Counselling Resources

Australia:

1800 Respect - https://www.1800respect.org.au/help-and-support/telephone-and-online-counselling/

Telephone and online counselling (1800Respect) will operate with same hours prior to COVID-19 (initiative was developed before COVID-19)
National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service.

Australian Government – Department of Health - https://www.naccho.org.au/wp-content/uploads/COVID-19-Bulk-billed-MBS-telehealth-Services-Overarching-300320.pdf

In response to COVID-19, temporary MBS telehealth items were introduced to ensure access to essential Medicare rebated counselling services
As of March 30, 2020 these services are available to all Australians with Medicare and will be provided until September 30, 2020 (telehealth service continuation will be reviewed prior to September 30, 2020)
Offers services related to eating disorder management, mental health, psychologists, social workers (as well as other health-related services) through any available video calling apps and mediums.

Open Minds - https://www.openminds.org.au/services/online-psychology-and-counselling

In partnership with headspace, Community Re-Entry Service Team (CREST) and Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast PHN. Open Minds is a Registered Charity and is governed by a Board.
Online psychology and counselling: offers secure phone or video (through Zoom) appointments. Created prior to COVID-19.
Open Minds Organization is committed to enable an independent and positive future for people living with mental illness and disabilities.

Canada:

BC Counselling Resource - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5452f159e4b0a743e6925e23/t/5d2bda8a7d237a0001becb31/1563155082801/Low+Cost+Counselling+Options+Final.pdf

Provides a resource list of free and low-cost counselling services, created prior to COVID-19., unsure of whether this is online.

Affordable Therapy Network of Toronto - https://www.affordabletherapytoronto.com

Offers a resource list of low cost rate, sliding scale rate therapists available in Ontario.
Also offers a resource page for different mental wellness workshops, such as Full Circle Art Therapy Workshops and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Group Workshops.

Shift Collab – https://www.shiftcollab.com/

Offers virtual therapy sessions during COVID-19, with the oppourtunity to shift into in-person session after the pandemic.
Article written by co-founder Megan Rafuse - https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog/managing-the-covid-19-pandemic-panic

Real Campus - https://realcampus.ca

A student assistance program based in Toronto and operated by Shift Collab, an integrated mental health company founded in Toronto.
Offers therapy, virtual doctor visits, lifestyle counselling, and tools/events to improve mental health for Ontarians

Inkblot Therapy & Meditation - https://inkblottherapy.com

Founded within both Canada and the US.
Offers treatment through counselling for a variety of mental health issues (depression, anxiety, OCD, post-partum depresson, ADHD, etc.). Complete a questionnaire to be matched with an appropriate counsellor and can see a care provider for 37.50 per 30 minute session.
Also offers meditations.

Connect Counselling Services (Canadian Hearing Services) https://www.chs.ca/services/connect-counselling-services

Provides counselling to the deaf and hard of hearing communities and their families who are living with mental health challenges. Free of charge, accessible environment using ASL.
Counselling, education, and advocacy for depression, anxiety, sexuality, substance abuse (and a lot more).

Hard Feelings – https://www.hardfeelings.org/the-counsellors-single-sessions/

Founded by Kate Scowen. Board of Directors, Advisors and Financial Documents are available here: https://www.hardfeelings.org/about-us/
Offering online single session counselling for 60.00 and short term counselling sessions (maximum of 12).

Savyn Tech – https://www.savyntech.com

Savyn was cofounded by Sakeena Mihar, Vic Shao-Chih Chiang and Yang Wang. Offers services in English, Arabic, and Chinese.
Offers PTSD-related exercises and help, breathing practices, and affirmations available online. Also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help diminish negative feelings associated with trauma.

Skylark - http://www.skylarkyouth.org/what-we-do/programs-counselling-services/walk-in-clinics/

Skylark provides mental health services for children, youth, and their families (free of charge and no health card required).
Offering free phone-in counselling sessions (started March 19^th) Monday-Friday with a therapist.
Is a Toronto-based charity.

