ABOUT US

OUR APPROACH

Our mission is to support people in living a meaningful life in accordance with their values while self compassionately bringing their most authentic self to their communities and each of their relationships. 

 

We undertake this work rooted in our core values utilizing a variety of evidence informed counselling approaches.

OUR CORE VALUES

Collaboration

Counselling is a collaborative and relational process in which you are held as the expert of your own needs and experience. Your counsellor offers their skills, knowledge and experience as your partner in the process.

Justice

We believe that a commitment to healthy communities starts with a commitment to addressing the impact of inequality and systemic oppression in all its forms.

Excellence

We are committed to authenticity, professionalism and integrity in our counselling work. Our approach is informed by the most recent evidence and integrates a holistic view of the person and their wellbeing. 

Inclusion

We believe that all aspects of your identity are important and inextricably linked to your wellbeing. We affirm and afford dignity and respect to all identities and seek to make our services safe and accessible to all members of our community.

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COUNSELLING APPROACHES

 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

An empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behaviour change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. It helps people to embrace their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or feeling guilty for them.

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)

IFS views people as a collection of parts with unique perspectives, desires and wounds and an underlying core self that is compassionate, courageous, calm, confident and creative. IFS works to facilitate a connection between those parts and that core self to enable its inherent capacity for growth and healing.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

DBT works to help people live in the present moment, regulate their emotions, tolerate distress and increase their interpersonal effectiveness. DBT helps people simultaneously work toward both self compassion and making positive change to their behaviour that will improve their wellbeing.

 

Gottman Method Couples Counselling

The goals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy are to disarm conflict; improve communication; increase intimacy, respect, and affection; remove barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy in conflicting situations; and create a heightened sense of empathy and understanding within the context of a relationship.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy

IPT is rooted in the belief that psychological symptoms can be understood as a response to difficulties in interpersonal relationships. Treatment focuses on improving interpersonal functioning and increasing social support to address symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Narrative Therapy

Narrative therapy looks at the stories you carry about yourself and your problems and aims to collaboratively re-create these stories in ways that will you enact your values and achieve greater authenticity. Narrative therapy also embodies social justice by challenging dominant stories that are oppressive in people's lives.

 

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR therapy utilizes different forms of bilateral stimulation to support the processing and integration of traumatic memories and their associated memories and sensations. EMDR is a gentle and effective treatment for trauma related concerns.

Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy

Humanistic psychotherapy is based on the belief that all people have the capacity for healing, growth and a meaningful life. This type of therapy often includes a focus on your values, reflecting on the meaning of your experiences and collaboratively contemplating the difficult questions and problems we all face.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps to identify the ways in which thoughts, behaviour and feelings are all connected. CBT includes exercises and strategies that will help to change the way you think and increase your engagement in activities that contribute to your wellbeing and achievement of your goals in life.

 

Fees and Funding

We’re committed to ensuring you have access to the care you need, when you need it. We always have counsellors accepting - so you’ll never have to wait. And we offer a number of our services on a sliding scale. Our counsellors fees range from $150-$175 per session with sliding scale rates ranging from $75-$140. We also have graduate student intern therapists on site who are able to offer affordable and low cost sessions for $25-$70.

There are severnal funding sources you may be able to access to cover the cost of your sessions:

If you have extended health benefits through your employer, psychotherapy with a Registered Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist may be covered as an eligible expense. If you’re planning to use your benefits, let our patient care specialist know when you complete your intake form so she can assign you to the right provider according to your insurance coverage.

If you are currently a student registered in a post-secondary program, you may be eligible for funding through the Bursary for Students with Disabilities program. Please reach out to your schools accessibility services to inquire.

If you have recently been in a motor vehicle accident you may be eligible for mental health counselling covered through your insurer. Be sure to enquire with your case manager.

We are currently offer direct billing for clients who are covered by NIHB and Medavie/BlueCross.

Meet the Admin Team

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    Jared Dalton

    Clinical Director

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    Mishele Kaplan

    Operations Manager

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    Katie Pope

    Patient Care Specialist

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