Anxiety & Depression Resources

Calgary Counselling Centre (CCC) – Sliding-scale therapy; CBT groups for anxiety & mood; quick access. Best for short term counselling.

• 🔗Web: https://www.calgarycounselling.com

CMHA Calgary – Recovery College – Free classes & peer groups (e.g., Anxiety 101, Mindfulness).

• 🔗Web: https://www.cmha.calgary.ab.ca 👉(search: Recovery College)

Access Mental Health via Alberta Health Services (AHS) – Central intake for specialized anxiety clinics/programs.

• 📞Phone: 403-943-1500
• 🔗Web: AHS site 👉(search: Access Mental Health Calgary)

Anxiety Canada – Evidence-based self-help, My Anxiety Plan (MAP) programs, and the MindShift CBT app.

• 🔗Web: https://www.anxietycanada.com
• 📱App: https://www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/

BounceBack (CMHA) – Free coached self-help (CBT workbooks + phone coaching) for 15+.

• 🔗Web: https://bounceback.cmha.ca

Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA) Online Support Community – Free, moderated peer forums for anxiety & depression. Not quite Canadian but there's a wealth of useful information. 

• 🔗Web: https://adaa.org 👉(Support Groups)

MindShift CBT – Free app with CBT tools (worry diaries, exposure ladders, relaxation).

• 🔗Web: Anxiety Canada

Insight Timer / Headspace / Calm – Guided meditations & sleep tools (free & paid options).

• 🔗Web: https://insighttimer.com
• 🔗Web: https://www.headspace.com
• 🔗Web: https://www.calm.com 

Lynn Lyons – Practical strategies to break the worry cycle (families & adults).

• 🔗Web: https://www.lynnlyons.com👉 (books, podcast “Flusterclux”)

The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook (Bourne) – Comprehensive CBT self-help workbook.

Healthy Gamer – Various mental health resources on a variety of different topics from Dr. K. 

• 🔗Web: HealthyGamer

Distress Centre Calgary – 24/7 crisis support; short-term counselling by appointment.

• 📞Phone: 403-266-4357 
• 🔗Web: https://www.distresscentre.com

OBAD (Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorders) – Free, peer-led groups (in-person & online) for depression/bipolar + families.

• 🔗Web: https://www.obad.ca 

BounceBack® by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Free guided self-help (CBT workbooks + phone coaching).

• 🔗Web: https://bounceback.cmha.ca

Talk Suicide Canada / 9-8-8 – National suicide prevention support, 24/7 phone & text.

• 📞Phone/Text: 988
• 🔗Web: https://988.ca 

Claria by Dr. Michael Yapko – 5-week skills program with daily hypnosis audios for depression/anxiety.

• 🔗Web: https://yapko.com/claria/ 

Insight Timer / Headspace / Calm – Guided meditations & sleep tools (free & paid options).

• 🔗Web: https://insighttimer.com
• 🔗Web: https://www.headspace.com
• 🔗Web: https://www.calm.com 

Mind Over Mood by Greenberger & Padesky (1995) – Gold-standard CBT workbook for depression/anxiety.

Depression is Contagious by Dr. Michael Yapko (2009) – Dr. Michael Yapko challenges the commonly held belief that depression is just about biochemistry gone awry. Depression does not just infect a single individual and their biochemistry, but the latest research provides overwhelming evidence that depression is far more a social problem than a medical disease. 👉https://yapko.com/depression-is-contagious-2/  

The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb (2015) – Tiny, neuroscience-backed steps to reverse depressive patterns.