Source: Statistics Canada
Over 1.3 million Canadians have unmet mental health care needs each year — and cost is the number one barrier.
We aim to remove that barrier in three simple steps:
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Our work is made possible through partnerships with compassionate, licensed mental health practitioners who choose to offer reduced rates so more people can access long-term counselling.
In return, we provide guaranteed, on-schedule payments, ensuring practitioners are always supported, respected, and fairly compensated.
Their generosity directly expands our capacity; without them, countless clients would go without the care they deserve.
See “Practitioners” for more information.
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Applying for fully funded counselling is easy. After filling out our online form, applicants sign a brief waiver, and then we add them to our first-come, first-served waitlist. This ensures everyone is treated fairly and matched with a practitioner as soon as possible.
See “Free Therapy” for more information.
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Once a client reaches the top of the queue, we connect them with one of our affiliated counsellors, ensuring a seamless start to their healing journey. From there, they receive ongoing counselling for as long as they need, with no arbitrary limits—just consistent, compassionate support every step of the way.
Testimonies from people who we’ve helped:
“What drew me to Access to Therapy was the description of what I read on the Meetup Website.
I wanted to meet new people in similar situations as I was/am experiencing with regards to depression, anxiety.
I like that I am listened to and given relevant information to deal with what I’m experiencing but not in a clinical way. Carter and the participants share and listen to each person with feedback and some share if a particular topic resonates with him/her.
I look forward to this group each month and to meet new people.”-Patricia, Winnipeg, MB
“Access to Therapy connected me with a free counselling program at a time in my life when I truly needed support but couldn’t afford it. I was in a really difficult place, and I honestly don’t know how I would’ve started this journey without their help. The process was smooth and compassionate, and I was matched with an incredible counsellor who has walked alongside me through some of the hardest moments. This experience has been deeply healing in ways that are hard to put into words, and I’m so grateful."-Nakita, Victoria, BC
“I am very very grateful for Access to Therapy. I had been seeking a therapist for years, feeling stuck and lost in life, knowing I needed to talk to someone who could put my feelings into perspective. But as a single Mom on disability, there was no money to pay for it.
When I saw a poster for Access to Therapy in my local grocery store, I knew it was meant to be.
I have been connected with my therapist, thanks to Access to Therapy, for 14 weeks now and I have made progress I was never able to make in 10 years of trying to heal on my own.
Thank you Access to Therapy for your amazing, supportive service.”