We do not offer quick-fix, crash-diet’ solutions. Why should you choose psychotherapy? What makes it ‘worthwhile’ as an option in your life? We suggest than you check this in advance with your HR department about their position on providing coverage. The designation of registered Psychotherapist is very recent in Ontario, so your existing benefits plan may not specify it, but we are aware that some larger benefits providers are already providing coverage for therapy by RP as well as RSW and RN practitioners. Please check your benefits plan to see which categories of providers are recognized: on this site we have Registered Psychotherapists, Registered Social Workers, and Registered Nurses all in private practice.
What Benefits Providers will I have access to? Overall it may be considerably less expensive, and you may have more choice, if you elect to pay for your therapy out of your own pocket rather than begin a process that ends for lack of funds.Ĭontinuity with the same therapist is an important factor in positive therapy outcomes. The typically higher fees charged by some providers for instance registered psychologists, will mean that your annual benefits only allow for only a few sessions before you must start paying out of your own pocket. You may be surprised to learn that access to such plans is restricted by per session and per annum budget limits, as well as specific provisions requiring you to go only to certain providers. Many employees have access to benefits plans into which they have already paid taxable personal income. Your workplace may be interested in the many advantages of our Employee Counselling Service which provides affordable therapeutic counselling on a confidential basis. In most cases you will have to pay for therapy directly at the time of your sessions, even if you get repaid later by insurance and the benefit plan may only partially reimburse you. Some insurance and employee benefits programs may cover your therapy, but this depends on your plan which you should check before you start. Neither category is required to experience personal psychotherapy as part of their training, whereas all members of this site have done so and continue their therapeutic journey in a variety of ways to ensure you get objective help.
#Average cost therapy session professional
Unfortunately there are few psychiatrists who do drug-free therapy and most GPs have very little professional training. Please note that psychotherapy is not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) unless you work with a psychiatrist or with a general practitioner MD doing psychotherapy. In Ontario the tradition has been and continues to be that providing for your own life is a private matter. We are trained professional psychotherapists and therapists in private practice and, like other helping professionals, charge fees for our work.Įach of us sets an independent fee or rate reflecting our individual skill, education, training and experience as psychotherapists and therapists.
Some employee benefits plans will pay for the services of registered psychotherapists, others only for 'registered psychologists', or therapists with 'MSW' or 'RSW' certifications. Please note that OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) only pays for psychotherapy by medical personnel. Therapy Toronto > FAQ > Fees Psychotherapy Feesīreaking News! The Canadian Revenue Agency announced (8 January 2016) that fees paid to Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Social Workers may be deducted on your personal income tax return.įull details here on the Canada Revenue Agency website.
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