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FEES
Fees are in accordance with BC Association of Clinical
Counsellors recommended rates for 50-minute sessions
of $100 per session. Be
prepared to make payment following your session. Therapyworks offers a sliding scale to select clients.
May I utilize
insurance or other financial assistance to help pay for my
counselling?
If you have "extended health care insurance" inquire
whether your policy includes psychotherapy services. Some
plans pay, in full or in part, for the services of a
counsellor. Many plans in B.C. cover Registered Clinical
Counsellors and Registered Psychologists for a set dollar
value. For example, some clients have 10 sessions at $100
per hour coverage. With most of these policies it is
necessary to pay the fees as you go and submit a receipt to
the insurance company to claim your benefit. It is important
to be certain of the details before contracting services.
Some employers offer Employee Assistance Plans (or EAP's),
in which case, your employer has contracted a counselling
service to provide confidential therapy services to it's
employees. You can call the EAP company directly
(confidentially - only non-identifiable statistics are
reported back to the organization) and they will assign you
a counsellor. In these situations, you will typically be
offered short-term, solution-focused counseling with a
maximum of 6-10 sessions.
The services of some therapists, (e.g. Psychiatrists) may be
covered by your general Health Care Insurance (e.g. BC
Med.). Some funded agencies provide counselling services
without passing on any of the costs to you. (Duncan Mental
Health and Nanaimo Mental Health in Ladysmith)
Some agencies use a "sliding scale" which means that the fee
you pay is determined by your income.
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