Patient Resources

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Bloor/Ossington – Ph: 416-792-4393
Group of private therapists offering low-cost therapy to those with limited capacity to pay. 10-12 sessions.
Population: Ages 18+.
Cost: $50-80/hour session.
Wait time: Check website for available therapists.

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Gerrard/Parliament – 417 Parliament St.; Ph: 416-964-9464 ext.18
Also private offices in Toronto, Port Credit, Burlington, and York Region
Student therapists (minimum of 4 years of training, some are registered with CRPO and can accept insurance). One year guaranteed at $40, then can renegotiate rate. Visit Website for more information on Gestalt approach.
Population: All welcome. 13 languages.
Cost: Student therapist – $40/session.
Wait time: 1-2 weeks.

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Locations across Toronto.
Ph: 416-964-7919
Low-cost therapy with psychotherapy student (with regular supervision). Call to arrange meeting with faculty member and be matched with student therapist.
Population: All welcome.
Cost: $45/session.
Wait time: Dependent on therapist.

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Bay/College – Ph: 1-855-779-2347
Self-referral
Low-cost individual, couple, and family counselling with doctoral student counsellors. Also offer psychological services for children and adolescents.
Population: All welcome.
Cost: $60-$80/session.
Wait time: None.

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Locations across Toronto
List of therapists that offer therapy at a reduced cost. **Note that some are students, so double check if your benefits will cover them.
Population: All welcome.
Cost: Sliding scale, as low as $65/session.
Wait time: Dependent on therapist.

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Yonge/Carlton – Ph: 416-593-7655 ext. 7
email: info@whiwh.com
Individual therapy: up to 15 weekly sessions.
Priority to: HIV+ women, pre/post-natal (1 year), ages 16-25, and transgendered. Also offer various groups.
Population: Racialized women
Wait time: Priority: 2-3 months; Other: 6-8 months

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Bloor/Bathurst – 692 Euclid Ave; Ph: 416-901-9020 ext. 20, or contact therapist directly
Individual, couples, and group therapy options with different mental health professionals – includes GP-psychotherapists (OHIP-covered MDs are OHIP-covered).
Population: All welcome.
Wait time: Dependent on each therapist.

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Locations across Toronto
Contact therapist directly.
Individual therapy, using psychoanalytic approach. For more information on psychoanalytic psychotherapy, visit their Website. Dependent on professional. MDs are OHIP-covered.
Population: All welcome.
Wait time: Dependent on each therapist.

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Bloor/Islington (Etobicoke) – Ph: 416-233-0055 ext. 1237
Sheridan Centre (Mississauga) – Ph: 905-403-8860 ext. 5253
Short-term counselling services for children, youth, and adults. Also offer a variety of social services (resettlement and refugee, family violence and addiction, women’s and family wellness, employment, youth services).
Population: All welcome.
Cost: No cost.
Wait time: No wait time currently.

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Queen E/Kingston Rd – Ph: 416-699-4527
Keele/Wilson – Ph: 647-776-2057
Victoria Park/Finch – Ph: 416-291-3248
Individual counselling; settlement support services. Also offer anger management (individual and group, low-cost), trauma-focused, and other group programming.
Population: Languages – English, Spanish, Farsi, Turkish, and Arabic.
Wait time: Typically short wait list, based on urgency, language and location.