Momentum Walk-In Counselling

An affordable walk-in counseling agency, Momentum Walk-in Counselling specializes in providing solutions focused, single session therapy to clients who are in crisis or do not know where else to go. Our staff is a group of caring mental health professionals who volunteer their time and talent to help people. They do this out of the goodness of their hearts and for the betterment of society. Momentum offers a method of treatment that produces real result in real-time. This often relieves people of their emotional strain, as well as relieves some of the stress that is crippling the mental health system.

Momentum’s goal is to empower people to connect with their strengths and formal and informal supports to transform their life, one hour at a time. Clients can expect to leave their session(s) with a number of tools and community resources. Most importantly, they can expect a sense of validation and hope that things can and will get better.

Momentum is a mental health triage center, helping individuals who cannot pay for or wait for aid through the traditional health care system. We are a non-profit, walk-in agency providing support and guidance to people in need of counselling services. Momentum is staffed by a team of volunteer, Registered Health Professionals who collaborate to provide clients Single Session Therapy solutions.

Single session therapy means that the issue a client walks in with is dealt with in one session. Clients leave with a “prescription” written down for them which they help to create. Research has shown that even the most distressed clients are better 1 year later with Single Session Therapy than with any other form of therapy because the get the help they need when they need it! There are no wait lists or long wait times at Momentum. We are also located on the south side of Edmonton which has few counselling resources. 1/3 of clients only need 1 session to get back on track, 1/3 come back for another session, 1/3 are directed to ongoing counselling services for their most pressing concern.

The top 3 concerns of clients are Anxiety, Depression and Addictions.

40% of Momentum clients make less than $1000/month.

42% of clients are men (usually 23% of counselling clients are men).

18% of clients are Aboriginal, and 15% of clients are new to Canada.

6500 people have been helped at Momentum since 2013!

Momentum also offers free drop-in groups for Anxiety and Depression, Bipolar Disorder, LGBTQ, Anchor Men’s group, and Cantonese Cultural Wellness.

CRA#: 76950 2923 RR0001