If you need help now
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline. Call or text 9-8-8, any time, anywhere in Canada.
- Emergency. Call 9-1-1 or go to your nearest emergency department.
- Kids Help Phone. For young people: call 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868.
- Hope for Wellness Help Line. For Indigenous people across Canada: 1-855-242-3310, or chat at hopeforwellness.ca.
P.A.T.H. is not a crisis service. If you're a client and things feel urgent, please use the lines above rather than waiting for your therapist.
Finding a qualified therapist
Whoever you work with, it's worth checking that they're registered with a regulator or professional body. Most have a public register you can search by name. Depending on your province, that may include:
- your provincial college of psychologists
- your provincial college of social workers
- in Ontario, the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
- in British Columbia, the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
- across Canada, the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (for Canadian Certified Counsellors)
Your extended health plan can tell you which credentials it covers.
Psilocybin and the law in Canada
Psilocybin is a controlled substance in Canada and is not an approved treatment. This page is general information, not medical advice and not a recommendation to use any substance.
- Health Canada: psilocybin and magic mushrooms. Official information on legal status and risks.
- Health Canada: Special Access Program. How physicians can request access to drugs that aren't approved in Canada.
- Health Canada: Clinical Trials Database. Search for authorised clinical trials in Canada.
Questions about P.A.T.H.
For questions about our therapy services, see our Contact page.
