Counselling and Treatment - Mental Health
Provides publicly funded evidence-based, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and related approaches to Ontarians with depression, anxiety, and anxiety-related conditions. OSP includes CBT-based services ranging from self-administered strategies (like BounceBack with support from a coach or therapist) to weekly, one-on-one or group therapy, using a stepped care approach.
Referrals are accepted from Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, mental health professionals and self-referral.
Referrals are through Ontario Shores Central Intake.
Inclusion Criteria:
Completed Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score above 4
Completed Generalized Anxiety Assessment Scale (GAD-7)
Agreeable to attending weekly appointments with a therapist and completing practice assignments between sessions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient is actively suicidal and with impaired coping skills and/or has attempted suicide in the past 6 months.
- Patient poses a high risk to themselves, risk to others, or is at a significant risk of self-neglect.
- Patient has symptoms of acute mania, active psychosis.
- Patient has a diagnosis of a severe/complex personality disorder.
- Patient has moderate to severe impairment in cognitive function (e.g. dementia) or moderate/severe impairment due to a developmental disability of learning disability.
- Patient’s problematic use of substances impacts their ability to actively participate in CBT.
- Patient has a moderate to severe eating disorder
http://www.ontarioshores.ca/accessing-care/make-referral-ontario-shores
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences - Whitby - Gordon Street
Website
700 Gordon Street
Whitby
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Main Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Evening hours vary.
Central Access - FAX: 905-430-4000
Central Access - Toll Free: 877-767-9642