Resources: Counselling

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About this directory of supports

Navigating mental health support can be challenging during emergency situations, such as Canada's ongoing wildfires. This comprehensive guide aims to simplify that journey by providing a curated list of evidence-informed and free mental health and well-being resources available across Canada to all communities.

Whether you or your family members are in need of immediate assistance through crisis support, seeking ongoing wellness supports, requiring tools to help navigate further resources, or looking for counselling services, this resource list is designed to help you find the right support to maintain and enhance your mental well-being before, during, and after an emergency.

Although the majority of these resources are tailored to meet the needs of the broader community in Canada (adults, youth, children, and families), a smaller subset of these resources are tailored to specific occupational groups — including public safety personnel (PSP), health care providers (HCP), military members and Veterans — as well as to equity-deserving groups like Indigenous populations, BIPOC communities, and LGBTQ2SIA+ individuals.

Please select the resource that is best tailored to your own needs.

Aboriginal Counseling Services of Alberta

Offers no-cost mental health education programs for Indigenous individuals in Alberta

Contact	aboriginalcounseling.com
Information	Offers no-cost mental health education programs for Indigenous individuals in Alberta.
Service area	Alberta
Resource types	Online service, in-person service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	Indigenous population
Serves children (0–12)	Yes
Serves youth (13–17)	Yes
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	Yes
Language spoken	English 🍁

Access Counselling Services in the Yukon

A navigation tool on counselling services from the Government of Yukon. Information is available online or by phone

Contact	Call : 1 (866) 456-3838 \| Visit : yukon.ca/en/health-and-wellness/mental-wellness/access-counselling-services-yukon
Information	A navigation tool on counselling services from the Government of Yukon. Information is available online or by phone.
Service area	Yukon
Resource types	In-person service, telephone
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	General population
Serves children (0–12)	—
Serves youth (13–17)	—
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	—
Languages spoken	English 🍁, French ⚜️

Calgary Outlink

Provides support, education, outreach, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary

Contact	calgaryoutlink.ca
Information	Provides support, education, outreach, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary.
Service area	Alberta
Resource types	Online service, in-person service
Support type	Wellness support
Target demographic	LGBTQ2SIA+
Serves children (0–12)	Yes
Serves youth (13–17)	Yes
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	—
Language spoken	English 🍁

Community Counselling Program

Provides free access to mental health services (phone, in-person) in all of the regions of the Northwest Territories

Contact	hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/community-counselling-program-ccp
Information	Provides free access to mental health services (phone, in-person) in all of the regions of the NWT.
Service area	Northwest Territories
Resource types	Online service, in-person service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	General population
Serves children (0–12)	Yes
Serves youth (13–17)	Yes
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	Yes
Languages spoken	English 🍁, French ⚜️

Counselling Connect Saskatchewan

Quick access to brief mental health services (counselling sessions with professionals) in Saskatchewan

Contact	counsellingconnectsask.ca
Information	Quick access to brief mental health services (counselling sessions with professionals) in Saskatchewan.
Service area	Saskatchewan
Resource type	Online service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	General population
Serves children (0–12)	Yes
Serves youth (13–17)	Yes
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	Yes
Language spoken	English 🍁

Doorways

Doorways is a single-session counselling service offering drop-in, same-day, next-day, in-person appointments (also online options)

Contact	mha.easternhealth.ca/doorways
Information	Doorways is a single-session counselling service offering drop-in, same-day, next-day, in-person appointments (also online options).
Service area	Newfoundland and Labrador
Resource types	Online service, in-person service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	General population
Serves children (0–12)	Yes
Serves youth (13–17)	Yes
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	Yes
Language spoken	English 🍁

Family Information Line

A confidential, personal, bilingual, and free service offering information, support, referrals, reassurance, and crisis management to the military community

Contact	1 (800) 866-4546
Information	A confidential, personal, bilingual, and free service offering information, support, referrals, reassurance, and crisis management to the military community.
Service area	National
Resource type	Telephone
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	Military families
Serves children (0–12)	—
Serves youth (13–17)	—
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	Yes
Languages spoken	English 🍁, French ⚜️

Mental Health and Addictions Open Access Counselling

Drop-in clinics in PEI for mental health and addictions

Contact	princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/mental-health-and-addictions-open-access-counselling
Information	Drop-in clinics in PEI for mental health and addictions.
Service area	Prince Edward Island
Resource type	In-person service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	General population
Serves children (0–12)	—
Serves youth (13–17)	—
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	—
Languages spoken	English 🍁, French ⚜️

Muslim Food Bank: ASPIRE Counselling

Culturally informed and affordable (not free) counselling for the Muslim community in Quebec

Contact	muslimfoodbank.com/aspirecounselling
Information	Culturally informed and affordable (not free) counselling for the Muslim community in Quebec.
Service area	Quebec
Resource type	Online service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	Muslims
Serves children (0–12)	—
Serves youth (13–17)	Yes
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	—
Language spoken	English 🍁

Online Therapy Unit

Offers free online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) courses for a number of mental health concerns

Contact	onlinetherapyuser.ca
Information	Offers free online cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) courses for a number of mental health concerns.
Service area	Saskatchewan
Resource type	Online service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographic	General population
Serves children (0–12)	—
Serves youth (13–17)	—
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	—
Language spoken	English 🍁

Veterans Affairs Canada: OSI clinics

A navigation tool to find local operational stress injury (OSI) clinics

Contact	veterans.gc.ca/en/mental-and-physical-health/mental-health-and-wellness/assessment-and-treatment/osi-clinics
Information	A navigation tool to find local operational stress injury (OSI) clinics.
Service area	National
Resource type	Online service
Support type	Counselling
Target demographics	Military members and Veterans, military families
Serves children (0–12)	—
Serves youth (13–17)	—
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	Yes
Languages spoken	English 🍁, French ⚜️

Contact	healingincolour.com
Information	Directory to find a BIPOC therapist nearby and access other resources.
Service area	National
Resource type	Navigation tool
Support type	Counselling
Target demographics	Indigenous population, black population, people of Colour (BIPOC)
Serves children (0–12)	—
Serves youth (13–17)	—
Serves adults (18+)	Yes
Serves families	—
Language spoken	English 🍁