of:

· Counselling, Trauma Specific Recovery and Clinical Supervision for a wide array of clinicians dealing with various population issues
· Training and Education Skillshop facilitation
· Relational and Conflict/Issue management facilitation
· Mentoring and Coaching for personal growth
· Organizational development and change consultancy especially Employment Systems and Program systems review and change
· Recovery from workplace “injuries”
· Events and Conference organizing
· Public Speaking – keynote address, panelist, emcee, moderator, etc.
· Especially working with those marginalized by gender, race, class, sexual orientation, etc.

Rita has been the recipient of several awards and is a recognized professional in the American and Stanford Who’s Who Directory, and is a registered member of the OACCPP.

Mónica Riutort BSC BA MA

PRIMARY SKILL AND EXPERTISE:

Extensive experience providing counseling services to immigrant and visible minority women.

Profound understanding of issues related to sexual assault and domestic violence

Solid reputation as an advocate of survivor of violence

Wrote the first handbook of how to work with assaulted immigrant women in Canada

Many years of experience as consultant of issues of violence women for local, provincial and federal government

DEGREES AND EXTRA CURRICULUM TRAINING

Master of Arts – Adult Education and Counseling Psychology – Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Ontario, Canada

Diploma Analysis, Resolution and Transformation of Conflicts. University de Bogota José Mateo Lozano Bogota, Colombia

Transformative Art College -Discovering the Total Self

Ontario Women Health Network -Women’s Health Leadership 101

Rape Crisis Centre of Peel -Crisis Line counselor training

Across Boundaries – Cultural Competency, Diversity, anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression in Mental Health/Substance Use Training

 

Richard G. Perry – Executive Director    

Richard is the founder of Horizon Counselling, Consulting and Training (HCCT), a grass roots organization in the Region of Peel that provides support programs to men, women, and youth.

With a business background, and having been the former Director of The Gatehouse Child Investigation Site in Etobicoke, Richard’s passion to help others in need has moved him forward in building a highly reputable Volunteer Advisory Board and team of experienced professionals who provide clinical and supportive services to both male and female adult survivors of childhood abuse, as well as offering a program specific to young males who are about to become fathers.

Richard, having been a child growing up in a household of sexual, verbal, and physical abuse, has turned his own life experiences into positive speaking and training engagements. He has been fortunate in having presented to agencies such as the Sexual Assault Rape Crisis Centre of Peel, Ontario Provincial Police, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, amongst others.

He has also authored newsletter articles for the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness National Magazine. He has appeared on the national television program, CLEAN LIVING, where the latest topic discussed had been Abuse to Addictions and how it relates to the many concerns regarding young fathers and their families. He has also appeared on Rogers Community Television discussing Horizon’s First-Time Young Fathering program and is working with THEHAZEFM.ca in completing a radio program regarding First-Time Young Fathering.

Richard is currently on the Board of Directors of another grass roots agency, INCITE; an organization for single mothers. He further volunteers his services to the Teen Prenatal Supper Club in Mississauga and Brampton where he shares his knowledge and expertise with first-time young fathers who have chosen to be active, and caring participants in their partner’s and baby’s lives.

Currently HCCT is in partnership with Adolescent’s Family Support Services of Niagara presenting the First-Time Young Fathering program to the Niagara region.

Like a number of other survivors, Richard has undertaken to write his autobiography about his abusive life as a child, keeping a secret for 40 years, being a young father at 20, his drugs, suicide attempt, and his battle with dependence on alcohol. The autobiography hopes to help identify the difficulties and hardships involved in disclosing (childhood abuse) to family, friends and employers, as well as the challenge of rebuilding trust, and love.