Ottawa Resources
Psychotherapy fosters self-awareness and insight, emotional support and guidance, and personal development to help you thrive. Our Toronto and Ottawa psychotherapists will ensure that your treatment plan is suited for you and incorporates therapeutic modalities that are aligned with your therapy goals.
Are you in distress or crisis? A compassionate and caring person will answer your call. Ottawa Crisis Line focuses on your immediate crisis and works with you to find solutions. They may be able to provide other relevant resources in the community to help you along the way. The bottom line is someone is here for you 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Contact within Ottawa: (613) 722-6914
Contact outside Ottawa: 1-(866)-996-0991
Distress Centre of Ottawa has people available 24/7 to answer calls from those who are reaching out for help. Regardless of their issue, individuals are welcome to call their confidential, non-judgmental and open-minded telephone lines to talk about what they're facing in their lives. Sometimes callers have simple questions or they may be in a mental health crisis that requires more attention.
Distress: (613)-238-3311
Crisis: (613)-722-6914 or 1-866-996-0991
Text: (343)-306-5550 (10am-11pm)
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free confidential support to young people in English and French.
Contact: 1-800-668-6868
TEXT 686868 to be connected to their chat
Youth Service Bureau (YSB) is a multi-service agency that provides services in English and French in employment, health and housing, mental health, youth engagement, and youth justice.
Contact: (613)-260-2360
CHAT: chat.ysb.ca
The Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC) supports and empowers trans and cis women, trans men, two-spirit, gender fluid, and non-binary survivors.
Contact: (613)-562-2333
Fem'aide, a provincial telephone helpline for Francophone women dealing with violence, has benefitted the French community in Ontario since 2006.
Contact: 1-(877)-336-2433
The Assaulted Women's Helpline offers a 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line to all women who have experienced abuse. They provide counselling, emotional support, information and referrals.
Contact: 1-(866)-863-0511 #SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido, or Telus mobile phone
Family Services Ottawa offers counselling and support services to families, parents, and children. We have programs to help you manage relationship issues, coping with stress and anxiety, or adjusting to divorce or separation.
Contact: (613)-725-3601
The Walk-In Counselling Clinic provides immediate counselling services to individuals, couples, and families. The walk-in sessions are free to all members of the community with no restrictions based on age or location. Appointments are not required.
Contact: (613)-755-2277
The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available to all Indigenous people across Canada. Experienced and culturally competent counsellors are reachable by telephone and online chat 24 hours per day 7 days per week.
Contact: 1-(855)-242-3310
Talk 4 Healing Crisis Line is a culturally grounded, fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women available in 14 languages all across Ontario.
Contact: 1-(855)-554-4325
Counselling Connect provides quick access to a free phone or video counselling session available in English and French. This service is for everyone: children, youth, adults, and families in Ottawa and the surrounding area. There is no waitlist.
Visit their website for details: https://www.counsellingconnect.org/
Bounceback is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. It's delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos. You'll get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellbeing.
Visit their website for details: bouncebackontario.ca
CAMH offers outstanding clinical care to more than 34,000 patients each year. The organization conducts groundbreaking research, provides expert training to health care professionals, develops innovative health promotion and prevention strategies, and advocates on public policy issues at all levels of government.
Contact: 1-(800)-463-2338
The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa (CAS) is a non-profit community organization funded by the Government of Ontario. It's legally mandated to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect.
Contact: (613)-747-7800
David Smith Youth Treatment Centre (DSYTC) provides youth and families in need with integrated evidence-based addiction and mental health treatment delivered by competent professionals within a caring and compassionate environment.
Contact: 1-(866)-380-3457
Rideauwood offers over 15 programs for clients including youth and young adults and adults, families, parents and support persons.
Contact: (613)-724-4881