Off-Campus Counselling Resources

This list of community counselling resources is designed to support you if you prefer to access counselling off campus or when you can’t access counselling in the Student Wellness Centre because it’s the end of the day or you need support when we aren’t open.

This article is updated at the beginning of every semester, and the information listed is accurate on the date it was published. We don’t always know right away when a community clinic changes its hours or services, but we will do our best to make sure we are accurate. It is possible that by the end of the term, some of the information will be outdated, but we are committed to making sure it is up-to-date at the start of ever academic semester.

If you are in crisis right now cannot keep yourself safe, call 911; the Suicide Crisis Helpline at 9-8-8; or Good2Talk at 866-925-5454.

For more information about mental health and medical support when we are closed, visit our Urgent and After-Hours Care page.

Are you a student on the:

Waterloo Campus
Brantford Campus
Milton Campus

WATERLOO

• Same-day appointments on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 177 Albert Street, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 470 Weber Street North
• FREE walk-in counselling for students registered at an Ontario university (use your Laurier email to validate your eligibility)

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health
400 Queen St S, Kitchener
519.743.6333

• Quick Response Drop-In Counselling for Adults (18 and over)
• from Monday to Friday
• Ongoing counselling with rates on a sliding scale and fully funded options

• Resources for local non-profit agencies offering ongoing and same-day appointments

• 24hr support line
• Counselling and ongoing support and advocacy

• Free, short-term CBT for adults experiencing depression and anxiety

BRANTFORD

SOAR Community Services
225 Fairview Drive, Brantford
519.759.7188 / 866.811.7188

• 24hr crisis line
• Same-day appointments from 2 to 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays

CMHA Brant Haldimand Norfolk
44 King Street, Suite 203, Brantford
519-752-2998

• Same-day appointments on Monday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Tuesdays from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Ontario Structured Psychotherapy - West
833.944.9966

• Free, short-term CBT for adults experiencing depression and anxiety

Sexual Assault Centre of Brant
519.751.3471

• 24hr crisis support
• Daily online chats and text support from 6 to 10 p.m.

MILTON

Thrive Counselling
400 Main Street East, Suite 207, Milton
905-845-3811

• A variety of programs including individual counselling and group programming
• Specialized programs for victims of intimate partner violence
• Free single-session walk-in counselling
• Many services are free or based on sliding-scale

COAST - 24/7 Crisis Support Line (CMHA Halton Region)
1-877-825-9011

• 24/7 support for mental health and intake for programming in Halton Region

CMHA Halton Direct Counselling Line
289-291-5396

• Free call-in counselling, and services for single-session counselling, group, and peer support

Ontario Structured Psychotherapy - West
833.944.9966

• Free, short-term CBT for adults experiencing depression and anxiety

SAVIS of Halton (Oakville)
1515 Rebecca St, Suite 227, Oakville (in the South Oakville Centre)
905-875-1555

• Free, confidential services and support to all survivors of violence 
• Individual and group counselling
• 24/7 crisis support