{"id":27,"date":"2026-04-08T19:57:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/chapter\/counselling-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:46:35","slug":"counselling-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/chapter\/counselling-2\/","title":{"raw":"Counselling","rendered":"Counselling"},"content":{"raw":"2SLGBTQIA+ friendly counselling providers, with an emphasis on free or low-cost services\n\nCatherine White Holman<\/a> Wellness Centre<\/a>\nFree hormone and surgery assessments, and ADHD assessments for trans and gender non-conforming people. Conducted over Zoom by trained counsellors.\n\nCarrier Sekani Family<\/a> Services<\/a>\nProvide free counselling to Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA+ adults aged 18+, and their families.\n\nFoundry BC<\/a>\nFree, virtual counselling for young people under 25 and their caregivers. Drop-in sessions or appointments are available.\n\nHere2Talk<\/a>\nFree, short-term counselling available by phone or text for post-secondary students. Call 1-877-857-3397, or access through the Here2Talk app.\n\nHealth Initiative for Men<\/a>\nFree and low-cost counselling option for 2SLGBTQIA+ men, and gender-diverse people. To book an appointment call 604-488-1001 (ext. 235) or send an email titled \u2018pilot\u2019 to counselling@checkhimout.ca\n\nKids Help Phon<\/a>e <\/a>\nFree, short-term counselling for youth available by phone or chat. Call 1-800-668-6868, or use their live chat service<\/a> between 4pm and 9pm.\n\nMind Map BC<\/a>\nA list of 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly counsellors and counselling groups, including free and low-cost options.\n\nSHER Vancouver<\/a>\nOffers limited, free counselling sessions for 2SLGBTQIA+ South Asians through No Fear Counselling. Email info@shervancouver.com for a referral, or more information.\n\nWhat\u2019s On Queer BC<\/a>\nA list of 2SLBTQIA+ friendly counsellors and counselling groups, including free and low-cost options.\n\nYouthspace<\/a>\nFree counselling for youth under 30 offered by professional youth and family counsellors. Fill out their contact form to request an appointment.\n\nVGH Smoking Cessation<\/a> Clinic<\/a>\nOffers counselling and support for smoking cessation. Call 604-875-4800 or email cessationclinic@vch.ca to book an appointment.","rendered":"

2SLGBTQIA+ friendly counselling providers, with an emphasis on free or low-cost services<\/p>\n

Catherine White Holman<\/a> Wellness Centre<\/a>
\nFree hormone and surgery assessments, and ADHD assessments for trans and gender non-conforming people. Conducted over Zoom by trained counsellors.<\/p>\n

Carrier Sekani Family<\/a> Services<\/a>
\nProvide free counselling to Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA+ adults aged 18+, and their families.<\/p>\n

Foundry BC<\/a>
\nFree, virtual counselling for young people under 25 and their caregivers. Drop-in sessions or appointments are available.<\/p>\n

Here2Talk<\/a>
\nFree, short-term counselling available by phone or text for post-secondary students. Call 1-877-857-3397, or access through the Here2Talk app.<\/p>\n

Health Initiative for Men<\/a>
\nFree and low-cost counselling option for 2SLGBTQIA+ men, and gender-diverse people. To book an appointment call 604-488-1001 (ext. 235) or send an email titled \u2018pilot\u2019 to counselling@checkhimout.ca<\/p>\n

Kids Help Phon<\/a>e <\/a>
\nFree, short-term counselling for youth available by phone or chat. Call 1-800-668-6868, or use their live chat service<\/a> between 4pm and 9pm.<\/p>\n

Mind Map BC<\/a>
\nA list of 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly counsellors and counselling groups, including free and low-cost options.<\/p>\n

SHER Vancouver<\/a>
\nOffers limited, free counselling sessions for 2SLGBTQIA+ South Asians through No Fear Counselling. Email info@shervancouver.com for a referral, or more information.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s On Queer BC<\/a>
\nA list of 2SLBTQIA+ friendly counsellors and counselling groups, including free and low-cost options.<\/p>\n

Youthspace<\/a>
\nFree counselling for youth under 30 offered by professional youth and family counsellors. Fill out their contact form to request an appointment.<\/p>\n

VGH Smoking Cessation<\/a> Clinic<\/a>
\nOffers counselling and support for smoking cessation. Call 604-875-4800 or email cessationclinic@vch.ca to book an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2333,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-27","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":20,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2333"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/27\/revisions\/28"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/20"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/27\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/vcc2slgbtqiastudentguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}