01 / Substance use
All substances
Alcohol, opioids, stimulants, cannabis, sedatives. Medication-assisted treatment when indicated, paired with counseling and follow-up. No moralizing.
Accepting new patients · OHIP covered
Integrated care for substances, mental health, and the in-between.
Cedarwell is a Toronto treatment clinic offering OHIP-covered care for all substances, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, mental health support, and minor cosmetic skin procedures — all under one roof. Same-week intake. No referral needed.
Step one
Book an intake
A 30-minute confidential conversation with a clinician.
For substances
Substance use care
Alcohol, opioids, stimulants, cannabis, sedatives. OHIP covered.
For mental health
Mental health
Anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, and behavioral health.
Specialty programs
For veterans & first responders
Dedicated programs with culturally-informed care.
What we treat
One clinic. Many conditions. One care plan.
Six interconnected practices. We coordinate across them so you are not handed off — your physician, therapist, and counselor share a single working plan.
02 / Mental health
Anxiety, depression, trauma
Diagnostic assessment, medication management, and evidence-based therapy. Coordinated with substance use care where the two overlap, which is often.
03 / Psychotherapy
Psychedelic-assisted
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression and PTSD. Delivered with a licensed prescriber and a trained therapy team. Private pay.
04 / Behavioral
Gambling & gaming
Behavioral addictions are treated as seriously as substance use. Same clinical pathway: assessment, counseling, harm reduction, relapse planning.
05 / Cosmetic
Minor skin procedures
Mole removal, skin tag removal, lesion biopsy, and minor cosmetic work delivered by physicians on staff. Booked alongside any other care you are receiving.
06 / Partner care
Dental hygiene
Through our partner Dentiva, registered dental hygienists offer cleanings, oral health exams, and oral cancer screening from the same address.
How we work
Three things we promise.
No shame. No moralizing. No surprise bills. You are welcome whether this is your first conversation about treatment or your fifteenth.
i.
One care plan, one team
Your physician, therapist, and counselor coordinate on a shared plan. You are not retold the story at every appointment.
ii.
Harm reduction first
We meet you where you are. Abstinence is one valid path; reducing harm in your current life is another. Both are real medicine.
iii.
Confidentiality, clearly explained
What stays in the room stays there. We tell you exactly what is shared with your family doctor, with your employer, and with no one at all.
Specialty programs
Built for the situations where standard care falls short.
Some patients come to us with a context that needs a context-aware program. These three are run by clinicians with lived or professional experience in each population.
Program 01
Veterans & first responders
PTSD, moral injury, operational stress, and the substance use that often accompanies them. Run with VAC-coverage support and culturally-informed care.
Program 02
Professionals at risk
Confidential pathway for physicians, nurses, lawyers, pilots, and others whose license is at risk. Coordination with regulatory bodies on your terms.
Program 03
Youth & young adults
For patients 16 to 25. Family-inclusive when wanted, family-private when needed. Coordinated with school accommodation letters when appropriate.
Program 04
Concurrent disorders
For the high overlap between substance use and other mental health conditions. Treated as one condition, not two — because they almost always behave like one.
Care team
Clinicians you will actually see.
Six physicians and twelve mental health professionals on staff. The names below see patients every week. Full directory on intake.
Dr. Naya Okafor
Medical Director · Addiction medicine
CCFP-AM certified. Twelve years in concurrent disorders. Believes the best appointment is the one the patient actually attended.
Dr. Samuel Iturra
Psychiatrist · Mood disorders
Treatment-resistant depression, bipolar spectrum, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Veterans clinic lead.
Mira Tashkenova
RP · Trauma-focused therapy
EMDR, IFS, and somatic experiencing. Particular focus on first-responder PTSD and complex trauma.
Jordan Reilly
RSW · Harm reduction counselor
Coordinates the harm-reduction track. Lived-experience trained. Same-day connection for patients in active crisis.
Patient questions
What people most often ask first.
Six questions clinicians hear in the first ten minutes of an intake call. The honest answers are below; the long answers we save for the actual conversation.
No. You can self-refer through the booking form on this page, by phone, or by walking in. We will ask for your OHIP card at the first visit if your care is OHIP-covered.
Most substance use treatment, behavioral addictions, and visits with our physicians for mental health management are OHIP covered. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, dental services, and minor cosmetic procedures are private pay.
We give you a clear written estimate before any private-pay service begins.
Only with your written consent. We default to confidentiality. If your family doctor benefits from coordination, we will discuss that with you first; you decide what is shared and what stays here.
For the Professionals at Risk program, communication with regulators is also at your direction and on your timeline.
Typical first visit is within five to seven days of your intake call. For patients in active crisis we hold same-day appointments most weekdays — call directly rather than booking online.
Yes. Harm reduction is a real and respected pathway here. Many patients begin with goals like "use more safely" or "use less" rather than "stop." We help you set the goal that fits your life right now, and we adjust as that changes.
A 45-minute intake with a clinician. We listen first. By the end of the visit we agree on a working plan — usually a follow-up with a physician, a therapist, or both, within ten days.
You leave with a written summary of what was discussed and who is going to do what next.
Visit us
On the Danforth, between two stations.
Five minutes from Donlands or Greenwood. Streetcar at the door. Ramp access at the side entrance.
- Address
- 1154 Danforth Ave
Toronto, ON M4J 1M2 - Hours
- Mon–Fri · 9–6
Sat · 10–2 by appointment - Transit
- 5 min from Donlands or Greenwood
504/505 streetcar at the door - Accessibility
- Ramp entrance · side door
Quiet intake room on request
Crisis support
9-8-8 · Suicide Crisis Helpline
Free · 24/7 · Confidential
Free · 24/7 · Confidential
Open today
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Accepting walk-ins until 4:30
Accepting walk-ins until 4:30
Languages
English · French · Cantonese
Interpreter on request
Interpreter on request
Book intake
Tell us a little. We'll take it from here.
Three short fields. An intake nurse will reply the same business day. Your information is held in our medical record, separate from any marketing system.
Or call directly
(416) 555-0199
Every Cedarwell conversation is confidential. We do not call back to a workplace, family number, or shared device unless you specifically ask us to.