mental health & counselling resources 

Education & Training Resources for Psychotherapists/Mental Health Counsellors

#SafeHotlines. Learn more about critiques of “active rescue” in mental health, and the call for crisis lines to disengage from police response.

Picturing It With Elliot is a collection of videos about psychodynamic psychotherapy, created by psychotherapist Elliot Greenbaum

Helplines/Hotlines

BC Bereavement Helpline Helpline and groups for people experiencing the loss of a loved one, including groups for suicide grief & homicide grief

Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre 24 hour crisis & information line,

KUU-US BC-wide Indigenous Crisis & Support Line

Trans Lifelife helpline by trans people for trans people. Click on the link or call 877-330-6366 in Canada

Free or Low-Cost Counselling Options

Psychosocial Foundation Clinic. Offers free and low-cost psychoanalytic psychotherapy over the phone.

Adler Center Clinic Training clinic with low-cost options

UBC Psychology Clinic Training clinic with low-cost options

Expressive Wellness Clinic Student practicum low-cost counselling options

Qmunity Counselling offers 10 sessions of low- or no-cost counselling for queer, trans, and two-spirit community

Harm reduction resources

To sign up for alerts about known toxic drug supplies in BC, text the word JOIN to 253787 (ALERTS)

Access same-day care for opioid treatment in BC

Toward the Heart harm reduction resources

Find a site for drug checking or overdose prevention services

Queer & Trans Resources

Trans Care BC

If you have questions related to accessing trans care for yourself or your loved ones, or if you’re a care provider looking for more training & resources.

Trans Lifelife

Qmunity