Sexual Behaviours Clinic

Intended For

CAMH’s Sexual Behaviours Clinic provides assessment and treatment services for people with sexual behaviours or urges that has or could result in personal and/or legal difficulties.

The SBC provides assessment and treatment services both in-person and through secure video technology.

Our clients include individuals:

• Over the age of 18.
• With or without criminal convictions.
• Who have been convicted of a sexual offence and are serving community sentences.
• On formal mental health diversion through the court for a sexual-related offence.
• Concerned about their paraphilic sexual interest or involvement, including:
  • Pre-pubescent and/or pubescent children
  • Exposing to, touching, watching or rubbing up against unsuspecting people for sexual gratification
  • Coercive or violent sexual interests
  • Child sexual exploitation images (child pornography)
  • Animals
  • Brief support/psychoeducation for family members of SBC clients who have sexual interests and/or behaviours that could, or have led, to legal difficulties. 

NEW - Talking for Change Program

The SBC now accepts self-referral for individuals concerned or distressed about their sexual interest in children and/or concerned about their risk to offend involving children (either online or offline).  This program is for individuals 18+ with no current legal involvement for a sexual offence.  Click here for the Self-referral form.

Sexual Behaviours Clinic does NOT accept referrals for individuals:

• Experiencing hypersexuality (e.g. sex/porn addiction, extramarital affairs etc.) Resource List.
• With pending sexual offence charges or sexually motivated offences. Please visit https://www.atsa.com/referral to explore providers in your area 
• Appealing a sexual offence conviction
• Experiencing sexual dysfunctions (e.g. pain during intercourse, erectile dysfunction, low libido)
• Seeking parenting capacity assessments.
• Seeking a risk assessment. Please contact the CAMH Psycholegal clinic, or contact sbc@camh.ca for a list of providers.
• Experiencing distress, confusion, or would like to discuss their gender identity. Please refer to the Gender Identify Clinic webpage with how to be connected with their clinic.

Additional Referral Details

How to Make a Referral

YCJA Referral Requirements:

For YCJA involved individuals, please contact the Intake Coordinator at 416-535-8501 ext. 32510 BEFORE sending in the referral. Please DO NOT send in the referral until you have spoken with the Intake Coordinator.

Probation, Parole, and Mental Health Diversion Referral Requirements:

The following items are required:

• CAMH Referral Form
• SBC Referral Package (Probation/Parole & Mental Health Diversion referral checklist, Legal History Form, Phallometric Consent Form and Bi-Directional Consent For Disclose PHI) 

Fax completed referral to Access CAMH at 416-979-6815. If you have any questions about the referral process, please call Access CAMH at 416-535-8501 and press 2.

Medical Referral Requirements:

Individuals currently on probation or parole for a sexual offence need to be referred by their Probation or Parole Officer. Individuals currently on Mental Health Diversion need to be referred by their Case Manager or Court Support Worker. 

If you are on probation for a non-sexual offence, you do not need a referral from your Probation or Parole Officer, and can follow the steps below outline for a Medical Referral.  

Medical referrals require the following items to be completed by a physician:  

• Medical & Family Support referral checklist
• CAMH Referral Form
• Consent to Disclose PHI if the individual would like the consultation report faxed to referral source upon completion. 

Fax completed referral to Access CAMH at 416-979-6815. If you have any questions about the referral process, please call Access CAMH at 416-535-8501 and press 2.

Services Offered As:

Outpatient

Waiting Period:

2-3 month wait for medical referrals; 4-5 month wait for probation referrals; 4-6 week wait for Talking for Change

Location:

Queen Street Site - 1001 Queen Street West

Additional Location Details:

Unit 1, 1st Floor

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some evening programming.

Contact Phone Number:

Intake Coordinator 416 535-8501 ext. 32510; Administrative Secretary 416 535-8501 ext. 34886

Contact Email:

Intake Coordinator

Types of Treatment and Services Offered

• Treatment Services

The SBC also offers consultation to other agencies and professionals.  Please email sbc@camh.ca for further information.

We work from a non-judgmental and inclusive framework.  We also work with diverse cultural and linguistic communities.  CAMH interpretation services are provided for clients as needed for assessment and treatment.

Program Overview

The Sexual Behaviours Clinic (SBC) is a multi-disciplinary team, including social work, psychology, psychiatry, and sexology.  The SBC has been providing evidence-informed assessment and treatment to clients for decades.

The SBC provides assessment and treatment services. Our treatment approach follows a Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model, and may include aspects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the Good Lives Model, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and relapse prevention. We work with our clients to develop treatment goals, with a focus on living a healthy, balanced, and safe lifestyle.

Important resources

• Probation, Parole and Mental Health Diversion Package
• Medical & Family Support referral checklist
• Assessment at the SBC
• Treatment at the SBC
• Confidentiality at the SBC
• Paraphilia Information
• Online Self-Management & Resources for People with a Sexual Interest in Children