Session Length and Rates:

15-Minute Consultation: Free.

50-Minute Individual Session: $185 (inclusive of HST).

50-Minute Couples Session: $200 (inclusive of HST).

*Longer sessions are also available. If you are interested in a longer session, please contact me directly.

sliding scale and reduced rates:

Though therapy is an investment in yourself, at Soul Space Psychotherapy we recognize that not everyone has the means to attend private practice therapy services. If you are not covered by insurance benefits and would require reduced rates, please connect with us directly to learn more about our sliding scale/reduced rate program to determine whether this is right for you.

payment options:

We accept: E-transfer or Credit Card (Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard, Debit Mastercard, American Express).

Soul Space Psychotherapy does not offer direct billing at this time. Regardless of payment method, you will receive a receipt upon payment that you can submit to your provider if you have insurance coverage.

late cancellation and no-show policy:

Soul Space Psychotherapy Services requires 48 hours notice should you need to cancel or reschedule your session, otherwise you will be charged for the full session.

We recognize that emergencies sometimes happen. If/when an emergency occurs, please communicate with us as soon as possible and we will do our best to work with you.

confidentiality:

As a registered member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, I am bound to the CRPO’s Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. I am responsible to:

1. Maintain confidential records of the client’s name, address, contact information and (if applicable) contact information for a legally authorized representative.

2. Maintain clinical notes of sessions. All disclosures in the client therapy session are confidential. This confidential information will not be disclosed without the client’s written consent, with the following exceptions for which I am legally and ethically required to report (outlined in the section below).

3. If writing notes on paper, I must maintain all records in a locked filing cabinet in a locked office. I use Jane software to complete digital clinical notes for each session which will be a part of your clinical file.

4. Retain my client records for a minimum of ten years after the client’s last session. (If the client is under 18 years of age at the start of the therapy, records will be kept for 10 years from the client’s 18th birthday or end of treatment, whichever occurs last).

5. After this ten year period, all records must be destroyed or erased.

Limits to confidentiality:

Client confidentiality is critical in a therapeutic relationship. However, there are a limited number of exceptions to such confidentiality. Such limitations are in place to promote safety and welfare. Notable limits to confidentiality include:

1. Where I believe on reasonable grounds that disclosure is necessary to eliminate or reduce significant, imminent risk of serious bodily harm (includes physical or psychological harm) to you or anyone else, e.g. suicide, homicide.

2. Where disclosure is required under the Child and Family Services Act, for example, where I have reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is in need of protection due to physical harm, neglect, or sexual abuse by a person having charge of the child.

3. Where necessary for particular legal proceedings (e.g. when I am subpoenaed).

4. To facilitate an investigation or inspection if authorized by a warrant or by any provincial or federal law.

5. For the purpose of contacting a relative, friend or potential substitute decision-maker of the individual, if the individual is injured, incapacitated or ill and unable to provide consent personally.

6. To a College for the purpose of administration or enforcement of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) (e.g. assessment of my practice is part of the quality assurance program; mandatory reporting where you are a regulated health professional and I have reasonable grounds to believe that you have sexually abused your patient/client; you disclose abuse by a health professional).

*If you have any questions about confidentiality or limits to confidentiality, please discuss this with me.