Umbrella Mental Health Network - https://www.umhn.ca

Umbrella is a network of Queer and trans-identified mental health professionals who who work primarily in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirited (LGBTQIA2S) community within Toronto.
Services include psychology and psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families.

WellNest Psychotherapy Services - http://www.well-nest.ca

WellNest was founded by two psychotherapists based in Toronto.
Offers online virtual therapy and its team of therapists are available here: https://www.well-nest.ca/team

Silm Centre Mental Health - https://silmmentalhealth.com

Offers online virtual counselling services, individualized and group.
Also offers a number of webinars available online such as ‘Taking Care of Yourself while by Yourself,’ ‘Maintaining Well Being while Working from Home,’ etc.

China:

Jiandanxinli Psychological Service (Simple Psychology) - http://www.jiandanxinli.com/&prev=search&pto=aue

"Provide personalized professional customized services for different fields such as emotional stress/intimacy/sex psychology/parent education/personal growth.”

Yidianling https://www.ydl.com/

Yidianling partners with a number of organizations, such as the People’s Insurance of China and the Huazu Group.
Aims to build China’s most valuable psychological consultation and mental health service Internet platform. Hires its psychologists from a number of universities across China.
Offers a psychological test, talking hotline, and psychologists that help with topics like love and marriage, emotional stress, interpersonal relationships, child education, career development, and personal growth.
Also offers online discussion board for individuals to ask questions.

Qingyin, China Radio Network (Radio Show) -http://www.cnr.cn/zcr/cnr1/qingyin/jj/200911/t20091124_505665357.shtml&usg=ALkJrhh_WANRqC2dMqp3pKWpaRScZYastg

Created in 2000, Qingyin hosts radio programs for the CNR. Along with psychologists and sociologists, Qingyin sorts out a variety of psychological and emotional problems for her audience.

Chile:

Centro de Salud Alianza (Alliance Health Center) - https://www.centroalianza.cl/nosotros

Offers online distant therapy services such as: psychology, couples psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychopedagogy in both English and Spanish.
Services offered for children, adolescents, and adults.

Centro de Enfermedades del Ánimo (Centre of Mood Disease[JO1] ) - https://www.facebook.com/centrodeenfermedadesdelanimo/[AL2]

Created prior to COVID-19. Offers a variety of videos on explanations of stress and stress management, as well as suicide prevention and awareness.
Offering online counselling for anyone in Chile in response to the pandemic.

Chile Unido Fundación Programa Comunícate (Communicate Program) - https://www.chileunido.cl/?page_id=145

Available M-F 9:00-2:00
The objective of the Communicate Program is to provide telephone counseling and psychological support. Program is free and confidential. Governed by a board of directors.

Línea Libre (Free Line) - https://linealibre.cl/quienes-somos/

Psychologists provide professional guidance to children and adolescents through three different channels (phone line, Free Line app, or through email).
Hours of operation: Mon-Sat (4pm-10pm). Línea Libre is a program of Para la Confianza (Un Mundo sin Abuso) and collaborates with Let’s Talk WOM.

Psicólogos Voluntarios de Chile (Voluntary Psychologists of Chile) - https://psicologosvoluntarios.cl/que-hacemos/proyectos-sociales/

Created in 2010, is a recognized NGO and offers their annual reports as free PDF documents online.
Offers a self-help intervener PDF for their Emergency and Disaster program, also offers clinical programs for those needing psychological services.
Offers a free telephone help line for those who need mental health support.

Salud Response – Ministerio de Salud (Health Response – Ministry of Health) - https://www.minsal.cl/salud-responde-difundio-sus-servicios-en-region-del-maule/

Created prior to COVID-19.
Offers a telephone platform arranged by the Ministry of Health that has a team of 60 professionals formed 24 hours a day by doctors, nurses, midwives, kinesiologists, dentists and psychologists.

