Confident Parents: Thriving Kids — Anxiety
A free web and phone-based coaching program helping BC families overcome anxiety challenges in children ages 3–12.
Visit resourceMental health resources to lean on.
Practical, trustworthy supports for anxiety, school stress, motivation, identity, and everyday mental health—a companion to counselling, not a replacement.
If you need help now
Vancouver Island Crisis Line
Please call if you're experiencing a mental health crisis or are worried about someone else. They offer immediate support and can connect you with additional local services. Phone, text, and chat options are available.
1-888-494-3888 vicrisis.ca
Also available across Canada:
Call or text 988
for suicide crisis support, 24/7.
Local Supports
Vancouver Island & BC Resources
Free and low-cost supports across Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
Discovery Youth & Family Substance Use Services
Free community counselling for youth (13–19) struggling with substance use and support for families.
Visit resourceIsland Sexual Health
Community health clinics providing inclusive sexual health care, education, and wellness services.
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Reading • Videos
Learn and explore
Reputable readings and videos for teens, parents, and anyone wanting to understand mental health better.
Anxiety Canada
Strategies, articles, worksheets and self-help resources for understanding and managing anxiety.
Visit resourceKelty Mental Health Resource Centre
Trusted information from BC Children's Hospital covering ADHD, anxiety, sleep, trauma, grief, OCD, medications, substance use and much more.
Visit resourceSelf-Regulation Strategies with Katie Zelinski
Practical occupational therapy strategies that help kids and teens understand and manage emotions.
Visit resourceCoaching Teens to Recognize & Manage Emotions
Guidance for parents and caregivers on helping teens name, understand and work with their emotions.
Visit resourceEmotional Intelligence from a Teenage Perspective
A TED-style talk exploring emotional intelligence from the perspective of a young person.
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Apps
Tools for your pocket
Practical apps to support daily mental wellness.
Buddhify
On-the-go mindfulness and meditation exercises for stress, sleep, anxiety, difficult emotions and more.
Smiling Mind
Free guided mindfulness and meditation programs designed for children, teens and adults.
These resources are intended to complement counselling—not replace professional care. If something here resonates with you and you'd like support applying it to your own life, I'd be happy to help.
Want to talk it through?
Resources help — a conversation can go further.
If you're not sure which of these fits, a free 15-minute consultation is a good place to start. We can talk through what's going on and explore whether counselling feels like the right fit.