*For immediate medical assistance, please call 911 or go to your nearest hospital. If you are in crisis and need immediate emotional support, help is available through our crisis line. Please call 613-562-2333.

ORCC provides secure, trauma-informed, confidential virtual counselling services.

We are committed to providing compassionate, inclusive, and accessible services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Our psychotherapists are experienced in supporting survivors from diverse social, cultural and racial groups, members of the LGBTQ2+ community, and those with disabilities.

We currently have a 6 month waitlist for one-on-one counselling, but we are still accepting new clients. To get started, fill out the form below.

Currently, the ORCC offers counselling services in English only. To ensure survivors receive services in their language of choice, ORCC has partnered with Le Centre d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS). If you are interested in receiving services in French, please call CALACS at 613-789-8096, extension 25. Leave a message with your name and contact information and a counsellor from CALACS will contact you to set a first meeting and schedule subsequent services. If you would like to receive services in English at the ORCC, continue to fill out this form.

For any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us at 613-562-2334 x105 and leave a message or email us at counselling@orcc.net.

Support is available. You are not alone.

To get started, fill out the form below:

Personal Information

Contact Information

Eligibility

To ensure eligibility for counselling sessions through the ORCC, please provide the following information:

Are you currently living in Ottawa (or a surrounding area within Ontario? *
Have you experienced sexual and/or gender-based violence? *

Services

Which language would you prefer to receive services in? *
What is your preferred method of contact? Please note: If you selected ‘Not applicable’ for both the Telephone and Email questions above, we will not be able to contact you. *
Which program(s) are you interested in? *

Safety

We care about your security and privacy. Please provide your responses to the following:

Are you the only person with access to the contact number you provided? *
Can we leave a message on the voicemail for the contact number you provided? *
Is it safe for us to email you? (Emails will come from staff _member@orcc.net) *
Would the subject line “ORCC-Counselling” be appropriate, or would you like to suggest a different subject line? *
If someone who is not you answers this phone number, what should the ORCC staff member do? Check as many as apply. *
If you use your safe word when ORCC calls you, what should the ORCC staff member do?