1. Do you provide online or in-person sessions?
I provide both in person therapy and online therapy.
For in person therapy, I am based in Toronto Downtown.
For online therapy, the video sessions are provided through the Jane App, a secure and encrypted telehealth system for healthcare practitioners. Online video therapy is a new and growing way to receive help, especially with the uncertainty of the Covid pandemic. Here are just a few benefits of receiving therapy online:
- It allows for access to therapy when there are transportation difficulties.
- The commute to an office can be inconvenient or impossible.
- It allows for access to therapy from the comfort of your own home.
- It is a convenient option for people with disabilities and/or other limitations.
- It allows for access to therapy for people who experience anxiety meeting in an office.
2. Are your services covered by benefits?
The initial 15-minute consultation call is free of charge.
Unfortunately, Psychotherapy is not currently covered by OHIP. Most insurance providers cover either full or partial costs for sessions. Since the COVID-19 pandemic and associated increase in mental health needs within all communities, many insurance companies have increased their coverage for mental health services. Please check with your insurance provider to learn more about your options for coverage.
Psychotherapy services provided by Registered Social Workers are now a tax deductible. medical expense as issued by Revenue Canada since 2012
3. Who Can Benefit From Therapy?
Everyone!
Therapy is a space to become more mindful, have perspective, heal from trauma and shift feedback loops within the brain to more adaptive thinking and coping no matter what their age and stage of life. Brain agility is an attribute that make us more adaptable and resilient and also increase our sense of agency in an ever-changing world. Change starts with us. An understanding of how the brain works, raising from non-conscious to conscious the drivers of our behavior that may be barriers to our healing.
Psychologist and writer Ryan Howes, Ph.D states ” the benefits of therapy extend far beyond the periods of crisis. Many people want more than to be ‘not depressed’. They wonder what they can do to be the happiest, most productive, most loving versions of themselves.”
