Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Evidence-based model of therapy that helps people learn and use new skills and strategies so that they build lives they feel are worth living
MindShift CBT
Help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of anxiety
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Distress Tolerance Skills
Six skill guide to navigate emotional crisis
Mental Health & Addictions Resources
Wellness Together Canada offers free live counseling through Homewood Health, 24 hours a day. Other courses and articles included on the website.
Wellness Together Canada
Connection to mental health and substance use support, resources, and counselling with a mental health professional. Options of self-assessment, health metric tracking, self-guided interventions, online community of support and coaching, and counselling one to one.
BounceBack
Skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association. Designed to help youth and adults 15+ to manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone through a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your mental wellness.
Togetherall - Online peer-to-peer support community
Anonymous online safe space to talk, share and support others: self-assessments & recommended resources, creative tools to help express how you feel, wide range of self-guided courses to do at your own pace
Pain U Online
Learning modules to help patients manage their pain: pain education, goal setting, mood and anxiety, pacing and physical activity, medication management, communication, energy, lifestyle & alternatives, headaches
Opioids Clinical Primer - Patient-Oriented Handouts (machealth)
Educational handouts on naloxone, RAAM clinics, opioids indications and safety, opioid use disorder and buprenorphine
Managing Chronic Pain - Opioids Clinical Primer (machealth)
1 didactic course - Mental Health, Chronic Pain, and Substance Use: Addressing the Connections. Understand how mental health conditions and a history of trauma may contribute to and complicate management of pain and substance use disorders.
Depression & Anxiety Screen (PHQ-9 & GAD-7)
Tools used for screening and grading severity of symptoms. - PHQ-9 screens for Major Depressive Disorder - GAD-7 screens for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Background Birdsong for Mindful Meditation
Youtube track of birdsong - great background track for mindful meditation.
6 Breathing Exercises to Relax in 10 Minutes or Less
Overworked, underslept or feeling the pressure? There are plenty of ways to find calm without investing in a four-hand spa massage. All you need is lungs, your breath and 10 minutes or less.
Self Guided Nature Walk
Some people may wonder, "If I don't have a guide, how can I take myself out on a forest therapy walk?" Forest Therapy Guide Nadine Mazzola gives us a glimpse of a first-hand experience of a self-guided walk.