FAQS About Individual, Couple, Family & Trauma Counselling In Olds, Alberta
You’re tired of feeling anxious and twisted up like a pretzel. You’re ready to feel settled in your mind, body, emotions, and in your relationships. It’s time to invest in your overall well-being.
You’re about to pick up the phone to call, but wait! You’re not quite sure if you’re ready. Isn’t it funny how your 4 oz cell phone all of sudden weighs a million pounds? We get it. Let’s start by answering some of your questions here.
What therapy services do you offer?
Clients seek Support from us for a variety of Reasons, including: Anxiety ● Personal Growth ● Depression ● Marriage Counselling ● Stress ● Couples Counselling ● Family Counselling ● Relationship Therapy ● Anger ● Abuse ● Trauma ● PTSD ●compassion fatigue ●Operational stress injury● Insomnia ● Suicidal Thinking ● Addictions ● Coping with Mental Health ● Relationship Difficulties ● Grief ● Infertility ● Pregnancy Loss ● Abortion grief ● Spiritual Issues
In Supporting clients, we use a variety of treatment modalities, tailored to the client depending upon their needs. Among the treatment methods we use are: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Emotionally focused therapy (EFT), Sandtray Therapy, Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Humanistic Person-centred, Attachment-based and Narrative Therapy.
Do you offer counselling to children and adolescents?
Yes, our practice provides specialized treatments for children, adolescents and adults.
Do you offer in-person, telephone, or video sessions?
Yes, we are offering in-person, telephone, and video using a secure platform to offer online counselling. If you have any questions regarding this process, please reach out to us here.
I’ve heard EMDR therapy and somatic therapy work great for trauma and anxiety. Can we still do EMDR and somatic work during video sessions?
Yes, we can. some clients come in-person and others choose video sessions. We are having successful somatic and EMDR Therapy sessions and continue to meet therapy goals.
Do you offer sliding scale sessions?
At this time there are no sliding scale sessions available.
How long does therapy take?
There are a lot of factors that contribute to the length of counselling, so it is difficult to predict until we begin working together. Typically, clients commit to counselling for 3-6 months, and progress is measured monthly.
How often do we meet?
We have found that meeting often improves clients’ progress toward their goals. For that reason, we carry a small caseload to offer our clients weekly and intensive sessions. We can establish a set time to meet and that will be our reoccurring weekly appointment.
But wait! That’s a lot. Why do we meet so much?
Doing healing work at the level that will sustain long-term change takes time. It’s a commitment. Clients who invest in the time get better faster and with less relapse into old patterns.
What kind of results can I expect from counselling?
Our clients describe feeling at ease, self confident, more in control of their thoughts and emotions, less reactive and have a stronger bond in their relationships. Overall, they feel less triggered and are able to respond to situations in life, rather than be hijacked by old reactions. At the end of therapy, they feel more peace, calm, a sense of freedom and closer in their relationships. Parents report following child/teen therapy their children seem softer, gentler, calm, confident and have more self-control. Couples state they are happy, have fun with each other, experience their partner as treating them well, “finally listening” to them, even wanting to hear what they have to say, and feeling accepted for who they are. Parents following family therapy describe feeling hopeful and reassured seeing the connection between their partner and their children and their children with each other, they are no longer fighting, at each other’s throats, and their home felt like a war zone and now feels peaceful and they look forward to going home at the end of the work day, no longer worried what will greet them when they get home.
What if I need to cancel our appointment or I get sick?
In the event you must miss an appointment, we ask that you give us two business days’ notice by phone or email. In the event of a missed appointment without notice, a cancellation fee will apply, which is the full session rate. We offer phone and video sessions in case something happens last minute that prevents you from coming to your appointment.
What is your availability?
We see clients Monday 8 am-8 pm, Tuesday 9 am-6 pm; Wednesday 8 am-8:30 pm; Thursday 8 am-8 pm and Friday from 8 am- 4 pm.
Do you take insurance?
Your benefits may cover some or all of these services. Direct billing is not offered at this time with any insurance companies. Please get in touch with your insurance company to ask if a psychologist and/or registered social worker in clinical practice is covered under your plan. After your session, a receipt will be emailed to you, which you submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement.
What are your session fees?
50-minute session $250
75-minute session $375
Do you offer free initial sessions?
We are happy to have a 15-minute telephone consultation with you where you can describe what you are seeking services for and ask any questions you may have. In our experience, most potential clients are able to determine from that call if the therapist will be a good fit for them.
I am ready to get started. What do I do next?
Click the button below to book a free telephone consultation or first session.