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The Cove Blog and Resources on all things therapy and wellness.
Blogs from the Team
So… You’re Considering a Career Change
Are you feeling stuck or unfulfilled in your job? Daydreaming about a new r…
Read More5 Myths About Therapy
Thinking about therapy myths is quite fun for me, for some reason. Perhaps …
Read MoreWhat I Love About IFS:
One therapist’s take on working with Internal Family Systems. The first tim…
Read More3 Reasons That Might Be Stopping You From Going To Therapy
There are many reasons that may be holding you back from going to therapy. …
Read MoreHow Do I Know if IFS is Right for Me?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an evidence-based, client-centred therapeu…
Read More5 Wellness Mistakes You Might be Making
1. Going to bed with your phone I know, I know. We all know. “It’s my alarm…
Read More“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”
― Leonard Cohen
Resources
Affordable Therapy Network (Link)
A Community Of Therapists Offering Low Cost & Sliding Scale Therapy Across Canada
Perinatal Wellbeing Ontario (Link)
Supports for Prenatal/Postnatal Mental Health
Anti-Black Racism & Mental Health Resources (PDF)
Mindfulness App for Sleep, Anxiety, and Stress (Link)
Insight Timer is the worlds largest free meditation app
Yoga with Adriene (Link – YouTube)
Our mission is to connect as many people as possible through high-quality free yoga videos. We welcome all levels, all bodies, all genders, all souls!
Self-Compassion Audio and Self-Guided Exercises (Link)
Worksheets offered by Nedra Tawwab (Link)
Free worksheets to download and share
6 Self-Help Sessions from Valley Centre for Counselling (Link)
Evidence-based tools to help beat anxiety and low mood
Crisis Resources
COAST Hamilton: (Link)
Support for Mental Health crisis in Hamilton
Barrett Centre for Crisis Support (Link)
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: (Link)
24/7 phone & text support.
Good2Talk: (Link)
24/7 phone, text, & Facebook Messenger support for post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia.
Kids Help Phone: (Link)
24/7 phone, text, & Facebook Messenger support for kids, teens, and young adults.
Gerstein Crisis Centre: (Link)
24/7 telephone support, in-person mobile crisis team, and access to short-term crisis beds.
LGBT Youthline: (Link)
Please note this is not a 24/7 service. Peer support is available by phone, text, and chat on Sunday-Friday, from 4:00-9:30 pm.
Trans Lifeline: (Link)
24/7 peer support hotline, run by trans people, for trans and questioning people.
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: (Link)
24/7 phone and chat support to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline: (Link)
24/7 phone and TTY crisis line to all women in Ontario who have experienced any type of abuse.
SACHA: (Link)
Support for survivors of sexual assault