Frequently Asked Questions

Virtual therapy is also known as online therapy or remote therapy which involves delivering counselling and psychotherapy through an online platform. Since online therapy can pose different types of security concerns than in-person therapy, there are standards set in place in regard to online platforms used to delivery these services. These standards are set up bodies such as The Person Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 

 

Online therapy may be an accessible choice for some clients, but may not be the right fit for everyone. To learn more about online therapy book a free 30-minute consultation or contact us via email. 
Trauma-informed therapy considers potential of trauma history and provides care in ways that support an individual’s freedom of choice, care, and uniqueness of experiences.

 

Trauma-focused therapy involves processing traumatic experiences and seeking healing from those experiences.
We are able to provide a receipt for services which can be reimbursed by various insurances. To ensure if your insurance covers psychotherapy services provided by a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) please check with them to see if these services will be covered. 
If you are seeking to cancel a booked session, please do so 48 hours prior to the session to not be charged late cancellation fees. If the session is cancelled less than 48-hours, then the session will be charged at 50% of the fees (for example, a 50 min session with a regular fee of $150, will be charged for $75 if missed or cancelled less than 48 hours prior). In case of emergencies please contact your practitioner as soon as you can.
There are various kinds of helping professions, which include:
  • Mentoring – supporting another through their goals by guidance and advice, usually offered by a professional or experienced individual in a particular area of expertise.
  • Peer Support – supporting another because of shared/similar lived experiences (for example, a person in recovery supporting another who is trying to get into recovery from substance use).
  • Coaching – supporting another to help them improve performance and increase accomplishment of goals.
  • Counselling (often interchangeably used with the term therapy) – supporting another through psychological challenges through use of talk therapy.
  • Psychotherapy (often interchangeably used with the term counselling) – supporting another through use of counselling skills, psychotherapeutic treatment, and therapy models to shift challenges with thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Psychotherapy is practiced by physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurse practitioners, and occupational therapists as well (scope may differ for each based on their specific practices). 
  • Psychologist/Psychological Services – offers support including everything involved in counselling and psychotherapy, but in addition can provide official assessments and diagnosis for mental health conditions.
  • Psychiatrist/Psychiatric Services – a medical practitioner/physician who can provide mental health diagnosis, treatment, and prescription for medications.
As a small private practice, we do not provide crisis support. If you are in a crisis situation, please contact your local crisis lines, 911 to contact the police, or 988 for the Suicide Crisis Helpline.
The services fees are as follows:
  • Free 30-minute initial consultation 
  • 25-minute session - $75
  • 50-minute session - $150
  • 80-minute session - $225
We accept payment via credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express), Visa Debit, and MasterCard Debit.

 

If you do not have access to one of these payment methods of payment, please reach out to us.
There is limited availability for sliding scale options. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about this.
The CRPO is the regulatory body that provides registration to members that allows them to practice as either a Registered Psychotherapist or Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). 

 

CRPO is there for the public to make complaints or inquire about the registered members. To learn more visit www.crpo.ca.
A free 30-minute consultation can be booked directly via the booking link which you can access by clicking on the "Book Now" button or by emailing us directly through "Contact Us"
Long-term therapy involves accessing therapy anywhere from months to years. Irish Oak Wellness uses a humanistic model to therapy which considers the whole person, this type of therapeutic model takes time and space to effectively apply.
The Jane App is a PIPEDA compliant platform which ensures Canadian privacy laws are followed. This is the only platform that Irish Oak Wellness uses to facilitate individual or group therapy sessions with clients. 
Group therapy involves attending a series of sessions with other members involving support related to a specific area of mental health. Irish Oak Wellness runs group therapy occasionally, if you have any questions please contact us. 
Both are registration statuses with the CRPO. The main difference is that a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) is yet to complete one or more of the following:
  • CRPO Exam
  • 450 client hours
  • 100 supervision hours 

A counsellor certified by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association required to meet particular standards of practice. To learn more visit www.ccpa-accp.com