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You can expect respect, trustworthiness, and a sense of hope. I believe you can make lasting embodied changes in your life.<\/p>\n
You can expect collaboration. We work together to find out what will work best for you so you will feel progress and growth in your life.<\/p>\n
You can expect confidentiality. Counselling is one of the last private spaces in our society. Our professional practice guidelines ensure confidentiality as you work to learn more about yourself and your patterns in a safe, trustworthy context.<\/p>\n
You can expect acceptance. We all have our unique strengths. Counselling provides a non-judgemental space to learn about yourself and identify unhelpful patterns you may have.<\/p>\n
You can expect that this is a safe place to be burnt out, queer, neurospicy, imperfect, or an otherwise unique human being – just as you are.<\/p>\n
You can expect transparency. I encourage you to ask questions along the way, and I always aim to be open about our process.<\/p>\n
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Counselling, also known as therapy or psychotherapy, is a collaborative process between you and a counsellor that uses psychology based concepts and processes to help you adjust how you think, feel, and behave. It is a process in which you come to know yourself better. You become more aware of your patterns, values, root causes, hidden beliefs, feelings, or obstacles to change. Counselling provides a safe, confidential, supportive, non-judgemental, and inclusive environment for your exploration and growth. Counselling should be individually crafted to suit who you are and where you are with your struggles. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”How many sessions will I need and how often should I attend?” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n The number of sessions depends on you and what you want to do in relation to your personal growth at this time in your life. Some clients come to address a specific issue, while some people come to engage in general, and want ongoing personal growth to effect impactful change. The research shows that most counselling clients experience significant change with a specific issue within approximately ten sessions.<\/p>\n Weekly sessions are recommended at the beginning of counselling, clients often shift to bi-weekly after they feel they have made progress on the issues they first came to counselling for. When clients feel more resilient, many come for less frequent check-ins as needed.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Do I have to look at my past?” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n You do not have to do anything you do not want to do, and you can start where you are. Counselling is a collaborative process; counsellors should not force you to do anything you do not feel ready for. As a part of ongoing consent, we will have regular check-ins, and you will continually be participating in the decision of where to take the dialogue. Sometimes it might make sense to talk about your past, but it will always be your choice.<\/p>\n Why might it make sense to talk about your past? Too often we tend to react automatically to events in our lives. These automatic reactions are typically patterns created in our past \u2014 sometimes we are not even aware they exist because our patterns are mostly invisible to us. The process of psychotherapy works largely on increasing your awareness of your own feelings, thoughts, and patterns so you will have more choice in how you respond to events in your life. Understanding the patterns established in your formative years is often part of this process. While sometimes uncomfortable, unpacking these patterns is typically experienced as a healing process and a gateway to a deeper understanding of one\u2019s self.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Is counselling and therapy confidential?” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Yes. Therapy is one of the most private and confidential spaces in our society.<\/p>\n We will discuss this further in person as part of discussing informed consent, but only a few exceptions to this confidentiality exist:<\/p>\n In the rare circumstances where the safety of you or someone else may be in immediate jeopardy, or if there is reason to believe there is a child or vulnerable adult being abused or neglected, BC law obligates me \u2014 as it does all citizens \u2014 to report the situation to authorities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The court of BC has the jurisdiction to subpoena session notes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n When a counsellor seeks supervision, which most do throughout their career, the supervisor is also bound by confidentiality, and details are anonymized.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n If any of these situations arose, I will attempt to discuss the break of confidentiality with you ahead of time. Again, these are very rare occurrences. I am happy to discuss this further when we meet in person.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Are sessions covered by extended health benefits?” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Most insurance covers counsellors from a variety of professions <\/span>(social work, psychology, art therapy, expressive therapies)<\/em>; however, some only cover registered social workers and some cover only psychologists. <\/span><\/p>\n Counsellors with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT) and Canadian Professional Counselling Association (CPCA) can have their sessions covered by, but not limited to; SunLife, Pacific Blue Cross, Green Shield, Equitable Life of Canada, Canada Life or ClaimSecure. ManuLife will cover sessions on a case by case basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n To confirm your insurance company will cover sessions with our counsellors, we strongly encourage our clients to call their insurance company to confirm what they are covered for. Plans that do cover our services typically include counselling, psychotherapy, or the services of clinical counsellors.<\/p>\n In the event that your claims have been rejected, a letter appeal may be used to encourage your insurance company to accept your claim. 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