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A fun, welcoming place to find your people.
Created for neurodivergent young adults who want more confidence, practical everyday skills and genuine connection—without it feeling like another class or appointment.
Approved Passport recipients may be able to use eligible funding for this in-person Young Adult Social & Life Skills Group.
Please confirm reimbursement with your Passport agency before registering if you are unsure. Read Ontario’s Passport guidelines.
Ages 19–25 · Wednesdays from 7:00–9:00 p.m. · In person in Burlington
Ask if This Group Is a Good Fit
Passport funding may apply. Invoices and receipts accurately identify the program as a Young Adult Social & Life Skills Group.
Wednesdays, October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2026, from 7 to 9 p.m. November registration details are above.
Each session blends relaxed, interactive skill-building with games, music, pizza or snacks and time to connect. Young adults can participate at their own comfort level. Nothing is forced.
The goal is a group they can genuinely enjoy while confidence, communication, self-advocacy and everyday skills grow naturally.
Relaxed social timePizza, snacks, music, games and conversation.
Real connectionMeet peers with shared interests and experiences.
Everyday growthPractise confidence, communication and self-advocacy.
Come as you areA neurodiversity-affirming, low-pressure environment.
The group welcomes young adults with ADHD, autism, anxiety, developmental disabilities or other neurodivergent experiences—as well as those questioning or awaiting assessment.
Alicia speaks with each prospective participant or family first. It is a friendly conversation about goals, comfort level and whether the current group feels right.
Important: Passport reimbursement is only relevant to people already approved for Passport funding. Group participation and funding eligibility are separate decisions.
Ontario’s Passport program may fund eligible community participation and social or life-skills activities. This program is delivered and billed as a Young Adult Social & Life Skills Group.
It is not individual counselling, psychotherapy, a diagnostic assessment, CBT or DBT treatment, or group therapy. Pizza or snacks are included during social time and are not billed separately.
Invoices provided
The service is described accurately on invoices and receipts.
Approval stays with Passport
Calm Guidance cannot guarantee that an individual expense will be reimbursed.
Confirm if unsure
Your Passport agency can confirm whether the group fits your individual funding plan.
Approved Passport recipients may be able to use eligible funding because this is a community-participation and social or life-skills program. Please confirm reimbursement with your Passport agency before registering if you are unsure.
No. This is a Young Adult Social & Life Skills Group focused on community participation, confidence, connection, self-advocacy and practical everyday skills. Individual counselling is a separate service.
No formal diagnosis is required to ask about or join the group. Passport funding has its own eligibility rules and is only available to people already approved for that program.
Yes. Parents often reach out first with questions. Alicia can explain the group and arrange a brief fit conversation with the young adult before registration.
You can ask to join the waitlist for the next suitable cohort. We will note the young adult’s goals and preferred schedule and contact you when an appropriate opening is available.
Tell us a little about the young adult and what kind of connection or skills would be helpful. Alicia will answer your questions and help determine whether the group feels right.
Call Alicia: 905-353-5260
Location: 845 Harrington Court, Unit 200B, Burlington
There is no obligation to register.
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Compassionate, evidence-based counselling for children, teens, adults and families in Burlington and across Ontario.
(905) 353-5260
info@calmguidancecounselling.com
845 Harrington Court, Unit 200B
Burlington, Ontario L7N 3P3
