OAMHP Organizations
An Exciting Time in the Mental Health Field
The following associations and organizations have formally joined The Ontario Alliance of Mental Health Practitioners. If you have any questions about the OAMHP, feel free to contact your member association below. If you would like to enquire on how your organization can become a part of this exciting initiative, please view our Membership Eligibility and Benefits site or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA)
The Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA) is a non-profit, self-regulating professional organization for art therapists. It was founded in 1977 by Dr. Martin A. Fischer, a psychotherapist practicing art therapy. The purpose was to unite and promote the emerging profession of art therapy in Canada.
Website: www.canadianarttherapy.org
Canadian Association of Psychoanalytic Child Therapists - Ontario (CAPCT)
Psychoanalytic child therapists provide assessments and psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families who have disturbances in thinking, feeling, or behaviour that interferes with healthy development.
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Website : www.capct.ca
Canadian Association for Spiritual Care / Association canadienne de soins spiritual
CASC/ACSS is a national multifaith organization, committed to the professional education, certification and support of people involved in spiritual care, pastoral counselling, education and research. We provide educational programs for interested persons who are preparing to become professional providers of Spiritual Care and Pastoral Counselling in a variety of institutional and community settings such as health care, corrections, education and private practice.
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Website: www.spiritualcare.ca or www.lessoinsspirituels.ca
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) is a national and bilingual organization dedicated to the enhancement of the counselling profession in Canada
Website: www.ccpa-accp.ca
Canadian Humanistic and Transpersonal Association
The Canadian Humanistic and Transpersonal Association was formed in Toronto on Feb 1, 2009. The CHTA supports the integration of spirituality, humanistic values, holistic philosophy, energy therapies and traditional practices.
Website: www.chata.ca
Music Therapy Association of Ontario (MTAO)
The MTAO is a provincial chapter of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy, the national body promoting music therapy and supporting, advocating and accrediting music therapists in Canada.
Website: www.musictherapyontario.com
Ontario Art Therapy Association (OATA)
The Ontario Art Therapy Association, founded in 1978, is a government chartered non-profit organization. Its mission is to serve its members and the public by establishing standards of Art Therapy education, professional competence and ethical practice.
Kim Bird
Website: www.oata.ca
Professional Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors and Psychotherapists (PACCP)
Christian Counselling community of professional clinical and pastoral counsellors, therapists, and psychotherapists.
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Website: www.paccc.ca
Adler Professional Schools
Our faculty and students—along with our Institutes and Centers—are pursuing and producing unprecedented work on health issues including immigration and detention, social exclusion, the social determinants of mental health, LGBTQ mental health, and parenting.
website: www.adler.edu
Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy (CAST)
The Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy is a member of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy founded by Jungian psychotherapist Dora Kalff. CAST provides a comprehensive training program that focuses on developing specific therapeutic competencies, and meets the minimum requirements for international certification.
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Website: www.sandplaycanada.ca
The Create Institute
The Create Institute offers a training program for Expressive Arts Therapists. Expressive Arts Therapy (EXA) is a way of using the arts to help people with a variety of challenges; whether they be psychological, emotional, behavioural, or associated with life traumas, relationships or transitions.
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Website: http://www.thecreateinstitute.org/
Sheppell*fgi
We help organizations help their people, because engaged people are the driving force of business.
Vicki Holland
Website: www.shepellfgi.com