Services, Fees, & Information

Individual counselling for adults, children, & youth

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I offer individual counselling to adults, youth, and children (5 years of age and older) in person in Squamish and virtually to residents across BC. I support all genders and cultures. I encourage you to reach out for a 15-minute phone or video call consultation prior to booking a session to discuss your therapeutic needs, any questions you may have, and to see if we’re the right fit for each other. More information about services offered is available below.

Services

“Every human has a true genuine authentic self. The trauma is the disconnection from it. The healing is the reconnection with it.”

Gabor Mate

Adult Counselling

Whether you are undergoing an emotional challenge, have experienced trauma, are pursuing personal growth and clarity, or the many other reasons you may be seeking counselling, I’m glad you’re here and are exploring this step in your well-being. It’s important to find the right fit in counselling, as the therapeutic relationship has been known to be the most critical component of active change in one’s therapeutic process. If I am not the right fit for you, I appreciate your process in finding someone who is and I can help guide you with this when possible. You don’t have to navigate the uncertainty, trauma, overwhelm, or emotional distress on your own. We heal in authentic connection.

I value the importance of the therapeutic relationship, client choice, and client empowerment. I encourage creating collaborative goals, which we can establish and re-visit together at any point to ensure we’re meeting your therapeutic needs. For EMDR, I offer the use of tappers or bilateral eye movements.

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Living room with a gray sofa, a gray armchair, a wooden desk with a white chair, a floor lamp, and large windows with white curtains, during evening.

Child & Youth Counselling

I work with children (5 years+) and youth. The primary areas I support children/youth with are: experiencing difficulties with emotion regulation; undergoing challenges at school or with peers; experiencing anxiety, stress, or low mood; engaging in self-harm; and/or are experiencing difficult or traumatic family dynamics (i.e. separation/divorce, high conflict home, or family violence).

An emphasis is placed on expressive counselling in my work with children and youth. Expressive counselling includes art, play, sandtray, and other creative activities. Traditional talk therapy methods are incorporated, while being mindful of the age and stage of development of the client in my therapeutic approach. Psycho-education (i.e. tools or practical exercises) are also weaved in the sessions. I center the therapeutic relationship, client choice, and client empowerment. I inform the parents/guardians of overall themes of sessions, while respecting the child/youth’s confidentiality (*except for in cases where I am legally bound to break confidentiality). I offer EMDR, in the form of tappers or bilateral eye movements.

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“Play is the child’s symbolic language of self-expression.”

Garry L. Landreth, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship

Session Fees, Office Hours, & Other Information

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In Person & Virtual Sessions

In person sessions:

Sessions are held at 37979 Cleveland Ave. #201. The office is located on the second floor above the Squamish Medical Dental Clinics. To access the office, there are stairs or an elevator. There is a spacious waiting room when you enter; you’re welcome to help yourself to water or tea.

Please note: You’re able to book a session directly from your JaneApp account or you may contact me to book.

In person office hours:

Mondays: 9am-8pm

Virtual sessions:

Sessions are held via the JaneApp platform (secure & confidential video sessions). You’ll receive an email invite to join the session virtually. The link to access the video session will become available one hour prior to the session start time.


Please note: Due to a settings feature in JaneApp, when booking a virtual session on Tuesdays or Wednesdays in your JaneApp account, you’ll be prompted to contact me first to book. I’ll book the session on your behalf and you’ll receive confirmation that it’s been booked.

Virtual office hours:

Mondays: 9am-8pm

Tuesdays: 9am-1pm

Wednesdays: 4:30pm-7:30pm

Session length

Sessions are booked for 50-minutes or 80-minutes, as the therapy hour accounts for 10 minutes of note taking at the end of each session.

Fees & Insurance

The fee per 50-minute session is $150

The fee per 80-minute session is $215

The session fee is the same for adult counselling and child & youth counselling. The session rates are in alignment with the recommendations of the BCACC: British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors.

Counselling sessions by a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) are partially or fully covered by most major insurance providers. It is recommended that you check your insurance for details. Sessions are GST exempt. My RCC #: 24315.

Cancellations or Re-scheduling

24 hours’ notice is required to cancel or re-schedule a session. If cancelling or re-scheduling with less than 24 hours’ notice, the full charge of the missed session will occur, except in the case of an emergency. Please reach out if you’re needing to cancel a session with less than 24 hours’ notice.

Confidentiality & Informed Consent

Your confidentiality is respected, *aside from the exceptions to which I am legally bound to break confidentiality. These exceptions are outlined in my consent form and will be reviewed at the start of the first session.

For ongoing professional development and in ensuring for best practices as a counsellor, I engage in monthly 1:1 supervision with my clinical supervisor as well as peer supervision with a small group of RCCs to discuss clinical work. Your confidentiality is respected in this process. More details of supervision is outlined in my confidentiality form and can be further discussed upon request.

Sliding Scale & Accessible Counselling

I don’t want finances to be a barrier for anyone seeking counselling support. I offer a set number of sliding scale spots; please reach out to discuss. If I am unable to offer you a sliding scale rate, I’ll provide referrals to low cost counselling services.

I am a counsellor with PearlSpace’s Counselling Assistance Program. PearlSpace covers the full cost or the majority of the cost of a set number of sessions to those eligible. Please contact PearlSpace or myself for more information.

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“Most big transformations come about from the hundreds of tiny, almost imperceptible, steps we take along the way. A lot can happen in the space of a step.”

Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Let’s Connect

I offer a 15-minute complimentary consultation call to explore your therapeutic needs as well as any questions you may have. Booking for consultations or counselling sessions are available via the link below.

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