Fees
Therapeutic Fit
Before we discuss fees, we need to discuss fit. We believe that “therapeutic fit” is the most important component of therapy. Research has concluded that clients that have a strong therapeutic relationship with their practitioner do best and achieve their goals more consistently. This “fit” needs to be great for client and therapist alike. We want to set clients up for a rewarding experience. Converging Currents offers different session fee packages to fit the differing needs of clients. With this in mind, the following information is provided for your review:
How we Work Together to Support you
Our Team
We believe that you will get more from your counselling experience if we work together as a team and collaborate on cases. We have regular team meetings in order to consult with each other regarding the work we are doing as counsellors. We believe that their is value in getting multiple perspectives on situations that arise in the counselling sessions. Regular team meetings allows us to continue to challenge each other and grow in our role as your counsellor.
Collaboration at Converging Currents is huge! We encourage you to try a session here and there with a different counsellor (if they have space in their calendar) so that you can benefit from the varied experiences the Team at Converging Currents Counselling has. At times, We may offer co-therapy sessions if we think it will be helpful to have another counsellor join the session and bring a different lens to the client. We want you to feel supported so we are not upset when a client asks to have a session with a different counsellor at Converging Currents. We think this is a great benefit to you!
We ask for Commitment
We require that clients book a minimum of 4 sessions to start (completed weekly). Converging Currents does not offer Brief Therapy which would be counselling that is irregular or infrequent in nature; these are considered “drop-in” sessions. Converging Currents Counselling asks you to commit to weekly sessions. We do not do biweekly or monthly sessions until we are in the maintenance phase of counselling with you.
Our schedules are full and when we give someone a session just here and there on a monthly basis we have to bump another client out of their regular schedule in order to give a drop-in client a spot. We want to honour our current clients’ spot in our schedules and ensure they get the weekly sessions they want. Secondly, and probably most importantly, most people coming to counselling need weekly sessions in order to see change occur. It’s very difficult for your counsellor to create a treatment plan or prepare for sessions if you are just popping in twice a month – these sessions end up turning into “update” sessions where you just tell us what has gone on over the past few weeks so we know where your at. We understand that counselling is costly. You are paying a lot for sessions so you can get something from them. However, your counsellor cannot provide any insight until they get an update from you. So it is unfair to your counsellor as they just cannot give you what you need unless you attend weekly sessions. Irregular sessions put a lot of pressure on the counsellor to create change without being prepared. Brief Therapy requires a different set of skills and training from a counsellor and unfortunately, we are not a Brief Therapy office at this time.
Lastly, we believe that regular weekly sessions will accelerate your counselling process and lead to you spending less time and money on counselling in the long run because you will be able to do focused and intentional work. Your counsellor will be able to better support you in meeting your goals over a shorter period than if you have irregular sessions.
If you are not looking for a consistent therapeutic experience, then Converging Currents is not the right fit for you and we encourage you to find a practitioner that can support your therapeutic needs.
What Kinds Of Clients Do the Counsellors at Converging Currents Work with?
We treat individuals with a variety of life goals that may be facing many different challenges. We tend to work best with individuals, couples or families with the following characteristics and values:
Clients who, generally, like our therapeutic approach
tend to be…
- professionals
- entrepreneurs
- students
- other motivated individuals (young and old)
Client’s who respond best to this approach
appreciate…
- our education.
- our expertise and life experience.
- that change is a process that requires effort and isn’t always as fast as we wish it was.
- that we are in a collaborative relationship.
- that we often work together as a Team and support each other.
value…
- personal responsibility and accountability.
- traditional and alternative (outdoors/nature) office space.
- self-exploration, self-reflection, and increasing one’s self-awareness.
- professional and excellent clinical services.
understand…
- the importance of their past experiences on their present issues.
- that they are responsible for their own growth.
- our professional boundaries and office policies.
- that we won’t give them answers, but we will guide them in the process.
- that they need to be motivated, and respectful.
- that they will have to take charge of their life and make some big changes in order to shift their daily experiences.
- Couples understand:
- that they both contributed to the challenges that currently exist in the relationship and both are willing to work on themselves.
- that they need to come to counselling with a stance of seeking to understand what each is contributing to the challenges they are facing in the relationship instead of blaming each other.
agree to…
- be committed to doing weekly sessions and commit to a minimum of 4 sessions (We do not do crisis counselling).
- pay the full session fee after each session and pay cancellation fees when cancelling without 48 hours notice.
- arrive on time to sessions.
- attend sessions on a regular basis.
- emotionally invest in the therapeutic process.
- be willing to learn and grow.
- be open and vulnerable in sessions.
- be determined to follow through with the steps and tools suggested in sessions.
*Couples counselling is about changing yourself, not your partner. If you are not ready to work on the relationship, or sessions become a space where you unleash your frustrations onto your partner in a disrespectful manner (swearing, name-calling, aggression, etc.), We will ask that you work with an individual therapist to develop the capacity to reflect on the contributions you bring to the struggles you are having with your partner.
Session Fees
We offer different session fees to meet your varying circumstances. Please see below for our counselling rates.
Hannah Yager, MSW, RSW
Couples & Family Sessions
$165 / 60 Minute Session
$195 / 90 Minute Session
Individual or Child Sessions
$150 / 60 Minute Session
EMDR Sessions
$180 / 90 Minute Session
Allison Sloan
Individual or Child Sessions
$150 / 60 Minute Session
EMDR Sessions
$180 / 90 Minute Session
Catriona Hall
(Praticum Student)
Individual or Child Sessions
$125/ 60 Minute Session
Couples & Family Sessions
$140 / 60 Minute Session
EMDR Sessions
$155 / 90 Minute Session
Converging Currents runs a variety of groups & workshops. Here are just a few of the ones we are currently running or have run in the past:
Parenting Workshops
Relationship Workshops
Marriage/Couples Workshops
Adventure Therapy Groups for kids and adults
Emotional Wellness Groups
Transitions/Life Stress Support Groups
Please see the groups and workshops page for current groups and workshops being offered and prices. Don’t see the one your looking for? Converging Currents will start groups if you have a group of people interested in a particular topic. Or we can help advertise and run a group your interested in. Check out our Groups/Workshop page or contact us for more information.
If you have any questions Contact Converging Currents for an initial, no obligation, confidential online consultation. Converging Currents Counselling also offers Telemental Health Counselling online: Please see Virtual Counselling for more information about online sessions from the comfort of your home.