Everyone gets blue or feels worried from time to time. So at which point does low mood or worrying necessitate counselling? It’s quite simple: when it starts getting in the way of the things you want to do in life, the way you want to live or the way you want to feel.

If there’s trauma work involved, it’s normal for things to feel worse before it starts getting better. But you’ll know that you’re healing when you start feeling more empowered to speak your truth and tackle problems that you have been avoiding for a long time. You might start sleeping better or having more energy. You might start feeling less hopeless about the situation you’re in. You might feel less confused about what to think, what is right, what to do or other ontological issues. You might find that you’re able to let go of something or find acceptance. You might experience more harmony and flow in your relationships. You’ll feel the confidence to explore your unique sexual expression.

Counselling works best when appointments are regular and consistent. Most people start with seeing their counsellor weekly and gradually reduce the frequency as they start to heal. However, everyone has different needs. We will figure out a frequency schedule that works for you.

Individuals working through attachment trauma or that have too many moving variables in life prefer to stay with one therapist for the rest of their lives. We welcome that. Sometimes you’ll notice that your life journey is taking you in a different direction and you want a different kind of therapeutic relationship. That’s welcomed too.

According to research, couples should expect to be in therapy for about 10-20 sessions. However, individual differences apply.

Please have your intake form completed to the best of your ability prior to your first session. This will help gather your thoughts and set your intentions for starting therapy. The intake form is needed prior to starting therapy because it is where you will sign off on the consent to starting therapy.

Yes, with the exception of our duty to protect the public from harm and to serve the court, it is our ethical duty as clinicians to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and privacy for our clients. We follow the professional ethical standards enforced by the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). All information that is disclosed to us, including your identity, status as a client, as well as information discussed in sessions will remain confidential.

We will being by addressing any fears you have about the counselling process. We start the process by telling the story of the where, how and with whom you grew up with. We want to hear about the major life events that have shaped who you are. There is no pressure to share. For relationship counselling, we’ll identify the problem and start by talking about how you began the relationship and what you remember from the early stages of forming a union and how conflicts and misattunements began arising.

Kindly let us know 48 hours in advanced if you need to cancel or change your appointment to avoid the full session fee charge. Cancelling your appointment last minute may affect others who are waiting for psychological treatment. However, we understand that sometimes life happens and if there is an unexpected illness or emergency, just give us a call and we’ll sort things out. Please be mindful of others when canceling your appointment. Holding onto an appointment slot until the last minute might mean that someone else in need of services is not getting the help they need. 

Registered Clinical Counsellor rates start at $150+ for an individual session and $165+ for couples sessions. Registered Psychologists rates start at $225+. Please check each counsellor’s page for more information on their fee schedule.

It depends on your extended health provider. You will need to check with your extended health insurance provider (e.g.: Pacific Blue Cross, etc.) to see if Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCC) are covered. Remember to keep your receipts! You will need to provide it for reimbursement. Unfortunately, we cannot contact your extended health provider on your behalf as non-account holders are not authorized to access your file. If your plan covers “Psychotherapist”, please educate and advocate with your provider to help them understand that this is an Ontario protected term to which the BC equivalent is RCC. If your plan covers “Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist”, please educate and advocate with your provider to help them understand that this is the same level of training as a Master’s level therapist, which is called an RCC locally.

We accept any major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) and we can also accept payment via E-transfer. Please connect with us and we would be happy to help you set up this E-transfer option. We are no longer accepting cash, cheques, debit, Apple Pay and Google Pay in office. Regardless of the payment method, we require a credit card on file to confirm appointments and as part of our cancellation policy.

If you have not confirmed payment via E-transfer, sessions are charged to a card on file the business day (M-F) following your appointment.   

The cost of each Ketamine injection session is $750 + GST. You will be billed by two separate office as the psychotherapy component is provided by An Elegant Mind and the medical component is provided by Field Trip Health. $500 is billed by Field Trip Health for the Ketamine administration and use of the facility. $250 and billed by An Elegant Mind to cover the cost of the psychological guiding therapist.

The first step is establishing a strong working therapeutic relationship with a psychedelic therapist. Book an initial consultation with one of our therapists to prepare for your journey. On the day of the medicine, bring blindfolds, a journal, and unrestrictive comfortable clothes that you will be able to move freely in.

Users of ketamine report the experience to be dissociative, and an experience in which you lose a sense of time. It can help with slowing down your thoughts and processing key moments in your origins of your psychological wounds. Ketamine typically does not produce any hallucinations or a state of unreality. Visions seen during Ketamine are through one’s own visualization capacities.

It’s a non-specific amplifier, which means that if you are in a negative mental state, it will intensify that. It can be helpful to have a therapist to ground you should you become triggered. And because Ketamine can help you recall key moments which became the seed for maladaptive emotional and behavioural outcomes, it can be tremendously helpful to receive psychological guidance as the realization is unfolding.

As Canada gradually moves towards the legalization of MDMA, psilocybin, and other psychedelic medicines, the only way we can offer Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy is via Canada's Special Access Program (SAP). Licensed prescribers (i.e. Medical Doctors or Nurse Practitioners), can now apply for a safe supply of psilocybin, or another scheduled substance, on behalf of their patients with serious or life-threatening illnesses. SAP grants are approved on a case-by-case basis and are at the discretion of the government. As psychotherapists, we can work with a client's family physician to fill out the SAP application form, if needed. Our role here is to offer consultation to the client's medication prescriber so that they can be advised on the client's mental health condition. More information about the SAP program can be found 

Letters, Forms & Clinical Service (per hour unless noted)

Filling out Ordinary Printed Form (e.g.: for insurance) - $160.00*/hr

Short one page letter or less for any lay person (e.g. a government institution) - $160.00*/hr

Short Summary of Facts report generally including symptoms, history, diagnosis and present condition - $160.00*/hr

A Full report including record review, expert opinion and recommendations. Includes all of the facts for a summary report together with detail regarding opinion, prognosis, potential long term consequences and potential complications - $160.00*/hr

Review of Records by clinician for the purposes of file transfer for treatment or similar $120.00*/hr

*= may vary depending on rate of clinician

Photocopying of Records - per page (8 1/2 x 11) $0.25

Photocopying of Records - per page (11 x 17) $0.30

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