Positive Change Counselling Rates and Hours

I’m available on Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thurs.

Rates:

New Clients: Your FIRST 60 min therapy session is $80.00 (+ gst)

• 60 min individual session: $160.00 (+ gst)
• 90 min individual session: $240.00 (+ gst)
• 2 hr Block Therapy sessions are also available upon request.The rate is $320.00 (+ gst).
• for all rates above, student/senior/sliding scale rates at 20% off are available upon request and when congruent with need.
• all rates above apply to in person or online sessions.

Note: My rates are consistent with BC Clinical Counsellors Association recommended fee schedule guidelines for 2021 of $135-$150 (+ gst) for a 50 min individual session.

If you have extended health benefits, some plans cover services for a “Registered Clinical Counsellor.” Check with your provider.

Please note that many extended health plans cover about $500 per year which equals about 4 hours of therapy. This is helpful coverage and, unfortunately, for many people, it doesn’t provide enough to actually do an effective course of therapy. Most people who use their extended health benefits for therapy also pay-out-pocket for additional sessions to keep their therapy process going until it comes to a more realistic end.

I don’t provide direct billing to extended health companies, insurance companies, etc.

I’ll provide you with a receipt with my RCC registration number once you’ve paid for your session and you can submit that receipt to your provider for reimbursement.

Current or returning clients:

Please know that the rate you paid at the time you first started working with me will not change. When I increase my rates from time to time, the new rates apply to new clients only. If you’re a returning client, my new rate will apply if I have not seen you for approximately 6 months.

CVAP clients:

I’m registered with the Crime Victims Assistance Program (CVAP) and I accept clients who are funded through CVAP.

Method of Payment:

I accept credit cards, cash, or Interac e-Transfer. I prefer to be paid via Interac e-Transfer before our session.

Thank you.

*I do not accept Interac e-transfer for the first appointment.

Cancellation Policy:

If you need to cancel or re-schedule your appointment, please let me know with 24 hrs notice. If you don’t give me 24 hrs cancellation notice, the full rate for your session will apply except in cases of true, unavoidable emergency. Thank you for your understanding.

Sliding Scale:

I support making therapy more accessible. I offer a 20% discount off of sessions for seniors as well as for those with limited income. Please feel free to reach out to me about my sliding scale rate if you feel it’s a fit for you and your current circumstances.

Pledge:

On a monthly basis, I donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) as well as to the Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation (VBT&AF).