Counselling Resources

We've compiled a list of resources to help you connect with support on campus and in the Greater Victoria community.

Emergency and after-hours support

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911, then Campus Security at 250-370-3075. If you need urgent support after-hours, contact:

Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888 (24 hour phone support)
National Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988 (24 hour phone support)
1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-784-2433 (24 hour phone support)
BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789 (no area code needed)(24 hour phone support)
Here2Talk: 1-877-857-3397 (24 hour phone and chat counselling support for B.C. post-secondary students)
: 1-855-242-3310 (24 hour phone support for Indigenous People in Canada)
: 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868 (national 24-hour phone and text support)
: 1-800-588-8717 (24 hour phone support for Indigenous people in BC)
: 1-833-638-4722 (24 hour phone support for Metis People in B.C.)
provides text and chat support options (not 24 hours)
or can be reached through the Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888

On-campus supports

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250-370-3571 or 250-370-4925

Provides and Camosun student with confidential no-charge counselling service.
Lansdowne: 250-370-3590 • Interurban: 250-370-3868

A place for students to get support and information about clubs, events, services (U-Pass, Emergency Student Aid, Food Bank, Walk Safer, Book Swap, Housing Resources) and the student benefits package (including health and dental).
Campus Safety

Lansdowne: 250-370-3057 • Interurban: 250-370-4043

Delivers safety and security services to protect the college community.
Centre for Accessible Learning

Lansdowne: 250-370-3312 • Interurban: 250-370-4049

Coordinates supports and accommodations for students who self-identify with a diagnosed disability, including mental health.
Eyēʔ Sqȃ'lewen: Centre for Indigenous Education & Community Connections

Lansdowne: 250-370-3299 • Interurban: 250-370-4870

Offers support services and Indigenous programs for Indigenous students and provides links between 51�Թ�app, students, local Indigenous organizations, and First Nations communities.
Office of Student Support

250-370-3311

oss@camosun.ca

Provides information, support, resources, assistance with procedures, and connection to college and community services for any student who has experienced sexual violence or misconduct.
Ombudsperson

Lansdowne: 250-370-3405 • Interurban: 250-370-4444

An independent, impartial, and confidential service where students can go for assistance in dealing with conflicts or disputes on an informal basis.
Lansdowne: 250-370-3590 •&�Բ��;��Գٱ��ܰ��: 250-370-3868

Dedicated to providing and creating a safe and supportive environment for students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirited, Intersex, Agender/Asexual, or any of the other diverse members of the Pride community (LGBTQ2IA+) and their allies.
Lansdowne: 250-217-4568 • Interurban: 250-217-5029 (Text or call)

Walk Safer offers campus patrols and escorts from September 30 through April 22 from 6 to 10pm, Monday to Thursday. Located in the Fisher main foyer or the CBA main entrance.

Greater Victoria community resources

Can help with application forms for disability benefits, housing, human rights, and advocacy needs for people with disabilities.
AVI increases health equity by providing highly responsive, harm reduction-based HIV, hepatitis C, substance use, sexual health, mental health, and other community health services. Informed by the voices of people with lived experience.
Offers various supports to individuals within Southern Vancouver Island and the Outer Gulf Islands, including counselling on a sliding scale basis to those living in the Saanich Peninsula area.
Supports women impacted by violence and abuse to reclaim their lives through education, employment training and trauma-informed counselling.
Single point of access for mental health and/or substance use supports in Victoria.
Volunteer counsellors provide individual, couple and group counselling on a sliding scale basis.
– South Vancouver Island multidisciplinary community mental health team supports youth, adults and families impacted by eating disorders (requires doctor or nurse practitioner referral).
Provides various services including mental health and supportive counselling for adults.
Provides various supports including coverage for First Nations People to access mental health providers and Virtual Doctor of the Day Service.
Victoria

Provides free, confidential services to people aged 12 to 24, including primary health care, mental health support and counselling.
Lists resources, including shelters, for individuals facing homelessness or other barriers.
Provides essential services to Residential School Survivors and families experiencing intergenerational trauma.
Provides information and support to help immigrants and refugees reach their goals.
A single point of access to Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) services in Victoria.
Services for individuals living with severe chronic pain and those who support them (doctor referral required).
Pro-choice sexual health clinics, education programs and products. Includes pap tests, birth control, STI tests, pregnancy tests and more.
Counselling and group support for anyone who identifies as a man and has experienced trauma as a child or an adult. Access to Victim Services workers who can provide referrals and funding options.
Programs and services for people with mental illness, regardless of diagnosis, as well as services for family members and friends supporting their loved ones.
Offers various programs, including affordable counselling and employment support to individuals, couples and families living on the West Shore.
Harm reduction, housing and health services for Indigenous folks who are unhoused, precariously housed, and/or who may be impacted by substance use.
Provides free, in-person legal advocacy for individuals facing income assistance, disability benefits, employment standards and tenancy issues.
Provides many services, including child care, brain injury services, and emergency and transitional housing for women leaving abusive relationships.
Provides mental health counselling to immigrants and refugees living in Canada on a sliding scale basis. Work with interpreters as needed.
List of resources for queer folks in and around Victoria.
Provides a range of services, including STI screening, contraception needs, management of miscarriage and unplanned pregnancy (abortion).
Helps with the settlement and adjustment of immigrants and refugees to Canada.
Offers free legal and outreach services to Indigenous People dealing with criminal and child protection matters.
A list of local walk-in clinics as well as family and maternity doctors accepting new patients.
Provides various forms of support to Indigenous people, including access to health services, addictions counselling and career/employment/education support.
Committed to supporting women and Trans survivors of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse through advocacy, counselling and empowerment. The Sexual Assault Clinic provides a confidential and welcoming environment for recent survivors of sexual assault to receive medical/forensic exams, crisis support and reporting/referral options.
Support for single parents, including free individual counselling sessions, mentoring and education.
Emergency shelter, 24 hour crisis line, court support and counselling services for women impacted by intimate partner violence.
Free, in-person mindfulness program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to learn and practice coping strategies for mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety.

Online resources and apps

Online tools and resources to recognize and manage anxiety.
Free app to help youth improve their mental health and manage their wellness journey.
Meditation and mindfulness app to help manage anxiety, lower stress and improve sleep.
Meditation and mindfulness app to reduce stress, have better focus and sleep better.
Free access to 24/7 counselling via app, phone and web support. For students registered at a BC post-secondary institution.
Online resource for mental health and substance use information, including screening tools.
Online information from Health Canada to support healthy eating, physical activity, pregnancy, mental health and sexual/reproductive health.
Provides global access to over 130 live online recovery meetings a week, including alcoholics and narcotics anonymous.
Free library of guided meditations
Free app using CBT tools to manage anxiety.

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BC post-secondary students can access free counselling 24/7 via app, phone and web.

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