Centro Docente Asistencial (CENDA) Universidad Mayor (Teaching Assistance Center (CENDA) Universidad Mayor) - https://www.umayor.cl/vinculacion-con-el-medio/index.php/menu-clinica-2/centro-de-atencion-psicologica-caps

Offers free mental health services carried out by psychologists with clinical experience and supported by practicum and graduate students.

Peru:

Lima te Escucha (Lima You Listens) - http://www.munlima.gob.pe/noticias/item/39815-lima-te-escucha-orientacion-psicologica-en-linea

The Municipality of Lima is offering an online psychological counselling service that aims to help with the mental health effects of compulsory social isolation during the pandemic.
Mental health specialists will attend to queries on both WhatsApp and telephone from 8am-1pm, 2pm-4pm (M-F)

Universidad Continental: Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos Online (Continental University: Online Psychological First Aid) - https://ucontinental.edu.pe/atencion-de-primeros-auxilios-psicologicos-online/

Offering Online Psychological First Aid to listen and offer counselling on anxiety, depression, grief, post-traumatic stress, emotional and panic crises, fear, feeling of abandonment, User sessions will last a maximum of 60 minutes and are free, up to three sessions.

Philippines:

Mind Care Club - https://www.mindcareclub.com

First telemental health service with a network of mental health psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors in the Philippines.
Offers a virtual clinic (counselling/therapy), as well as thoughtful therapy with family and group counselling, community support events.
Offers a seminar series on Mental Health and COVID-19 (Workplace and Family Scenarios).
In partnership with VSee Technology

Dear Future Self Consulting - https://dfsconsultingph.com/events-journaling/

Mission is to empower individuals as significant members of their family, school, workplace, and community.
Offers a variety of workshops for purchase such as Managing Mental Health in Your Workplace, Acquiring Skills in Depression Management, Personal Development and Enrichment, Journaling etc.
Offers counselling, psychotherapy, and hypnotherapy and offered a public seminar in May for Resiliency Amidst Uncertainty (in response to Covid-19)

Recovery Hub Philippines - https://app.recoveryhub.ph/#what-is-recovery-hub

Cebu-based platform operated by 5 medical doctors from the Metro Psych Facility (Subangdaku, Mandaue City)
Recovery Hub is a platform that focuses on mental health consultation and treatment with psychiatrists and therapists through video calls.

Japan:

Tokyo Mental Health - https://www.tokyomentalhealth.com

Based in Tokyo, founded by expats to serve the foreign and returnee populations of Japan. Mission is to provide high quality mental health care using evidence based services that are customized to fit individual needs.
Offers a variety of resources for anxiety, ADHD, psychosis, etc. and online counselling.

Tell Counselling - https://telljp.com/counseling/

TELL is a not-for-profit organization serving Japan’s international committee since 1973 (has a US site as well). Governed by a Board of Directors.
Offers free, confidential telephone support for mental health support for kids, teens, and adults and distance counselling/teletherapy, as well as a COVID-19 resource page.

Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) - http://jetprogramme.org/en/mental-health-support/

JET was created in 1987, the online mental health service was established in partnership with CLAIR in 2015.
Jet participants can access an Online Counselling Service and Free-Dial Telephone Counselling Service. The Telephone service is available once per month on the third Wednesday of the month from 5:30pm to 9:00 pm.

Korea:

Seoul Counselling Centre - https://seoulcounseling.com/services/

Licensed internationally in the US, Canada, and Korea. Its aim is to improve the lives of expats, international students, returning and local Koreans looking for new ways to overcome the challenges of life.

Adaptable Human Solutions - https://ahskorea.com/onlinecounseling/

Founded by Noreen Jaden, offers a number counsellors who live globally (but have resided or currently reside in South Korea) available here: https://ahskorea.com/team/
AHS offers counselling and therapy for individuals, AHS also offers corporate Employee Development and Wellness services (Clinical Counselling Services, Critical Incident Stress Management, Executive Coaching and Leadership Development, Training Modules).

