Frequently Asked Questions

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Psychotherapy is often referred to as counselling or talk-therapy. It is done in a one-to-one, couple, family or group model where a mental health professional uses evidence-based psychological methods to help support patients.

During psychotherapy patients are not diagnosed nor prescribed medications. They may be encouraged to meet with their family physician to discussed pharmacological interventions. 

The number and frequency of appointments/sessions varies. There is no one size fits all approach to Psychotherapy.During the initial sessions patient and practitioner will collaboratively discuss frequency  and treatment plan based on the therapeutic goals.

NO! No referral is required simply reach out via telephone, e-mail or our online booking system.

Some forms will be sent to you to complete prior to your initial session to gather all required information.

You don't. There is no one approach or intervention that anyone can 100% guarantee its effectiveness.