Mental Health Services
For Youth, Women, and Racialized Communities through Culturally Responsive Care
Outpour Clinic offers a referral-based consultation model designed to support primary care providers in managing mental health concerns through timely virtual psychiatric assessments, treatment recommendations, and short-term support.
Our Model of Care
Outpour Clinic provides consultation-based psychiatric care in coordination with patients’ primary care providers. When clinically appropriate, short-term follow-up may be offered to get treatment started, adjust medications as needed, and support a smooth transition to the family physician or nurse practitioner for ongoing care. Primary care providers receives a clear, actionable plan with recommendations and next steps.
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Psychiatric consultations for diagnostic clarification and treatment recommendations, including medication options aligned with Canadian evidence-based guidelines.
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Collaborative psychiatric assessment and treatment planning, paired with practical education to empower insight and engagement.
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Short-term individual or group psychotherapy is available by internal referral when clinically indicated—primarily cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and brief psychodynamic therapy. Enrolment is limited to patients assessed by Outpour Clinic and is not available by self-referral.
Dr. Helen Olaoye, MD,
B.CH., BAO, FRCPC
FOUNDER AND PSYCHIATRIST
Dr. Helen Olaoye is a board-certified psychiatrist with focused expertise in perinatal psychiatry, cultural psychiatry, and neurostimulation. She brings a compassionate, culturally responsive approach to mental health care, shaped by her lived experience as a Black physician, mother, and advocate. Her clinical interests include perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, trauma-informed care, and supporting racialized individuals and families navigating the mental health system.