Low Cost Counselling - For Individuals, Couples and Groups in Victoria

Provided by Greater Victoria Citizens’ Counselling Centre

Offers affordable counselling for adult individuals, couples & groups in Greater Victoria.
The Greater Victoria Citizens’ Counselling Centre offers affordable and accessible counselling to adult residents of Greater Victoria provided by volunteer counsellors. Counselling appointments are available throughout the week from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM for individual counselling, couples counselling, and Psychoeducational Groups. The Centre offers up to 11 sessions over a 15-week period for individual or couples counselling, all by appointment only. If individuals requesting counselling can be more appropriately served elsewhere, referral information will be offered.

Top Presenting Issues:
  • Self esteem
  • Identity issues
  • Depression / grief & loss
  • Addictions (past or present)
  • Stress / anxiety / panic attacks
  • Relationship / communication
  • Physical / emotional abuse (past or present)

The Citizens’ Counselling Centre has a sliding fee scale based on family/household income, ranging from as low as $10 up to $70 per session.

How to Access Services
  • Call the Centre to make a counselling request at 250-384-9934 between 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Monday to Friday (leave a voicemail after hours for a call back)
  • Initial intake phone call will take about 10-15 minutes where available services are discussed in reference to individual needs
  • An Intake Form will be emailed you; once completed and returned you are placed on the counselling waitlist (typically 2 months)
  • The Centre connects with individuals when they are nearing the top of the waitlist to reconfirm availability and preferences
  • The counsellor will call the individual within a couple weeks to book the first session

250-384-9934

Public email: connect@citizenscounselling.com

Website: https://citizenscounselling.com...

941 Kings Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 1W7

Phone Line Hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (closed for lunch from 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM).
Counselling Appointments are available throughout the week from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
Wheelchair accessible by arrangement; please advise of requirements during intake call.

Cost: Fees may apply

Availability

Service area: Brentwood Bay, Langford, North Saanich, Saanich, Saanichton, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria + show cities

Service area cities: Brentwood Bay, Langford, North Saanich, Saanich, Saanichton, Sidney, Sooke, and Victoria

Ways to Access
  • After Hours Services
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at a single location
  • Provided in a group in-person

The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

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community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

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  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Email
  4. In which city/town do you work?
  5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
  7. Office Phone

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