The Distress Centre, in partnership with Calgary OutLink - Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity is offering the 1-877-OUT IS OK phone line. This line provides 24 hour support, information and referral to members of the GLBTQ community, their family, and their friends. Peer support is provided during select hours of the day.
P: LGBTQ Support Line 1-877-OUT IS OK (1-877-688-4765)
Admin (403) 266-1601 Web: www.distresscentre.ab.ca
Calgary
Dr. Gene Flessati
Gene is a
Clinical Psychologist at the Calgary Health Region’s Sunridge
Community Mental Health Care Centre (Primary Mental Health Care).
His interests include the assessment and treatment of anxiety and
panic, stress, depression, and relationship difficulties.
He has a strong interest in sexual orientation issues and offers
sexual minority affirmative counselling for GLBTT
individuals. Services are available without cost to the individual.
Dr Gene Flessati
Primary Mental
Health Care
Sunridge Adult
Community Mental Health Care Centre
Support services for people affected
with HIV / AIDS, an info line, counseling, referrals, support groups,
preventive education programs, a resource centre, speakers bureau,
Gay Men's Outreach Crew (GMOC), advocacy and public awareness.
Kids Help Phone provides counselling
services to young people between the ages of five and 20 and help
adults aged 21 and older find the counselling services they need.
We don't trace calls, we don't use
call display and we never call callers back.
Young people who contact Kids Help
Phone can speak with a professional counsellor over the phone or
online (through the “Ask a Counsellor” feature). They can also log
on to the website to: access information about a wide range of
subjects; read questions from other kids and benefit from the
counsellors' responses; express themselves by posting letters
written but never sent, telling their story or talk about good and
bad things in the "Fishheads and Flowers" section.
Dr. Sloane is a chartered psychologist and
is very familiar with transgender and transsexual issues. She deals
with the following topics: Women’s Issues, Self Esteem, Depression,
Anxiety, Abuse Issues, Gender Identity, Stress Reduction, Family
Violence, Gay Positive, Anger Issues, Relationships, EMDR.
1218-10 Ave. SE, Calgary, Alberta
P: (403) 262-5340
Calgary
The Support Network
The
Support Network strengthens individuals, families and the community,
especially those who are experiencing crisis or distress, through
support, information and education.
Our programs are:
Distress Line
482-HELP (4357)
Supportive listening, crisis intervention and referrals for people
coping with stressful situations (including abuse, violence &
suicide)
211
Get Help - Give Help - Dial 211
A single point of access to information on human services, community
programs and volunteering.
Web: www.211edmonton.info
Walk-In Counseling
P: (403) 482-0198
Individual, couple, and family counseling
No appointment - first come, first served No fee
Suicide Bereavement
Individual or group support for anyone who is grieving a loss to
suicide
Debriefing for schools, agencies, or businesses after a suicide
Suicide bereavement workshops- No fee.
