Your first session is a clinical intake session. During this time, your therapist will ask more direct questions regarding your family, childhood, work, lifestyle, relationship, medical history, mental health history, and any other relevant information. It’s possible that we won’t get to everything in this first session, but we will at least get a solid foundation to inform future sessions. If you are feeling nervous, don’t worry, that’s common but your therapist is there to help you feel safe and calm.

As of January 1, 2025, 50 minute sessions are 240$ and 80 minute sessions are 360$. The same rates apply whether sessions are in person or online.

As a Provisional Psychologist supervised by a Registered Psychologist, most insurnace companies will cover my services. At this time, we direct bill to Greenshield, Alberta Blue Cross and Medavie Blue Cross.

Payments can be easily and securely made through our Jane booking system. We accept credit cards, Visa debit and Mastercard Debit. E-transfer and Interac are also accepted.

This isn’t uncommon or anything to worry about. You are in the drivers seat but your therapist can help guide the conversation if there isn’t anything topical for you. Each therapy session has a way of finding it’s own flow. Often the sessions that are unplanned are the most impactful.

There are many but most commonly clients find that it is supportive of their mental health to have someone to listen and sort through all the things going on in their heads. Therapists provide a safe space to air it all out and try to make sense of it, while helping draw connections and highlight areas of growth. Many of us have experiened a version of betrayal trauma, and being able to develop a trusting relationship with their therapist is a fundamental aspect of healing.

At Beyond Therapy Co. we work mostly adults 18+ whom have experienced childhood trauma including but not limited to betrayal trauma, sexual abuse, family struggles and loss. In addition, we work with individuals struggling with anxiety and/or depression, burnout, stress, life transitions, chronic pain and grief.

Common populations that we work with are individuals who have experienced a motor vehicle accident (MVA), corporate employees experiencing burnout/stress/anxiety, Short Term Disability (STD) and Return to Work (RTW) support, front line workers and first responders (EMS, 911, Paramedics, Firefighters, Corrections, Probation, etc), and Veterans and their families.

Our cancellation policy is 48 hours. Any sessions cancelled within that timeline will be charged for their session.

Confidentiality is of utmost important and will be covered several times throughout the therapeutic journey with your therapist. All client files and information is stored online through the Jane system which offers fully encrypted data storage and is HIPAA compliant.

Yes, currently we direct bill to Greenshield, Medavie Blue Cross and Alberta Blue Cross.

We are located out of Riverwest Therapy Collective, a collection of skilled mental health practitioners with a variety of areas of expertise located in the North West corner of Downtown Calgary. We are located at 700 4 ave SW in Suite 850 (8th floor). There is ample surface parking and street parking in a short walk to the office and we offer snacks and beverages while you wait for your session to begin.

Yes, both with regards to MVAs, RTWs and STD/LTD and other needs, I can speak directly with your insurance adjuster to support you, provided there is a signed release of information from you.

Every assessment involves a complimentary consult first to discuss your needs, see if we are a fit and to determine the proper assessment and course of action. Following the consultation, the clinical interview is booked, which varies in time based on the assessments issued. Once the interview is complete, the report takes 3-4 weeks to complete, at which time you will receive a copy and a debrief of the findings.

No, when booking and paying for an assessment, you are not guaranteed a diagnosis. These are in depth interviews and questionnaires that are intended to explore a possible diagnosis where the symptoms align with the DSM-5-TR criteria. Where symptoms do not align, a diagnosis is not given.

Absolutely. Therapy sessions and assessments both can instill feelings of nervousness. It is understandable that learning more about yourself can be scary. In booking an assessment we review the pros and cons and determine if it is really what you need. Additionally, the interviews are designed to be supportive and sensitive to the nature of the assessment, and our reports are written in a way that acknowledge the humanness behind the report, in hopes of making the experience less intimidating.