Individual COUNSELLING Calgary

Sometimes, our struggles can be resolved by taking better care of ourselves or seeking support from a family member or friend. But there may be times  when these steps don't resolve the problem. When this happens, we encourage seeking support from a therapist. 

Counselling is encouraged when your symptoms or problems are distressing and are negatively affecting your personal, occupational, social or academic functioning.

Your therapist will explore your goals for counselling and what you hope to get out of your work together. They will establish what kinds of needs or issues you’d like to address in your sessions together as well as, what you’ve done to manage your mental health in the past. They’ll want to talk through what  has and has not worked  for you, and obtain an understanding of how best to support you.

This is a reasonable question and challenging to predict. Research indicates that the duration of counselling is variable. Depending on your specific needs and goals, counselling can be short-term, for specific issues, or longer-term, to deal with more longstanding complex issues. Counselling is a collaborative process, and your progress and goals will be discussed during the course of treatment.

Yes. Everything that you share with therapists in session remains confidential. Unless permitted or required by law, therapists can only disclose personal or confidential information with your consent. By law, the therapist is required to report:

• Risk of imminent danger to myself or to another person
• Suspected child or elder abuse – if the client is the victim or perpetrator

Yes. Many extended healthcare insurance benefits cover the cost of counselling either partially or in full. This includes in person, online or phone counselling.