COUNSELLING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

These agencies offer free counselling and additional mental health supports.

  • Antigonish Women’s Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association

    Antigonish & Guysborough Counties; Women, girls, two spirit, trans, and non-binary people; 16+; Some programs are extended to family members, youth and survivors of sexual violence of all genders

  • Avalon Sexual Assault Centre

    HRM; Trans and cis women/girls, and non-binary people; 16+

  • CaperBase - Access 808

    Cape Breton; All Gender Inclusive; 16-24

  • Colchester Sexual Assault Centre

    Colchester, Cumberland, East Hants &
    Pictou Counties; All Gender Inclusive; 16+; Counselling therapists can meet with youth 12-15 years old on a case-by-case basis with parent/guardian consent. 

  • Elevate Her

    Nova Scotia Wide; Trans and cis women/girls and their families; 12+

  • Family Service of Eastern Nova Scotia

    Eastern Nova Scotia; All Gender Inclusive; 6+

  • Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre

    HRM; Mental Health and Substance Use Counsellor All Gender Inclusive; 18+ Urban, Indigenous; Victim Support Navigator Trans and cis women 18+ Urban, Indigenous.

  • Naomi Society

    Antigonish and Guysborough Counties; Women, Men, adolescence and children.

  • Jane Paul Indigenous Women’s Resource Centre

    Cape Breton; Trans and cis women/girls; 16+; Indigenous Only

  • The Peoples' Counselling Clinic

    Nova Scotia Wide; All Genders; Age 16+

  • Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centre

    Pictou County; Trans and cis women/girls

  • Second Story Women’s Centre

    Lunenburg & Queens Counties; Trans and cis women/girls, and non-binary people; Gender-oppressed people; All ages

  • Tri-County Women’s Centre

    Digby, Shelburne & Yarmouth Counties; Trans and cis women/girls; All ages.