Do you have a young person at home, Grey Bruce and beyond, ages 13 to 29, looking to connect with a counsellor? Wes for Youth Online has you covered!

Once registered, the youth can message online with a trained online counsellor.

Unlike calling the Kids Help Phone, this is not a "real time" service. There is usually a few hours lag time between messages. BUT you get to correspond with the same counsellor each time. It can be super helpful to have continuity when working through issues, challenges and worries. There are a variety of counsellors to choose from with their bios on the website for you to read ahead of time.

The counselling is super confidential as it does not take place through text or email but through the online counselling portal. You can only send and receive messages after signing in to the portal. This service checks so many boxes - no transportation issues, same counsellor, confidential, self-referral.