Information for potential clients

I am a registered clinical psychologist. I adhere to the regulations, standards of practice and ethical principles of the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

Services:

The psychological services that I provide involve the assessment and treatment of psychological problems. I work with adults, in the areas of clinical psychology and health psychology. I often see people who have sleep difficulties. I also see individuals who are under stress, and people who are feeling depressed or anxious.

I am happy to talk with you by phone to provide information about my services. If you decide to see me, then I usually mail out some further information and some forms to complete, prior to your first session. The information collected on these forms is to assist me in understanding the nature of your problem.

The first session is an assessment session and it involves me reviewing information with you about my services, confidentiality, and the self-report forms that you have provided. It also involves me asking you some questions in order to determine your current situation and the nature of your problem. This usually takes about 1.5 hours.

The treatment depends on your particular problem, but it generally involves two to 12 sessions. I use primarily cognitive-behavioural therapy. The main focus is on you learning skills to effectively cope with or to overcome your problem and to improve your well being. I will guide and support you with this. These skills involve strategies that have been shown through research to be useful in the treatment of the specific type of problem that you are experiencing. (The treatment does not involve taking medication.)

Fees:

The fee is $120 per session. A session is one hour in duration. Sometimes the first session is longer (e.g., 1.5 hours). Fees are payable by cheque or cash at the end of each session, at which time you will be provided with a receipt.

Please Note: Psychologists’ services are not covered by OHIP. Many people have insurance coverage through their employers or other health plans for visits to a registered psychologist. If this is the case, you would submit the receipts from your sessions to the insurer for reimbursement.