Single Session Addiction Therapy Program

Starting in January 2026

What is Single Session Therapy?

A single therapy session—lasting just one hour—can provide meaningful insights for those who are:

• Unsure if ongoing therapy is wanted or needed

• Needing a touch base about a particular topic related to substance use/addiction

• Needing a one-time “tune up” or reconnect but don’t need to return to therapy

The one-hour appointment will be available in person or virtually via MS Teams. Appointments can be booked online or by calling reception at 705-726-5033 Ext.0. Sessions will be offered on Tuesdays and will be booked online. Single session for Gambling and other process dependencies is not provided as part of the single sessions addiction therapy at this time.

At this time, appointments are only available in Barrie and are for those with concerns about their own substance use or that of a person close to them. Eligible individuals must be 16 years of age and over and cannot be currently registered with Addiction Services with CMHA SCB but can be connected to other CMHA SCB programs. The Single Session Therapy Program does not require individuals to go through our CMHA SCB Addiction Intake. 

These are meant to be only one session; however, individuals may return for other single sessions in the future if needed. Appointments are limited to 1 single session every 6 weeks. If ongoing support is needed, please contact our intake team at ext. 810, or if you are in immediate crisis, please contact our crisis team at 705-728-5044.

All single session in person appointments will be scheduled at:

99 Ferris Lane, Barrie, ON, L4M 2Y1

Single Session Addiction Therapy appointments will be available to book starting December 30th with appointments on Tuesdays beginning January 13, 2026.

If you have any questions, please reach out via email to Kim Bray at kbray@cmhastarttalking.ca or Todd Peat at tpeat@cmhastarttalking.ca.