RICHARD SEMBERA, M.ED. (COUNSELLING), RP, CCC

In Case of Emergency

Please call 911 if there is immediate danger to yourself or someone else.

Crisis Lines

988 Suicide Crisis Helpline (available 24/7).

For Québec residents: 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553; available 24/7).

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (available 24/7).

Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 (offers 24/7 mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada).

Trans Lifeline: 1-877-330-6366.

Local Services

Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario.

Family Services Ottawa.

Professional Organizations

• The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.

• The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

• The Canadian Psychoanalytic Society, Québec English Branch.

• The Canadian Psychoanalytic Society.

• The International Psychoanalytical Association.

General Interest

Jonathan Shedler has written many erudite articles on the efficacy of psychoanalytic treatment versus the so-called evidence-based treatment modalities.