Teen Counselling (13+)

Counselling for youth ages 13+ to explore mental health, identity, relationships, and personal growth in a supportive, non-judgmental space.

Services Offered

Rapid Access

Counselling

Connect with a counsellor, often within a week, for a single session counselling appointment to help gain direction with an ongoing challenge or to support a current crisis.

Costs:

  • Pay what you can

Serving:

  • For all ages who are looking for single-session, change-focused counselling.

Available in English Only

Supportive

Counselling

Confidential, solutions-focused counselling support for a range of sexual health, relationship, and identity-related concerns.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Individuals (13+) looking to explore identity, relationships, sexual health, and pregnancy options.

Available in English Only

Counselling for

Youth

Affirming and inclusive youth counselling sessions that use creative, flexible approaches like art, movement, mindfulness, and nature to support emotional well-being.

Costs:

  • Low-cost, sliding scale structure (starting at $35 per session)

Serving:

  • Youth (ages 12-24) seeking support, including those identifying as 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC.

Available in English Only

Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM)

Support for those experiencing a challenge with substance use, including medication, peer support, counselling, and groups.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Individuals seeking support for opioid, or other substance use.

Available in English Only

Online & In-Person

Counselling

Counselling sessions specializing in workplace stress and burnout, family relationships, health, children, parenting, ADHD, anxiety, and depression.

Costs:

  • Sliding scale fee based on different personal factors like income and circumstance

Serving:

  • All ages and demographics seeking support with emotional, mental health, or life challenges

Available in Multiple Languages

Helping youth in Calgary navigate emotional, behavioural, and social challenges through play-based, developmental, and attachment-focused therapy.

Costs:

  • $97 - $220 per session

Serving:

  • Children experiencing emotional, social, and behavioural life changes.

Available in English Only

Youth

Counselling

Providing culturally sensitive youth counselling for youth to help manage stress, build resilience, and develop healthy coping skills in a convenient and accessible format.

Costs:

  • This is a free service

Serving:

  • Youth African, Caribbean, and Black girls (aged 12-17) who have arrived to Canada in the last five years and are looking to explore their unique feelings and mental health needs.

Available in Multiple Languages

Newcomer Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (NTCI)

Single-session crisis intervention provided within 24 hours, followed by four weekly general counselling sessions to help stabilize clients experiencing psychological distress.

Costs:

  • This is a free service.

Serving:

  • Youth (12+) and Adults experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis, struggling with overwhelming feelings, or seeking emotional awareness and resilience.

Available in Multiple Languages

WHAT TO EXPECT

How  does it work?

Choose and book a session.

  You provide brief information on this secure site. Then choose the counselling time that works for you.   

Receive Confirmation.

You will receive an email confirmation. At your appointment time, the counsellor will call you. 

Your Counselling Session.

One 45-90-minute counselling session may be enough to address your needs. Other support options can also be discussed during your session.

Fee Structure


Community Connect YYC is committed to ensuring community members get the help they need when they need it, with as few barriers as possible, including finances. Some services found on the site are offered at no cost, some on a sliding scale basis, and others with a model that allows you to choose your own session fee. Every partner organization ensures that finances will never get in the way of accessing the service you need. For more information on the specific fee model of the service you selected, please review the service description or speak to the service provider with whom you book.

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