Counselling Services

Counselling Connect provides free access to a same-day or next-day phone or video counselling session. Counsellors are available to assist with concerns about mental health, substance use, addictions and gambling. Open to youth, adults, older adults and family members. Appointments are virtual through phone or video.

Service is provided through Counselling Connect.

We provide confidential and supportive counselling, case management and care coordination services for individuals seeking help for substance use on its own or combined with co-occurring mental health concerns.

Contact AccessMHA to book an assessment and to find the right agency to meet your needs. You will be paired with a trained mental health and addiction professional who will connect you to the services you need from a network of partner organizations, including Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.

Counselling at Sandy Hill starts with an assessment provided by AccessMHA.

Individual counselling and psychotherapy for youth.

Ages 16 to 18.

Individual counselling and psychotherapy as well as facilitated self-exclusion from casinos.

Ages 16 years and up.

Individual coaching, counselling and/or psychotherapy for family and friends of a person with substance use, addiction or gambling concerns. Clients may access this service for help to support their loved one and/or for issues that the loved one's situation brings up for themselves.

Ages 16 years and up.

Our ICM program provides intensive supports for people with substance use disorders who experience barriers to recovery due to chronic homelessness, lengthy histories of incarceration and mental and physical health challenges. The service is rooted in the "Housing First" philosophy that most people, when adequately supported initially, have the ability to live independently and that housing is a basic human right and essential for good health and optimal recovery.

Referrals are made through the Mental Health Community Supports Services. Download the referral form below.