Online chat service provides free emotional support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This service is not a crisis line - it caters to people who need emotional support before they are in distress or crisis. Volunteers are screened and require a criminal rec...

Offers virtual counselling sessions, youth and caregiver peer support, and workshops to young people ages 12 to 24 and their caregivers. Services are free and confidential. Youth can book a peer support or counselling appointment up to seven days in advance, o...

Grassroots, volunteer-run initiative to connect clients with financial barriers to free counselling provided by supervised counselling interns. Waitlists are minimal. Also offers services in Arabic, Cantonese, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Malayalam, Manda...

Weekly, confidential peer support offered in-person or via Skype for individuals age 16 and over suffering from anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders. Individuals are matched with a trained and compassionate mentor who listens and provides hope within a...

Provides free, confidential counselling and community referral services to students registered with a BC post-secondary school. Counselling is offered by app, phone, or online chat. Operates 24 hours daily; no appointment required. Tele-service is available in...

A 24-hour telephone line offers confidential and culturally competent crisis intervention and counselling support for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis ?people across Canada. Counsellors also work with callers to identify follow-up wellness supports they can acc...

Provides compassionate, lived-experience support and connection to people helping a loved one who is considering or planning for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), and those who are grieving a loss due to MAID. To request support, fill out an online form and ...

Provides confidential, 24/7 access to a personal support forum for individuals ages 14 and up who are suffering from anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorder. Forum is monitored by a team of trained mentors who read and respond to all of the participant's p...

Provides individuals with access to specialists in addictions medicine and psychiatry as well as mental health and wellness care coordinators. Services are free to all First Nations people and their family members living in BC, including family members who are...

Mental health initiative provides free short-term counselling for eligible individuals. Eligibility criteria include being financially unable to pay for counselling in current financial situation, willing to follow through with a minimum of four counselling se...

Provides mental health services for men and women in the armed forces. Services include medical and mental health care, support for candidate and their families, and re-integration and return-to-to work programs.

Offers in-person and online counselling for individuals, couples, and families; fees are charged, sliding scale available. Choose Again Circles are group counselling sessions where participants learn exercises, meditations, and teachings that will help them to...

Volunteers provide information, referrals, and peer support to family members and friends of LGBTQ people. Also offers monthly support network meetings in Vancouver and Surrey; call see website for meeting details.

Works to educate and bring about acceptance and cross-cultural understanding surrounding LGBTQ issues including bullying, racism, and homophobia. Services include advocacy and mentorship for new Vancouver residents, sliding scale fee-for-service counselling (f...

Peer-run organization for people who are or have been in the past clients of the mental health and/or psychiatric system and seek help and support in recovery. Nonprofit society.

Promotes and advances the profession of psychology and represents registered psychologists in BC. Provides professional development and networking activities for members. Offers referrals to psychologists, and website has a searchable directory of member psych...

Offers groups, individual, and couple/family counselling services for a fee. Also offers free educational workshops and information on a variety of mental health topics. Services are provided by Registered Clinical Counsellors or practicum students in training...

Provides short-term outpatient services to individuals who live with mental illness and/or substance use issues. Services include 72-hour response when indicated for short-term assessment, treatment, and crisis stabilization; psychiatric assessment; individual...

Helps Canadian veterans transition successfully into civilian life by reintegrating with their families, working through traumas, improving mental health, and rebuilding relationships with spouses, partners, families, and children. VTN offers free group counse...

Provides assessment, consultation, and treatment follow-up for patients admitted to all non-psychiatry hospital units who are experiencing symptoms of psychiatric illness or adjustment disorders in conjunction with the presenting medical condition. Referral re...

Provides psychiatric care for women who have psychiatric disorders specifically related to their reproductive cycle, such as pregnancy, post-partum, infertility, and menopause. Hours are 8 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday. Physician referral required.

Skills-based career training college provides certification and diplomas for people pursuing employment as a counsellor or life coach. The Rhodes Community Counselling Centre offers free one-on-one counselling by students in their final semesters of a counsell...

Provides free assistance to street-involved Vancouver youth, generally those who are in government care or receiving income assistance. Provides counselling and referral regarding education, employment, housing, medical care, and prenatal care. Also offers sup...

Multidisciplinary team provides individual and group mental health rehabilitation services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, individual and group therapy, and rehabilitation services. R...

Offers outreach services for older adults age 50 and up living in the Downtown Eastside, as well as adults living on disability ages 45 and older. Services include coffee houses, one-to-one peer counselling, community kitchens, social visits, hospital visits, ...