Individual Therapy

Individual therapy is a form of therapy in which a client is treated on a one-on-one basis with a therapist.  The client and therapist develop common goals for therapy that inspire change or improve the quality of life of the client.  The therapist tailors the process to the client’s unique needs by exploring contributing factors, helping the client become more self-aware, and providing clients strategies to alleviate symptoms.

Family Therapy

Family therapy is a form of treatment that addresses the behaviors of all family members and the way these behaviors affect individual family members, the relationships between family members and the family unit as a whole. The sessions help family members understand and support each other by improving communication, solving family problems, understanding and handling special family situations.

Family therapy may include the following:

  • talking about each person’s hopes;
  • encourage everyone to talk about their experiences and listen to each other;
  • clarify each person’s beliefs, values, needs, hopes and assumptions so that everyone understands each other;
  • help families stop blaming each other and begin exploring how everyone can work together to make positive changes;
  • help people understand the impact of their words and behaviours on other members of the family;
  • help families talk about the challenges they’re facing; and 
  • support families as they work through their own goals.

Sources:

What is Family Therapy? © 2015 Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice Challenges & Choices © 2003 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Parent Coaching

Parenting sessions address issues related to your child’s cognitive, emotional and behavioural needs impacting home and/or school environment.Therapist will help you with:

  • Managing behaviours/emotional regulation;
  • Communication skills;
  • Social Skills;
  • Understand new diagnosis (e.g., Learning Disability, ADHD/ADD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and any mental health diagnosis);
  • Strategies for children who learn differently;
  • Positive parenting; and 
  • School related issues.

ADHD Coaching

ADHD Coaching is designed to help individuals manage symptoms of ADHD. Clients are taught systems that specifically meet their ADHD needs. These systems are evidence-based  strategies. Clients are taught tools that will improve focus, starting and completion of tasks, working memory, emotional self-regulation, impulse control and reactivity, organization, prioritization and decision making.

Couples ADHD Coaching

Partners of ADHD clients are provided psycho education about ADHD and the impact ADHD symptoms have on the relationship. Specific systems will be taught to improve communication,  household organization, de-escalation, self-regulation and intimacy.

Family ADHD Coaching

ADHD Family Coaching is designed to help families manage  and understand symptoms of ADHD. Clients are taught family systems to improve family dynamics. These systems are evidence-based  strategies. Specific systems will be taught to improve communication,  household organization, de-escalation, self-regulation and decision making.

Rates and Fees

OHIP does not pay for psychotherapist private services.  Most extend health insurance plans reimburse all or part of the service fees, while non-reimbursement fees may be claimed as medical expenses on your income tax returns. Full details here on the Canada Revenue Agency website. 

Individual Therapy Session: 

$150 (plus HST) per 50-minute session

Family Therapy Session:

$180 (plus HST) per 50-minute session

Parent Coaching Session: 

$180 (plus HST) per 50- minute session

ADHD Coaching: 

$150 (plus HST) per 50-minute session

Couples ADHD Coaching: 

$160 (plus HST) per 50-minute session

Family ADHD Coaching: 

$180 (plus HST) per 50-minute session

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