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FAQs

  • We are a self-referral clinic, meaning, a referral is not required by a doctor to set up an appointment. However, if you have a health care professional you would feel more comfortable setting up a referral such as a family physician, nurse practitioner, social worker, and psychiatrist, we invite you to collaboratively complete a referral.

    We are happy to directly set up an appointment with you. Please contact us by telephone at 647-331-8863 or email: info@beechwoodpsychotherapy.ca

  • Session fees are due at the beginning of each session. Payment is accepted through direct visa or debit payments via owl practice with their partnership with stripe in your client portal or e-transfers. An invoice will be sent before the session and a receipt is issued when payment is received. Please keep these receipts for your insurance claims.

  • We encourage you to connect with your insurance company to review your health care benefits and see if it covers psychotherapy services, what the claim procedure is, payment options, and if you require a letter of referral from a doctor to submit a claim. Please note we do not process insurance claims directly, rather, we will provide you with a receipt to submit to your insurance company.

  • If you cannot make your appointment, please provide 48 hours prior to your scheduled appointment. This allows me time to offer this appointment time to other clients on the waiting list with the appropriate advanced time frame. A full fee (100% of the session fee) will be charged and automatically charged through stripe for late cancellations or missed appointments.

  • All our treatments are provided virtually across Ontario. We are happy to provide psychotherapy over the phone or through video via Owlpractice, a virtual software system that is highly secure and is a HIPPA – compliant server.

  • 50 Minute Sessions : $175.00

    30 Minute Sessions: $100.00

    90 Minute Sessions: $200.00

    Family Consultation: $225.00

  • Psychotherapy sessions are 50 minutes in duration; the last 10 minutes will be spent completing therapy notes. The frequency of sessions and the length of treatment will be depending on your specific needs and the type of treatment required. For instance, CPT for PTSD is typically 12 weeks.

  • At Beechwood, we support individuals who are the age of 16 and older. Our staff have extensive experience working with individuals living throughout numerous lifespans.

  • What you discuss in treatment is kept confidential, except for specific exclusions I will describe below. What you disclose in session is kept between you and I as well as honouring the anonymity of you accessing therapy. Unless written consent is provided if any conformation is needed from anyone you choose to know you are accessing treatment. If a letter is needed, your disclosures continue to be confidential, and we will discuss in detail what would be included on the form (typically the date you began treatment and the number of sessions you completed to date). Please know you are protected under the provisions of the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). This ensures that you are legally protected within the confidentiality of all electronic transmissions of information about you. When electronic forms are sent for billing purposes, it will be done with the protection of HIPPA compliant technology.

    Limits to Confidentiality

    There are certain circumstances under which confidentiality may be broken. This is legally mandated by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and by the Province of Ontario. Confidentiality may be broken in the following events:

    Harm to Self or Others: If I believe that you or someone else is at imminent risk or harm, I am obligated to contact emergency services for you such as call am ambulance or police services, and/or contact anyone who is at imminent risk of harm, or others who can help provide protection.

    Harm to Children: If there is suspected risk or active harm to a child (16 years of age and younger) being physically, emotionally, sexually, abused or neglected, I am legally obligated to file a report with the Children’s’ Aid Society (CAS).

    Inappropriate Sexual Behavior by a Healthcare Professional: If it is disclosed that any health care professional has been sexually inappropriate towards you or someone else, we are legally obligated to report that information to their appropriate regulatory body.

    Court and Law: Your clinical records would be provided to the appropriate members of the law if it is subpoenaed by the court of law.