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Crisis numbers in Canada
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline, call or text, at any hour: Tel: 9-8-8 | Text: 9-8-8
- Kids Help Phone, for children and young adults: Tel: 1-800-668-6868 | Text: CONNECT to 686868
- Hope for Wellness Help Line, for Indigenous people: Tel: 1-855-242-3310
- National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: Tel: 1-866-925-4419
- All crisis lines in Canada
This page lists Black Depression Psychotherapists in Toronto. 5 in all.
That is 5 of the 60 psychotherapists listed in Toronto.
These are practitioners who identify as Black on their profile. It is their own answer to a profile question. We do not check it, and nothing here is ranked.
This list answers a request for a practitioner of the same race or ethnicity. Cabral and Smith found the match made almost no difference to treatment outcomes 1.
The request is usually narrower: a practitioner who will name race early, without you having to explain yourself. Some family therapy approaches recommend the therapist raise it near the start 2. You can ask a practitioner how they handle it.
How depression is treated
Effective psychological treatments include behavioural activation and cognitive behavioural therapy 3. Interpersonal psychotherapy and problem-solving therapy are also used.
Effective treatment exists for mild, moderate and severe depression. A depressive episode means low mood, or loss of interest in things you enjoyed. It lasts most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
Low mood after a loss or a hard year is not automatically a disorder, though support can help. Ask a practitioner what they would suggest, and why.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 4.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the practitioner's stated Black identity, the specialism recorded as Depression and the professional title psychotherapist.
Paying for therapy in Toronto
Do affordable options exist in Toronto?
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Downtown Clinics. Phone +1 416 535 8501. An official CAMH resource says OHIP covers outpatient psychotherapy given in hospital. Adults living in the Toronto catchment areas CAMH publishes can enter by referral through Access CAMH.
The Toronto page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
4 of the 5 have included their registration on their profile.
Who registers therapists in Canada?
Titles you will see include Registered Psychotherapist and psychothérapeute. The protected title is Registered Psychotherapist.
In Canada there is no national register: each province and territory licenses under its own law. See the Canada page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Asian Depression Psychotherapists in Toronto
- Depression Psychotherapists in Toronto
- Female Depression Psychotherapists in Toronto
- Male Depression Psychotherapists in Toronto
- Black Depression Social Workers in Toronto
- Black Anxiety Psychotherapists in Toronto
- Black Couples Psychotherapists in Toronto
- Black Family Psychotherapists in Toronto
- All therapists listed in Toronto (180)
- Couples therapy, Toronto
References
[2] Integrative Systemic Therapy in Practice, pp. 71-72, citing Kelly et al. (2020). Cultural humility, cultural competence and the therapeutic alliance.
[3] World Health Organization. Depressive disorder (depression).
[4] National Health Service (United Kingdom). Talking therapies.
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