If you have a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner at the OCCHC:
The Oxford County Community Health Centre provides a range of mental health and addiction resources and supports. If you are a rostered patient of the CHC with an assigned medical care provider (Doctor or Nurse Practitioner), please inquire directly with your provider.
Mental Health Counselling
- Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps to determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.
- Counselling can be a supportive resource for helping clients to cope more easily with day-to-day life and work towards personal goals.
- Some common concerns that clients often seek support for in counselling include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma
- Grief
- Relationship challenges
Addiction and Substance Use Counselling
- Substance use counselling can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge needed to recover from addiction.
- Substance use counselling involves the facilitation of education, skills development, and mental health interventions by a qualified counselling professional, helping individuals to understand and change behaviours that maintain cycles of addiction.
If you do NOT have a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner at the OCCHC:
Oxford County has several options for free counselling in the community. If you are employed or a student full time, you may also have options through an Employee Assistance Program or through extended benefits.
Mental Health Counselling:
- Oxford Talk in Counselling offers single sessions at multiple locations and times. No referral is necessary, appointments are available over phone, in person and virtual. Prebooking is required.
Community-based Addiction and Substance Use Counselling
- We can help connect you to substance use counselling support in the community. Simply drop in to the RAAM (Rapid Access Addiction Medical Clinic) at 35 Metcalf Street (Suite 301) on Monday mornings and Tuesday afternoons.
If you are in need of immediate support:
- Reach Out is a free, 24/7, confidential mental health and addictions support line. Please call or text 519 433 2023 (toll free calling 1 866 933 2023)
- Kids Help Phone is a free, 24/7 confidential support line for kids, teens and young adults. Please call 1 800 668 6868