Is Psychotherapy covered by Insurance?

It depends on what mental health service your insurance plan covers. Most insurance companies do cover psychotherapy.

Is Group Therapy Covered by Insurance?

It depends of your insurance policy, but some insurance policies that cover psychotherapy include group psychotherapy.

Do you provide direct billing for insurance?

No, I do not provide direct billing to insurance companies. This means you will pay for the sessions and after payment is received you will be issued a receipt with my registration number, which you would submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

What is art therapy?

Art therapy combines the creative process and psychotherapy, facilitating self-exploration and understanding. Using imagery, colour and shape as part of this creative therapeutic process, thoughts and feelings can be expressed that would otherwise be difficult to articulate. (Canadian Art Therapy Association 2020)

What is psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is a mental health treatment delivered primarily through talking. It is used to help people process what they are feeling and develop coping tools they can use outside of the sessions.

How are individual therapy and group therapy different?

Individual therapy is focused on treating one person, so it can be tailored to their individual needs and strengths. Also, in an individual therapy session you can generally go deeper into issues than in a group therapy session.

Group therapy usually focuses on one theme that resonates with all participants such as trauma, and helping participants develop tools to cope with this particular issue. The group is good for connecting with others going through similar problems, and it is more cost effective than individual therapy. However, participants would not get the same time and attention from therapists as they would in a one-to-one session.

How many therapy sessions do I have access to?

You can have access to as many sessions as you like. There is no limit to the number of sessions you have access to. Each person has different needs, some benefit from short-term therapy and some benefit from having long-term support.

The number of sessions covered by your insurance may be limited, so this is something you will have to review before beginning treatment.

How much does a therapy session cost?

Individual therapy sessions cost $150 plus tax for each 50 min session

I also offer 30 minute sessions which cost $75 plus tax per session

Group therapy sessions cost $70 plus tax per session (2 hours), which includes the cost of the session and your own art kit to use during/after the group