Counselling Information
What is Counselling
It is a process in which individuals have the opportunity to improve upon their understanding of themselves, including their patterns of thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and the ways in which these may have been problematic in their lives. Counselling also provides individuals with opportunities to examine how to tap into existing resources or develop new ones that make for more effective living and relationships.
How long can I expect to be in therapy
Treatment should be relatively brief and will likely entail 12-18 sessions. For more severe problems, especially chronic or long-term difficulties, it may take longer.
After the first or second initial consultation, and once the assessment of your problems has been made, I will be more able to tell you how long you could be in therapy.
How do I know if I need Counselling
• Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
• Personal issues interfere with sleep, eating habits, concentration, academic performance, and/or relationships with others
• Persistent worry
• Feeling depressed, lethargic, or apathetic
• Thoughts of suicide or wanting to harm yourself
• Increased irritability, inappropriate mood swings, angry outbursts
• Engaging in bizarre, threatening or dangerous behavior, violent or other extremely disruptive behavior (e.g., hostile, threats, assaults)
• Indecisiveness or difficulties making decisions
Is Counselling Confidential
All personal information is treated in the strictest confidence and remains confidential to the counsellor. This is crucial for you to feel able to trust the service, knowing that it is safe to talk openly about what is happening. This strict confidentiality rule would only be broken, in most cases with the client’s consent, should exceptional circumstances arise which give the counsellor good grounds for believing that serious harm may be caused to the client or to others.
It is a process in which individuals have the opportunity to improve upon their understanding of themselves, including their patterns of thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and the ways in which these may have been problematic in their lives. Counselling also provides individuals with opportunities to examine how to tap into existing resources or develop new ones that make for more effective living and relationships.
How long can I expect to be in therapy
Treatment should be relatively brief and will likely entail 12-18 sessions. For more severe problems, especially chronic or long-term difficulties, it may take longer.
After the first or second initial consultation, and once the assessment of your problems has been made, I will be more able to tell you how long you could be in therapy.
How do I know if I need Counselling
• Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
• Personal issues interfere with sleep, eating habits, concentration, academic performance, and/or relationships with others
• Persistent worry
• Feeling depressed, lethargic, or apathetic
• Thoughts of suicide or wanting to harm yourself
• Increased irritability, inappropriate mood swings, angry outbursts
• Engaging in bizarre, threatening or dangerous behavior, violent or other extremely disruptive behavior (e.g., hostile, threats, assaults)
• Indecisiveness or difficulties making decisions
Is Counselling Confidential
All personal information is treated in the strictest confidence and remains confidential to the counsellor. This is crucial for you to feel able to trust the service, knowing that it is safe to talk openly about what is happening. This strict confidentiality rule would only be broken, in most cases with the client’s consent, should exceptional circumstances arise which give the counsellor good grounds for believing that serious harm may be caused to the client or to others.
Individual Counselling
Counselling Fee: 120.00 per fifty minute counselling session.
• Work with your counsellor to establish goals.
• Give thought to what you would like to discuss during each session.
• Be willing to explore new behaviors within and outside of your sessions.
• Complete assigned homework tasks/readings.
• Discuss ongoing progress and work with your counsellor to modify your goals.
Marriage & Couples Counselling
Counselling Fee: 150.00 per sixty minute counselling session.
- When communication between partners often takes on a tone of being negative, or antagonistic to each other.
- When things have become so bad that one partner starts to leave home on a regular basis.
- When marital issues cause one spouse to, lose their self-esteem, or develop various emotional problems.
- Whenever one partner starts to avoid or withdraw from the other or develop a lifestyle that excludes their spouse.
- When either partner is seriously considering having an affair or has been unfaithful. This also includes emotional intimacy.
- Whenever a couple agrees together that they have problems.
- When there is excessive jealousy.
- When partners stay together just for the sake of the children and would otherwise divorce.
The most important thing to know about couple therapy is that I will not take sides and nobody will be seen as "the problem."
When a couple is having difficulties no one is "wrong." Whether the issue is money, jealousy, affairs, sexuality, communication problems, commitment, control, needing space, lack of intimacy, lack of understanding, etc, there are always two perceptions to every story and the two sides need to be heard and understood.
The sessions can be scheduled for both of you at the same time or individually, if there is a particular issue which needs to be dealt with.
We will discover what triggers the problems within the relationship promoting conflict rather than collaboration. Different Cognitive-Behavioural techniques will be used to deal with the type of problems you may present.
Benefits Coverage
We are recognized by providers with workplace health benefit plans like those of Great West Life and Pacific Blue Cross. Consult with your workplace Human Resource Department or insurance company about whether you are covered to see a "Registered Clinical Counsellor" which is distinct from Registered Psychologists and Registered Social Workers. Receipts not submitted for insurance claims may be tax deductible under medical expenses. If you require more clarification on this please don't hesitate to call.
More Testimonials
"Thanks again for being a gifted counselor and guiding me through a very difficult period in my life." E.S.
"You really have debunked any misconceptions I had of what counsellors are like! You are such a kind, warm, & thoughtful person. I am so grateful to have found you!" D.S.
"I think you're very unique & irreplaceable. I cannot thank you enough for all you did for me/with me when I saw you. You helped me build a life I wanted to live. I think about you often and ask myself, "What would Kate say?" or "What would Kate ask me about this? You really have given me strong tools to help me continue to grow. For that I thank you."
"A note to let you know how much I appreciate you & the ways in which you have helped me find myself. You have opened up a world of possibility for me, from the beginning of my journey. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have finally found my own place in this world & I am loving it all by myself." C.S.
"Thank you for the help that you have given me. Your guidance & support is helping me to realize my potential. I'm excited about this year! I've only been seeing you a short time, but it couldn't have begun at a more appropriate time. You have helped me to really look at myself, & develop skills which I know will prove to be extremely useful in the coming year & beyond." K.L.
"Thanks again for being a gifted counselor and guiding me through a very difficult period in my life." E.S.
"You really have debunked any misconceptions I had of what counsellors are like! You are such a kind, warm, & thoughtful person. I am so grateful to have found you!" D.S.
"I think you're very unique & irreplaceable. I cannot thank you enough for all you did for me/with me when I saw you. You helped me build a life I wanted to live. I think about you often and ask myself, "What would Kate say?" or "What would Kate ask me about this? You really have given me strong tools to help me continue to grow. For that I thank you."
"A note to let you know how much I appreciate you & the ways in which you have helped me find myself. You have opened up a world of possibility for me, from the beginning of my journey. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have finally found my own place in this world & I am loving it all by myself." C.S.
"Thank you for the help that you have given me. Your guidance & support is helping me to realize my potential. I'm excited about this year! I've only been seeing you a short time, but it couldn't have begun at a more appropriate time. You have helped me to really look at myself, & develop skills which I know will prove to be extremely useful in the coming year & beyond." K.L.
