Counselling Services

https://students.ubc.ca/health/counselling-services

You can receive assistance with any mental health concerns through UBC Counselling Services. They offer online, phone, and in-person appointments for both initial consultations and follow-up sessions. Please check the location and open hours on their website.

Book an appointment by phone: 604 822 3811

Mental Health Crisis Support

If you or someone else needs immediate help: 

• Crisis Centre of BC: call, text, or chat online with a Crisis Line.

•  Visit your nearest emergency room

• Here2Talk: Immediate, 24/7 mental health support! Call (1-877-857-3397), chat, online, and app support are available. 

• Call 911

Meet a counsellor in your faculty

https://students.ubc.ca/health/counselling-services/embedded-counselling

Please find your embedded counsellor within your faculty or program here. They can provide support for the mental health concerns commonly experienced by students in these programs.

Peer Supports

• AMS Peer Support: One-on-one peer support is available for free to UBC students. Trained Peer Supporters are prepared to talk to you about academic stress, burnout, loneliness, depression, anxiety, substance use, mental health, relationship struggles, sexual violence, LGBTQ2S+ identity, grief and more.

• UBC Student Recovery Community (SRC) for addiction recovery

• Therapy Assistance Online (TAO): You can sign up for this mental health resource free with your UBC email. https://www.taoconnect.org/
• MindHealth BC: Online assessments and resources are available to support your mental health.

Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing program

If you self-identify as an Indigenous student, you can access counselling and community resources through the IMHW program.

Drop-in appointments and online forms are available. For hours and additional details, please call 604-822-3811. You can find more information here.

Additional Indigenous support and crisis resources

• Hope for Wellness Help Line: Get immediate mental health counselling by phone (1.855.242.3310) or online chat.
• Kuu-us Crisis Line Society: Get crisis support in British Columbia by calling toll-free at 1.800.588.8717.
• Métis Crisis Line: Call 1.833.638.4722 for immediate help if you are experiencing a crisis, or get help with relationship troubles, depression, anxiety, financial issues, bullying, and more.
• Indian Residential School Crisis Line: Call toll-free at 1.866.925.4419 for 24/7 emotional support available.

Student Health Service

• 2 clinics on the UBC Vancouver Campus
• Nurse on Campus booth
• Health Insurance options
• AMS/GSS student health benefits for counselling
• Tools to find health and wellness support provided by UBC. Answer a few questions, and this tool will find the available support options for you.
• UBC Health and Wellbeing website
• Exam Period Meditation Space: Each exam period, a room is reserved in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre to provide a quiet space for students. Upcoming sessions will be announced on this page.

Wellness Centre

• Drop by in person: visit the Wellness Centre info desk in the UBC Life Building.
• Submit the online form 
• Wellbeing training and education on Canvas

• UBC Recreation offers a wide range of activities, from drop-in fitness classes to swimming.
• Get active at home: find recorded virtual fitness classes, including options from Martial Arts to Yoga.