Founder and director
Fatima Awada
Clinical social worker, mental health therapist and accredited family mediator. She directs Clinique multidisciplinaire et centre de médiation familiale Octobre, in Laval.
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A word from the founder
I founded Clinique Octobre on a simple conviction: every person deserves a space where they feel heard, respected and understood in their own reality. We brought together professionals from complementary disciplines to offer, under one roof, support that is rigorous, warm and culturally sensitive. Wherever you come from and whatever you are going through, you are in the right place.
Fatima Awada, founder and director
What her title actually allows
In Quebec, certain activities are reserved by law to specific professions. Two of them explain why the clinic can take on files that many practices have to turn away.
One exclusive activity
The psychosocial assessment leading to a tutorship to a person of full age, a protection mandate or temporary representation is reserved exclusively to social workers. No other profession may produce that report.
Access to the covered hours
Accreditation in family mediation allows a mediator to act under Quebec's Family Mediation Service, which is what opens the government-paid hours to eligible couples.
Every professional order keeps a public online register. You can confirm a professional's title, their membership status and, where applicable, any additional attestation or permit.
The values that guide the whole team's practice are set out on the About the clinic page.
How a first contact works
You describe your situation
By form or by phone, in French, English or Arabic. Above all, tell us the goal: a diagnosis, a report for the court, ongoing therapy.
We confirm eligibility
Depending on the request, we check things like your access to the government-paid mediation hours, or exactly what document the court requires.
You are directed to the right professional
Social work, neuropsychology, occupational therapy or mediation: the redirection happens internally, without sending you back to square one.
First meeting
In person at the Laval office or by teleconsultation anywhere in Quebec.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Fatima Awada provide?
She is a clinical social worker, a mental health therapist and an accredited family mediator. She directs Clinique Octobre and its multidisciplinary team in Laval. To find out who would see you for your request, write to us and we will point you to the right professional.
Why consult a social worker rather than another professional?
The psychosocial assessment of a person in the context of tutorship to a person of full age, a protection mandate or temporary representation is reserved exclusively to social workers. No other profession in Quebec may produce that report.
What is an accredited family mediator?
It is a professional recognized to act under Quebec's Family Mediation Service. That accreditation is what allows eligible couples to use the mediation hours paid for by the government.
What languages does the clinic work in?
French, English and Arabic, in person in Laval or by teleconsultation anywhere in Quebec.
How do I book?
Write to us describing your situation and your goal. We confirm your eligibility where that applies and propose the appropriate professional on the team.
Talk to someone at Clinique Octobre
Describe your situation and your goal. We will point you to the right professional, in Laval or by teleconsultation. Services offered in French, English and Arabic.
Contact us for pricing and informationSee also About and our team, Family mediation, Psychosocial evaluation and the article Neuropsychologist, psychologist or social worker. Sources: OTSTCFQ, Reserved professional activities (French) · Quebec.ca, Family mediation.