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
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.