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Volunteer Counsellor & Psychotherapist
- Pro bono
- Anywhere in Canada
- Flexible schedule
- No minimum client load
Give people the counselling they couldn’t otherwise afford — with your own supervisor, on your own schedule, alongside 300+ volunteers.
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Open to Practicum Student Interns and pre‑registered & registered professionals
The role
People across Canada ask us for counselling every day — more than 13,720 cases since 2024. As a volunteer counsellor, you provide up to 12 free sessions per client, by phone, video, or in person, while your own practicum site and supervisor anchor the clinical side of your practice.
What you’ll do
- Provide free counselling sessions by phone or video — or in person in Toronto or North Vancouver
- Support clients matched to your competencies and languages
- Practice with the guidance of your weekly clinical supervisor
What we ask
- Provide 12 pro bono counselling sessions per client — entirely free, no exceptions
- An active practicum site and supervisor who supervises you weekly (written approval required)
- Practice under your province or territory’s counselling & psychotherapy regulations
- Counselling insurance and a recent (within 5 years) vulnerable‑sector police check
- A phone number clients can reach you on
What you’ll get
- An onboarding session that prepares you before your first client
- No minimum client load
- Free access to the Society’s Jane app for practice management
- A community of 300+ volunteer counsellors across Canada
- The kind of impact that reminds you why you chose this profession
How to apply
Three steps. One interview.
Email us your documents
Send the following to TeamLead@FreeCounsellingCanada.ca:
- A screenshot of your completed application form
- A brief video of yourself (under 2 minutes) introducing yourself — please share it as a cloud link (e.g. Google Drive or OneDrive, set to “anyone with the link can view”), file size under 1 GB
- Proof of your practicum, or your counselling designation certificate
- Your resume
- Your counselling insurance
- A recent (within 5 years) vulnerable‑sector police check
Police check — where to get one
Ontario
Toronto Police — Agency Code / Program Number:
202601TPSON35971
Interview & onboarding
Once we’ve reviewed your documents, we’ll arrange a friendly interview — then a regular onboarding session prepares you before your first client.
Volunteer FAQ
What volunteers ask us most.
Yes. We run a regular onboarding session that trains every counsellor before they begin serving clients — you’ll never be handed a client without knowing how everything works.
No problem — the Society provides volunteers free access to our Jane app for scheduling and practice management if you need it. If your practicum site already has its own system, you’re welcome to use that instead.
No — there is no minimum client load.
Never. All 12 sessions are pro bono, without exception. If we find a volunteer intends to charge our clients during the 12 pro bono sessions, that volunteer is terminated immediately. This is the promise our clients rely on, and we protect it absolutely.