Counselling Services offers an array of resources for students. View the links below that will help guide you to resources for coping with COVID, anxiety, study skills, mindfulness and more.
Request an appointment with an OC Counsellor
Here2Talk offers free, confidential counselling and community referral services 24/7 to B.C. post-secondary students. Access the services by the app, website or by calling: 1-877-857-3397 in Canada. If you are outside Canada, dial +1-604-642-5212; international calling charges may apply.
KUU-US is an Indigenous, B.C.-wide crisis line offering culturally safe crisis response to Indigenous people at risk. The line operates 24/7 and
If you are considering suicide or are concerned about someone who may be, help is available.
You can reach out to the Suicide Crisis Helpline by texting or calling 9-8-8 from anywhere in Canada.
Foundry offers young people 12-24 access to mental health and substance use support, primary care, peer support and social services. Available in Kelowna, Penticton or Virtually across BC.
Crisis intervention
7 days a week @ 11:30am - 9pm
Tel. 250-212-8533
Interior Health offers free virtual counselling resources through the Canadian Mental Health Association's Community Action Initiative
TalkCampus is an online global mental health peer support network allowing students access to instant, online peer support 24/7. Students can download the TalkCampus app on Google Play/App Store. Register using your College e-mail (firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca)
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)- Kelowna
Provides 24-hour emergency medical care to individuals of any gender ages 13 and over who have been sexually assaulted within the past seven days.
Contact Emergency (24-hour): 911
Non-emergency: 250-862- 4000 / 1-888-877- 4442
Young Adult Mindfulness Group through the YMCA is a free psychoeducational support group for young adults ages 18–30 over seven weeks.
Exam anxiety: A prezi recorded presentation for OC students (38 mins total) on exam anxiety.
Please see the guide Strategies for Managing ADHD - A Resource Guide for College Students, developed to help you create your own ADHD Owner’s Manual by providing different examples of tools and strategies to try out.
Here are some resources to help you develop healthier sleep habits:
Choosing a career may be one of the most important decisions you make as it will likely have a major influence on your lifestyle. Accordingly, we don't recommend the "pin the tail" approach for career decision making.
Developed at Toronto Metropolitan University, Thriving in Action Online is an innovative resource to help you live with intention, learn with confidence, transform your relationship to school, and experience sustainable success, however you define it. Learn to love being a student.
TalkCampus is an online global mental health peer support network allowing students access to instant, online peer support 24/7. Students can download the TalkCampus app on Google Play/App Store. Register using your College e-mail (firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca)
Okanagan College Student Wellness Peer Ambassador program is focused on supporting the physical, emotional, academic/career, social, creative, spiritual, environmental, financial and intellectual well-being of students. It is their role to coordinate and deliver events and activities, often in partnership with others, according to these diverse yet equally important areas of wellness. It is a holistic endeavour.
To learn more information about the roles and responsibilities of a Wellness Peer Ambassadors or to get involved , please visit: https://www.okanagan.bc.ca/student-health-and-wellness
Check out Counselling Services' YouTube channel to watch videos with helpful tips and techniques from past Flourish sessions on dealing with anxiety.