Resources
This page is for informational purposes and is not an exhaustive intended to diagnose or treat any mental health or medical issues.
Kingston Resources
Crisis Helplines
Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK)
TALK is a confidential distress information and befriending line. TALK will listen to your problems, whatever they may be. Their hours of operation are 7:00 pm to 3:00 am every night. Call 613-544-1771.
Group counselling and self-defense courses are available.
They provide accompaniment to the hospital, doctor, or police if wanted.
Call the 24-hour crisis line at 613-544-6424 or 1-(877)-544-6424
Addiction and Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Phone Line: 613-544-4229
Toll Free: 1-866-616-6005
Free or Low-Cost Counseling
A free program to help people tackle depression and anxiety.
Maltby Centre for Children and Youth
Sexual Assault Centre Services
(confidential counselling to survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment and child sexual abuse). Business line is 613-545-0762
Other Resources
Helping Depression and Anxiety
Podcast: “The Creative Psych Podcast” by Samantha Osborne
"Feeling Good" by David D. Burns, M.D.
"Learned Optimism" by Martin E. P. Seligman
"The Anti-Anxiety Workbook" by Martin M. Antony & Peter J. Norton
Support: "To Write Love on Her Arms"- Presenting hope for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide
Resource: University of Michigan - Depression Center Toolkit
Self-Esteem
"The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown
"Daring Greatly" by Brené Brown
Relationships
"Boundaries" by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
"The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman
"Attached" by Amir Levine
"After the Affair" by Janis A. Spring
"Women Who Love Too Much" by Robin Norwood
"The Dance of Anger" by Harriet Lerner
Test: Find Your Attachment Style by Diane Poole Heller
Trauma
My Grandmother’s Hands - Resmcaa Menakem
The Sexual Healing Journey - Wendy Maltz
Wherever You Go There You Are - Jon Kabat Zinn
Lifting Heavy Things - Laura Khoudari
Dissociation Made Simple - Jamie Marich
Complex PTSD Workbook - Arielle Schwartz
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay Gibson