You can refer clients to OSP for:
- depression and low mood
- generalized anxiety and worry
- health anxiety
- obsessive-compulsive concerns
- other anxiety and stress-related problems
- posttraumatic stress
- social anxiety and performance fears
- specific fears
- unexpected panic attacks and agoraphobic fear
Who is eligible?
- Adults (18+) – do not need to have an Ontario health card or a primary care provider
- Living in Ontario
- Have a primary concern of depression or anxiety
- Able to actively engage in OSP treatment
Full Exclusionary Criteria
Mental health circumstances:
- Suicidality - Active suicidality and/or attempted suicide
in past 6 months.
- Risk of harm
- Poses high risk of self-harm or harm to others; requires specific treatment for physical self-harm (cutting, burning etc.).
- Experiencing significant symptoms of mania, hypomania or a psychotic disorder -
currently or within the past year.
Ability to participate in treatment:
- Severe/complex personality disorder that would seriously impact their ability to actively participate in CBT.
NB: This program is not appropriate for clients for whom personality disorder is the problem currently causing the most distress and impairment.
- Problematic substance use -
currently or in the past 3 months that would seriously impact their ability to actively participate in CBT.
- Severe eating disorder that would seriously impact their ability to actively participate in CBT.
- Moderate to severe
impairment of cognitive function (e.g. dementia or acquired brain injury).
- Moderate to severe
impairment due to a developmental disability or learning disability.
OSP
does not offer the following services:
- Medication management
- Substance use treatment
- Concurrent disorders treatment
- Dialectical behaviour therapy
- Couples/family therapy
- Supportive counselling
Make a Referral
If you have any questions regarding client eligibility, please contact the intake team at: Email:
osp@carepointhealth.ca │ Phone:
905-728-1308 │ Toll-free:
1-833-677-0174