Malaysia:

Relate Malaysia - https://relate.com.my

Relate Malaysia is an organization that raises public awareness of mental health and to destigmatize mental illness, as well as conduct research and desing policy recommendations that promote access to treatment and improve quality of treatment.
Partners and advisors available here: https://relate.com.my/about/partners-and-advisors/
Offers individual psychotherapy services in Malay, Chinese, and English as well as a podcast about psychology and emotional wellness

ReKindle Therapy - https://www.rekindletherapy.com

Operating since 2010, offers services for individual, familial, and couples of all ages. Clinicians are mental health professionals with complementary subsidies (clinical psychologists, family therapists, etc.).
Offers psychological tests and therapy services.

Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association - https://miasa.org.my/blog/counselling-services/

MIASA was founded in 2017 and is a Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support NGO based in Selangor. Its aim is to promote awareness of mental health, to address and clarify misconceptions on mental health issues while providing support for peers and caregivers.
Offers individual, group, and family counselling services for MIASA members and non-members for purchase, as well as therapeutic assessment.

InPsych Psychological and Counselling Services http://www.inpsych.com.my

Created in 2015 and provides both in-person and online services. Located in Kuala Lumpur.
InPsych is a psychological centre which provide services that targets prevention, treatment, and restoration of wellbeing.

The Help Talk https://www.thehelptalk.com

Help Talk is an online counselling platform for licensed or registered therapists.
Provides online therapy with a qualified counsellor or psychologist at affordable rates for those in Malaysia

Singapore

Safe Space https://safespace.sg

Safe Space was created to be a safe space to strengthen mental resilience through tele-therapy support and preventative mental health educated. Supported by Ngee Ann Poly, Blue Chilli, Toteboard, and the Health Promotion Board.
Offers online counselling for personal issues, relationships, financial issues, and career.

eCounselling Centre (eC2) https://www.ec2.sg/user/login

Free counselling chat room for youth and adults run by the not-for-profit service eGen.
eGen was founded and is operated by a team of staff from Project 180 (Youth Services)
Runs Mon-Friday (2:00-5:30pm) and offers a helpline. During COVID-19, also offers quick chat to speak with a counsellor (10:00-12:00, 2:00-5:00)

Care Corner Hotline Counselling https://www.carecorner.org.sg/boardofdirectors

Care Corner Singapore Ltd was founded in 1981, and works in partnership with Agency for Integrated Care, Community Chest, Ministry of Social and Family Development and the National Council of Social Service. Care Corner is governed by a Board of Directors.
The hotline Offers mental health counselling from trained volunteers in Mandarin. It operates daily from 10 am to 10 pm excluding holidays.
Also offers psychotherapy and counselling.

Thailand:

iStrong Mental Health https://istrong.center/

iStrong is a privately held, non-governmental, organization established to help people, family, and corporate members with their happiness and mental health. The organization was founded in 2016.
Participants can meet with a psychologist through chat or through video (pay-for-service). Also offers family counselling and psychology workshops

One Man Counselor - https://www.onemancounselor.com/&usg=ALkJrhhSp2qk_EW3WU4T8sGEgJZq79NMHg

Participant can access a psychologist in person, through videocall, call, or through chat. Pay-for-service approach.

United States of America:

Innopsych: https://www.innopsych.com/about

Founded by F. Jackman, a licensed psychologist of Barbadian heritage. Their aim is to reduce the stigma of therapy in communities of colour.
Offers therapy for BIPOC identifying individuals with therapists who are people of colour.
Also offers a variety of online mental health resources (guided meditations, crisis resources, online panels focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic for communities of colour)

Inclusive Therapists - https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/reduced-fee-virtual-teletherapy

Offering reduced fees for teletherapy
Aims to centre the needs for marginalized populations, including BIPOC, the LGBTQ+ community, neurodivergent people and people with disabilities.

Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction (CARMHA)