For a list of organizations that are supporting survivors of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, information is available from the Ottawa Coalition To End Violence Against Women.
The City of Ottawa has also opened respite centers for individuals in need.
For a broader list of mental health resources and supports located throughout the Ottawa region, you can download the 2020 Resource Guide for the Greater Ottawa Area.
You can also contact any of the service providers listed below for more information about additional counselling services in Ottawa.
Community Information Centre of Ottawa (211 Ottawa
- 2-1-1 or 613-761-9076, www.cominfo-ottawa.org
- Provides information and referral to community, health, and social services
The Walk-In Counselling Clinic
- 613-755-2277, www.walkincounselling.com
- Offers free same day counselling sessions (currently by phone or video) in a variety of languages (including evenings & weekends)
Counselling Connect
- www.counsellingconnect.org
- Provides free same-day or next day phone or video counselling
The Counselling Group
- 613-722-2225 x 352 or email intake@jfsottawa.com.
- www.thecounsellinggroup.com
- Provides individual, couple & family counselling for adults, children, youth; Offers sliding fee scale
Family Services of Ottawa (FSO)
- (613) 725-3601, www.familyservicesottawa.org
- Provides individual, couple & family counselling; provides counselling and support program for LGBTQ+ clients and anti-violence program for women and children
- Offers a sliding fee scale; some programs are no cost, contact for more info
Counselling and Family Service Ottawa (CFS Ottawa)
- (613) 233-8478, www.cfsottawa.ca
- Provides individual, couple, family counselling and groups
- Offers a sliding fee scale; some programs are no cost, contact for more info
Kanata Psychology and Counselling Centre
- (613) 435-2729, www.kanatapsychology.com
- Provides assessment & therapy services to children, youth, adults, couples, & families
- Offers sliding fee scale
Centre for Psychological Services and Research (University of Ottawa School of Psychology)
- (613) 562-5289
- https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/psychology/centre-psychological-servic...
- Provides psychological services (English and French) to Ottawa-Gatineau area
- Offers a sliding fee scale (Services provided by supervised students)
Center for Counselling, St. Paul’s University
- (613) 782-3022
- https://ustpaul.ca/en/counselling-and-psychotherapy-centre-home_360_697.htm
- Provides counselling and psychotherapy in English and French.
- Offers a sliding fee scale (Services provided by supervised students)
Tungasuvvingat Inuit- Trauma-informed Counselling
- (613)565-5885
- http://tungasuvvingatinuit.ca/
- Provides crisis support, counselling, family counseling, support/activity group
Minwasshin Lodge
- 613-741-5590
- https://www.minlodge.com/
- Trauma-informed Indigenous specific counselling for women and families, face-to-face
Ottawa Anxiety & Trauma Clinic
- 613-737-1194, www.traumaclinic.ca
- Provides mental health services related to psychological trauma
- Provides psychiatric, psychological, social work, and psychotherapy services
- Private Practice, fee for service clinic
Center For Treatment of Sexual Abuse & Childhood Trauma
- 613-233-4929, www.centrefortreatment.com
- Offers individual therapy and group programs
- Cost of service sometimes funded by ODSP or OW on case-by-case basis, contact for more info
Ottawa Institute for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- 613- 820-9931, www.ottawacbt.ca
- Provides assessment and therapy services (individual and group)
- Fee for service, groups offered at reduced fees
Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)
- 613-725-0202, www.ociso.org
- Offers free community supports, services, programs and counselling to the immigrant and refugee population of Ottawa, provides language and culture-specific individual, couple, family, and group counselling, and specialized work with refuges, and victims of abuse and torture
Youth Services Bureau (YSB)
- www.ysb.ca
- 24/7 Youth Mental Health Info & Crisis Line- Phone: 613-260-2360 or 1-877-377-7775
- 24/7 Online Crisis Chat: chat.ysb.ca
- Virtual Walk-In Clinic: Tues & Thurs 12-8, Phone: 613-562-3004 Call and leave a message, clinic will call back within 30 min to connect to counselor
- Family & Youth Counselling, Phone: 613-562-3004 Call and leave a message identifying interest in youth and family counselling
Kind Space (formerly Pink Triangle Services)
- 613-563-4818
- Provides free LGBTQ+ community and peer support programming
LGBTQ+ & Trans Health Clinic – Centretown Community Health Centre
- 613-233-4443 ex. 2245, e-mail: transhealth@centretownchc.org
- https://www.centretownchc.org/programs-services/lgbtq-trans-health-program/
- Provides free community support services, programs, health and counselling services for LGBTQ+, trans and gender diverse people
Men & Healing
- (613) 482-9363, e-mail: info@menandhealing.ca, http://www.menandhealing.ca
- Psychotherapy for men, specializing in support for male survivors of sexual abuse.