Frequently Asked Questions

My fee is $150 / 50-minute individual session (all inclusive, no HST is charged).

Payments can be made by credit card or e-transfer. A receipt will be issued immediately upon payment.

Every benefit plan is different, so please check with yours to ensure that you are covered for Social Work or Psychotherapy services provided by a Registered Social Worker. You may also want to verify the amount that you will be reimbursed. You will need to submit my receipt directly to your provider for reimbursement.

All appointments with individuals residing in Ontario are currenting being completed virtually through a secure and easy-to-use platform called Jane.

Your privacy is important to me. Jane, the platform I use to conduct virtual appointments, uses industry standard security controls such an encryption and an SSL (Secured Sockets Layers) certificate to ensure information is transmitted over a secured connection. It is compliant with the Ontario Personal Health Information and Protection Act (PHIPA). I also subscribe to an email service that encrypts data to enhance the security of our electronic communications.

Your free 20-minute consultation is an opportunity to ask questions and share a little bit about your current challenges and what you would like support with. I will also share more about myself and my approach, and together we’ll decide if we’d like to try working together.

Psychotherapy, often referred to as talk therapy or counselling, is a therapeutic approach that involves a trained mental health professional working with an individual to address and improve emotional and psychological well-being.

I saw my very first windmill while traveling in the Netherlands many years ago, and I vividly recall being struck by its size, strength and beauty. I now see similarities between windmills and psychotherapy, which is why I honour them in my practice name.

• Windmills can refine and process wheat into flour, just as psychotherapy can help you refine your behaviours and process difficult past events.

• Windmills can pump water, just as psychotherapy can help you manage the flow of your thoughts and emotions.

• Windmills can produce electricity, just as psychotherapy can empower you to take action and move towards what is most important to you.

• Windmills are also considered an ancient technology, a nod to the inherent wisdom in all of us.