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Adult Short-Term Counselling - Sunshine Coast

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If there is a life-threatening safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.

Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433

BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Indigenous Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717

Harm reduction: Toward the Heart 

Mental health and substance use counsellors provide short-term individual and group therapy for adults with moderate to severe mental health and substance use concerns. These services are time-limited with the goal of reducing problematic symptoms, improving self-management skills, and increasing quality of life.

Types of support available

Adult Short-Term Counselling

Mental Health and Substance Use Counsellors provide individual (eight to 10 sessions) and group therapy for adults with moderate to severe mental health and substance use concerns. These services are time-limited with the goals of:

  • reducing problematic symptoms, 
  • improving self-management skills, and 
  • increasing quality of life. 

Adults, 19 years and older, can refer themselves to this service, or be referred by someone else, either by writing, phoning, or dropping by the Sunshine Coast Mental Health and Substance Use Central Intake. 

Single Session Walk-In Service

Single Session Walk-In Services are available for adults aged 19 years of age or older who are looking for mental health support. People who are already attached to a MHSU team/clinician are also welcome to access this service as an opportunity to have added support in addition to the services they are already receiving. 

Call for availability - Phone (604) 885-6101  

Psychiatry 

Psychiatrists provide assessment, treatment, and consultation services. Physician referrals only to access consult services.  

Hours of operation

Currently open
  • Monday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday:   8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday:   Closed
  • Sunday:   Closed

How to get here

Sunshine Coast Mental Health & Substance Use Services are in the Mental Health Buildings on Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital Grounds.

Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital

Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital is a 38-bed facility in Sechelt that also serves the communities of Langdale, Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Halfmoon Bay and Pender Harbour.

Mental Health and Substance Use Outpatient Services

Mental health outpatient services provide assessment, consultation and time-limited group therapy treatment to adults.