If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
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 Social Workers in Toronto. 33 in all.
What social work covers, from counselling to housing and income
Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title social worker. Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline 1. It promotes social change, cohesion and the empowerment of people.
The training emphasises the systems around a person. Housing, income, schooling, child protection and family conflict are part of it.
In mental health that often means talking work alongside practical support. Ask a practitioner what parts of your situation they would work on.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the professional title social worker.
What therapy costs here
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.
4 of these social workers offer a sliding scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a social worker provide therapy?
Yes. Social workers are among the professionals who practise psychotherapy2. Titles and scope vary: clinical social worker, registered social worker, and others. Ask a practitioner what therapy training they hold beyond their social work qualification.
What is the difference between a social worker and a counsellor?
The training differs more than the session does. Social work promotes social change, social cohesion and the empowerment of people1. That training takes in the systems around a person: housing, income, schooling, child protection.
A counsellor's training centres on the conversation. Ask which parts of your situation a practitioner would work on.
Can a social worker prescribe medication?
No. Where medication is part of the question, a social worker refers to a doctor. Ask a practitioner who they would refer you to.
What should I ask before booking?
Ask about credentials and experience, whether the practitioner has a specialty, and what approach they use. Ask whether they have experience with your age group and your difficulty. In private practice, also ask what part of the work is therapy and what part is practical support.
The Toronto page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
29 of the 33 have included their registration on their profile.
The areas of focus listed most often here are Anxiety (23), Mood Disorder (19) and Relationship Issues (18).
Who registers therapists in Canada?
The protected title you will see is Registered Social Worker.
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
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References
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