Inspiring stories. Practical advice. Local support.


Scroll below to find links to practical tools, local resources and wellness webinars based on the course I regularly run for the Canadian Mental Health Association.

From tight deadlines to conflicts with your neighbour, obstacles come in all shapes and sizes. The biggest one I’ve ever faced was an aggressive cancer.

At first I felt outmatched and unprepared. But as my treatment got underway, I discovered I had plenty of coping skills and tools I could leverage — acquired through a lifetime of blunderful misadventures.

And that’s what these resources are all about: the little things you can do and the inner qualities you can cultivate to make whatever challenge you’re facing a little bit easier.

— Josh

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Restorative Wellness and Counselling Services

RWCS offers a supportive space to explore and address life’s challenges. Through compassionate, personalized care, we can build coping skills, enhance well-being, and find renewed purpose. I offer flexible scheduling, online booking, and affordable rates. Find me on Psychology Today or visit the website to book a free 20-minute consultation. Learn more.


Adaptive Healing Psychotherapy

We create a warm and welcoming virtual space where we meet our clients exactly where they are in life. Our approach is collaborative, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. Celebrating the lived experiences of each client, treatment is adapted to fit your unique needs and goals.

  • Individual, Couple/Relationship & Family Therapy
  • Daytime/evening/weekend availability

Learn more


Danielle Counselling

At DC, we are a small team of Registered Psychotherapists who provide therapy for the Durham Region. Our mission is to hold an authentic, unconditionally caring, and hope-filled space for each client. We join with clients and provide therapy backed by research to holistically meet each unique need and goal. Learn more.


Life Stages Psychotherapy

Life Stages Psychotherapy offers compassionate support for individuals navigating transitions from childhood to adulthood. We address a range of mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, OCD, perinatal mental health, identity exploration, addiction, anger, relationships, burnout, and more. Our goal is to help clients find balance and resilience throughout life’s stages. Learn more.


Wellness Webinars

Rev up your resilience while enjoying a few laughs with this 16-part webinar series. Each module offers funny and heartfelt video lessons, reflection questions and practical tips and tools on how to make the tough times in life a little less tough.

Resilience Toolbox

Access dozens of how-to wellness guides and activities — including breathing exercises, motivation maximizers, mindfulness practices and more. Because prickly problems demand well-equipped problem solvers!

Simply Blunderful

Funny stories. Good advice. Oodles of doodles. Enjoy this illustrated guide to flaming tennis balls, camping catastrophes and the many obstacles life throws your way.

Directory of local supports

We can all use support from time to time. And throughout the Durham Region, you’ll discover all kinds of people ready to lend a helping hand. Explore the directory below to find local therapists and other wellness experts in the community.

Got a suggestion to add to the directory? Let me know at joshmartinink@gmail.com.

Adaptive Healing Psychotherapy

Beach Grove Counselling

Becca Sawyer Therapy

BeWell Therapy

Bowmanville Psychotherapy and Wellness

Boyd Mediation & Counselling

Cherrie Fielder Counselling & Therapy

Christine Cunningham, BA, RSSW, PMH-C

Circle Psychotherapy + Wellness

Clinical Consultation & Counselling

CORE Therapy & Assessment Centre

Crossing Place Psychotherapy

Danielle Counselling

Durham Psychology Wellness Centre

Durham Region Centre for Cognitive Health

Elite Counselling & Consulting Services

Emerging Resilient Counselling & Psychotherapy

Ester Odermatt’s Mental Wellness Counselling

Evergreen Counselling Centre

Fern Creek Psychotherapy | Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle & Brooklin

Free To Be You

Heartease Counselling & Consulting

Holis Collective

Hope Harbour Centre

In Bloom Therapy & Wellness

Insightful Journey

Janine Porter Psychotherapy

Jared Kovacs Therapy

Jeff Packer & Associates

Kay Psychotherapy

Key Resources Unlimited

Kindle Psychotherapy

Kristy Day-Robson, MSW, RSW

Kristen See Therapy

Leslie Ann Counselling

Life Stages Psychotherapy

May Luna Counselling

Mindful Mental Health

Mind Matters: Psychotherapy & Creative Education

MindSpark Psychotherapy

New Roots Therapy

Noorwellnest Hub

Nur Wellness

Oat Straw Collective

Rachael MacLean, Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Reflections Counselling and Psychotherapy Services

Restorative Wellness & Counselling Services

Rochelle Benny Psychotherapy & Wellness

Rock Bottom Therapy & Intervention Services

Root to Rise Psychotherapy + Wellness

Sedâ Psychotherapy

Self-Growth Counselling

Shannyah, BSW, MACP, RSW, RP(Q)

Sirtonski Integrative Wellness

Spero Counselling Services

Stephanie Fuller, Psychotherapy & Counselling

Strength Zone Holistic

Syla Counselling & Psychotherapy Services

T. Prakken Therapy

The Foundation Station

The Relationship Agency

Theanna Therapy

Therapy with D

TLC Counselling

Triple C Professional Services

Vanessa Robson Therapy

Vault Mental Health

Voice of Hope

Wei Counselling

Willow Tree Wellness & Psychothearpy

Wright Path Counselling Services

You Do You Counselling & Consulting

For more options, visit PsychologyToday.

Balanced Harmony

Balanced Health & Wellness

Body Language Massage & Wellness

Bond Wellness

Brooklin Natural Health Centre

CareMax Wellness and Rehab

Celestial Hands Massage

Central Health Rehabilitation and Wellness Centre

Chiropractic Wellness & Rehabilitation

Christina St Pierre, RMT

Courtice Family Physiotherapy

Denisa Tudora, RMT

Durham Natural Health Centre

Ellevate Wellness and Enhanced Aesthetics

Evolve Wellness

Family Wellness Foot Care

Green Orchid Wellness

Hands in Demand Therapeutics

Harmony Health & Well-Being

Holistic Health Professional

Horizenz Registered Massage Therapy

Integral Health Wellness & Rehab Clinic

J-Aura Massage Therapy

Knots ‘n’ Joints Wellness Therapy

Lux Wellness Therapy

Massage Addict Oshawa

Mirka’s Massage & Laser Therapy

Navjot Malhi, RMT

Nicole M. Andrews, RMT

Pickering Sports Medicine & Wellness Centre

Pickering Wellness Centre

ProLink Massage & Rehab

RC Massage Therapy

Reach Wellness

Seaton Physio & Wellness Clinic

Soar Free Wellness

Swift Care Wellness Centre

Tai’s Vitality Massage Therapy

The Centre for Healing & Peak Performance

The Wellness Spa

Therapeutic Streams & Wellness

Village Roots Wellness

Welcome to Wellness

Wellness Junction

Whitby Chiropractic Wellness Centre

Whitby Massage Therapy & Wellness

Whitby Physiotherapy & Wellness

Whitby Wellness Centre

Zoe Luc, RMT