Counselling Resources

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Counselling Vancouver Crisis Services

• 9-1-1
• Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC - 24/7: Phone 604-872-3311 (Vancouver) or 1-866-661-3311 (toll free); Chat (noon-1am): https://crisiscentrechat.ca/ or youth chat: https://youthinbc.com/ (noon-1am)  
• 1-800-Suicide (1-800-784-2433)
•  HealthLink BC - 24/7 Health Advice You Can Trust 
• The Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service (1-800-663-1441)
•  Home | KUU-US Crisis Line Society Indigenous BC Wide Crisis Line Port Alberni 
•  Hope for Wellness Chat 
•  Home | Trans Lifeline 
•  Get Support - Kids Help Phone 
•  Reporting Child Abuse in BC - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) 

Vancouver these are Reduced Fee / Free Counselling / Counselling Resources

•  UBC Psychology Clinic 
•  Counselling – GordonHouse.org 
•  All Programs | Kitsilano Neighbourhood House (kitshouse.org) 
•  Mental Health Benefit (fnha.ca) 
•  Mental Health - Health Initiative For Men (HIM) (checkhimout.ca) 
•  LGBTQ2SAI+ Free Counselling — QMUNITY 
•  Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre » Services (cwhwc.com) 
•  Counselling | Family Services of Greater Vancouver (fsgv.ca) 
•  Counselling | BWSS
•  Moving Forward Family Services – Empowering underserved communities through accessible counselling (mffs.ca) 
•  Foundry - Where Wellness Takes Shape - (foundrybc.ca)
•  Child & Youth Mental Health - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) 
•  Community mental health services - Vancouver Coastal Health (vch.ca)
•  Access and Assessment Centre (AAC) - Vancouver Coastal Health (vch.ca)
•  Home - Vancouver Hospice Society   
• Residential Historical Abuse Program (RHAP) | Vancouver Coastal Health (vch.ca) 

Vancouver these are Potentially Useful Mental Health Related Links:

• Home | Kelty Mental Health
• https://qmunity.ca/
• http://www.phsa.ca/our-services/programs-services/trans-care-bc
• https://www.anxietycanada.com/
• https://dwdonline.ca/
• Home | WorkBC 
• https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/coping-with-depression.htm#:~:text=The%20more%20%E2%80%9Ctools%E2%80%9D%20for%20coping%20with%20depression%2C%20the,bath.%20Take%20care%20of%20a%20few%20small%20tasks.
• ADDitude - ADD & ADHD Symptom Tests, Signs, Treatment, Support (additudemag.com) 
• https://ceufast.com/blog/a-nurses-adhd-resource-library
• Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (caddac.ca) 
• Parenting a Child with ADHD | What Parents Can Do To Help (gbfamilylaw.com)
• Rolling With ADHD NEW - Healthy Minds Learning 
• Autism Spectrum Disorder - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)  
• Home of Roy Holland, MD FRCP (C), psychiatrist British Columbia (attachmentisforlife.com) 
• https://grief.com/
• https://wiki.healthygamer.gg/en/home
• PSI Online Support Meetings | Postpartum Support International (PSI) 
• Pflag Canada | For All Families 
• Health Initiative For Men (HIM) (checkhimout.ca) 
• DR. PAUL WARAICH & Associates (drpaulwaraich.com) 
• SMART Recovery
• Front Page - LifeRing Secular Recovery
• Have a problem with alcohol? There is a solution. | Alcoholics Anonymous (aa.org) 
• NA - Narcotics Anonymous
• Nar-Anon Family Groups   
• Newcomers - Al-Anon Family Groups 
• The Gottman Relationship Blog - The Gottman Institute 

Fairview these are Some of our Favourite Podcasts:

• https://hubermanlab.com/
• https://brenebrown.com/podcasts/
• https://www.estherperel.com/podcast
• https://kimberleyquinlan-lmft.com/podcast-blog/
• https://dralexandrasolomon.com/podcast/
• https://relationshipschool.com/relationship-school-podcast/
• https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/podcast
• https://www.shaungalanos.com/podcast/
• https://mantalks.com/podcast/
• https://www.theneurodivergentnurse.com/

Fairview these are Some of our Favourite Books:

• Dr. Anna Lembke - Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
• Brene Brown - The Gifts of Imperfection
• Dr. Carl Rogers - A Way of Being
• Esther Perel - The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity
• Dr. Gabor Mate - Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
• Dr. Irvin Yalom - Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
• Dr. Irvin Yalom - The Gift of Therapy
• Paolo Coelho - The Alchemist
• Dr. Sue Johnson - Hold me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
• T.A. Chase - No Going Home