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# Resources for Low Cost Therapy
# & Free Download EMDR Protocols
## Leaf Light Therapy
Evidence-based EMDR therapy protocols & worksheets, and curated resources for psychotherapy professionals and clients.
## Distress Lines and Hot Lines
### **Free Crisis Support:**
**Distress Centres of Greater Toronto**
[dcogt.com](https://dcogt.com/) 416-408-4357 (24/7)
**Multilingual Distress Line**: 905 -459-7777 (M-F, 10am-10pm. Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu)
**Gerstein Centre Crisis Line** (24 hr):416-929-5200
**Talk Suicide Canada**
[talksuicide.ca,](https://talksuicide.ca/)1-833-456-4566 or text 45645 (24/7)
**Wellness Together Canada**
[wellnesstogether.ca](https://wellnesstogether.ca/) Nationwide
**CMHA Toronto**
[cmhato.org](https://cmhato.org/) (416) 789-7957
**City of Toronto – 211 Referral Line**
[211ontario.ca,](https://211ontario.ca/) Dial 211 (24/7), Free referrals to community resources.
## **[List of International Crisis Lines](https://www.suicidestop.com/call_a_hotline.html)**
## Free Therapy Resources
Community based:
- [The Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour](https://www.sniwwoc.ca/mental-health) (Free, income based limit of sessions)
- [Toronto Community Psychotherapy and Counselling Centre](https://www.torontopsychotherapy.org/free-counselling-services) (Free, Income based, 6 sessions)
- [Thrive Counselling Org](https://thrivecounselling.org/services/walk-in-counselling/)(Free, Walk-in clinic for Halton area)
- [The Medical Clinic for Person-Centred Psychotherapy](https://www.medicalpsychclinic.org/)(*OHIP covered, Referral required, mostly up to 10, long waitlist*)
- [Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada](https://www.mdpac.ca/cgi/page.cgi/Public/find-a-psychotherapist.html)*(OHIP covered, Referral required, mostly up to 10, long waitlist) *
- [Toronto Psychoanalytic Society & Institute](https://torontopsychoanalysis.com/finding-therapy/) (*MDs are OHIP covered, Referral required, mostly up to 10, long waitlist*)
- [Non-Insured Health Benefits Program](https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/services/first-nations-inuit-health/non-insured-health-benefits/benefits-information/non-insured-health-benefits-nihb-program-general-information-questions-answers-first-nations-inuit-health-canada.html)*(First Nations & Inuit)*
- [Lumenus “What’s Up?” Walk‑In Clinic](https://www.lumenus.ca/programs-and-services/whats-up-walk-in/) (Walk-in, free, age 0-26 & Caregivers)
- [Lumenus MLSE Launchpad](https://www.lumenus.ca/programs-and-services/mlse-launchpad/): free Walk‑in, age 6–29)
- [One Stop Talk](https://onestoptalk.ca/) (free, under 18)
- [Wood Green](https://www.woodgreen.org/programs/walk-in-counselling-wic) (Free, walk-in, up to a certain number of sessions)
- [Family Service Toronto](https://familyservicetoronto.org/our-services/programs-and-services/walk-in-clinic/) (Free, individual and couples, Walk-in, downtown Toronto, up to 3 then lower priority in the queue)
## Low Cost Therapy Resources
Student clinics, usually $25-$100 per session, please check the latest fee with the clinic, the fee below may be outdated:
- [Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis ($5-25)](https://ticp.ca/ticp-community-clinic/for-health-care-professionals/)
- [Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy ($40-100)](https://www.tirp.ca/lowcost)
- [Centre for Training in Psychotherapy ($40-80)](http://ctp.net/ctp-referral-service/)
- [OISE Psychology Clinic ($40-80)](https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/psychology-clinic/adult-services)
- [OPC Referral Directory ($80-100)](https://referrals.psychotherapyandcounseling.ca/)
- [The Gestalt Clinic ($40-100)](https://gestalt.on.ca/low-cost-therapy-clinic/)
Commercial:
- [Open Path Psychotherapy Collective](https://openpathcollective.org/) ($75, possible to get lower fee with individual therapists)
- [Affordable Therapy Network](https://affordabletherapynetwork.com/) ($40-$120)
- [Hard Feelings ](https://www.hardfeelings.org/) ($50-100$)
## EMDR Detailed Protocols for Therapists
### The EMDR Detailed Protocols Pdf file, which is edited and maintained by me, can be downloaded at no cost below. It contains the following worksheets and step-by-step guidance you may use for yourself or clients:
### 1. EMDR Standard Protocol
### 2. EMDR Shame Protocol
### 3. EMDR Flash Protocol
The Flash Technique is a gentle, minimally intrusive method for processing traumatic memories. It allows the client to process a disturbing target while maintaining focus on a positive engaging focus (PEF), significantly reducing the risk of overwhelm. This protocol outlines the steps for implementation.
### 4. Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP)
R-TEP is an early EMDR intervention designed for recent traumatic events. It conceptualizes the trauma as a continuum (the T-Episode), including the original event and all subsequent experiences up to the present. The protocol uses a staged, "telescopic" approach to identify and process multiple Points of Disturbance (PoDs) before addressing the episode as a whole. The client should be stable enough to tolerate brief narrative exposure.
### 5. EMDR Interweave Guidance
EMDR Cognitive Interweaves (CI) are brief, therapist-led interventions used during Phase 4 (Reprocessing) to shift perspective, reduce blocking beliefs, and stimulate adaptive processing when a client is stuck or looping. They should be brief, well-timed, and followed by immediate resumption of bilateral stimulation (BLS).
## Psychotherapist Insurance Registration Portals
Here are the portals for therapists registration and direct billing:
[https://providerconnect.ca/](https://providerconnect.ca/)
[https://plus.telushealth.co/page/eclaims/new-eclaims-portal-available/](https://plus.telushealth.co/page/eclaims/new-eclaims-portal-available/)
[https://www.sunlife.ca/sl/provider/en/](https://www.sunlife.ca/sl/provider/en/)
## EMDR Therapy Protocols
Evidence-based protocols for trauma-focused EMDR therapy. Includes step-by-step session guides and client handouts.
[Free Download Now](https://leaflighttherapy.ca/hubfs/EMDR%20Protocols-1.pdf?hsLang=en)
If you are looking for therapy options, see [individual, couples, and family therapy services](https://leaflighttherapy.ca/services?hsLang=en). If you are looking for ways to practice grounding between appointments, read the [CPTSD grounding exercises and toolkit guide](https://leaflighttherapy.ca/en/blog/complete-grounding-techniques-for-dissociation-in-cptsd?hsLang=en). To learn how EMDR treatment is offered, visit the [EMDR therapy and intensives page](https://leaflighttherapy.ca/toronto-emdr-therapy-intensives-leaf-light-therapy-missisauga-oakville?hsLang=en).
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