Fees for Registered Clinical Counsellors and Registered Psychologist at The Change Agency are in line with the recommended fee guidelines set forth by the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and the College of Psychologists of British Columbia. http://bc-counsellors.org/choose-a-counsellor/fee-schedule/ Session Fees for Registered Clinical Counsellors Fees For Colin Chow Individual Therapy $133.00* for a 50 minute session Couples/Family Therapy $143.33* for a 50 minute session * Plus 5% GST Fees For Tanya Heal Individual Therapy $130* + GST for a 50 minute session Couples/Family Therapy $140* + GST 50 minute session * Plus 5% GST Fees For Elle Mah Individual Coaching $100* for a 50 minute session * Plus 5% GST We do not want our clients to forgo the opportunity to make positive steps towards mental health due to financial hardship. If finances are or become a hindrance to you continuing with counselling, please let us know. Based on availability, we reserve a portion of our practice for clients with financial limitations (Eg. students, seniors, under-employed individuals). Fees for these clients can be negotiated and set on a sliding scale. Some extended health benefit plans may reimburse all or a portion of the fees for Registered Clinical Counsellor Services. UBC’s AMS/GSS student Health Plan and SFU’s SFSS Health Plan does cover RCC (Registered Clinical Counsellor) services as well as some Sun Life, Manulife, Green Shield and Pacific Blue Cross plans. The Change Agency does not have the ability to do direct billing to your extended health benefit insurer. Please check with your extended health care service provider as you may be eligible for coverage. If your extended health benefits plan does not currently include RCC’s, some clients have been successful in expanding their coverage to include RCC’s by asking their human resources department to contact their group insurance provider and request that their plan be changed to cover the services of a RCC at no additional cost.

We offer a 15 minute free phone consultation for new clients. There is no obligation for further services and we will never pressure you to do so. We can talk generally about the issues you might want to explore in counselling. You can ask basic questions and discuss whether we might be a good fit. If there isn’t a good fit, we are happy to offer referrals to other excellent mental health professionals.

FAQs

Q: What goes on in our first session?

The first session is an opportunity for you to share a bit about yourself and what has brought you to seek counselling support. We will do our very best to put you at ease and convey the genuine warmth we feel when we are working with our clients. We specialize in working with clients who have never worked with a counsellor before! Our first session will also provide an opportunity for us to explain how we might work together through the counselling process. We can each ask questions, and we will encourage you to express any concerns you might have. We will also discuss things like informed consent/confidentiality, fees and scheduling.

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The Change Agency is an experienced and well established helping organization committed to fostering positive change with everybody we work with. Serving Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster.

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300 – 3665 Kingsway, Vancouver | Colin Chow – 604-721-3222

200 – 5050 Kingsway, Burnaby | Tanya Heal – 778-896-0111

300 – 3665 Kingsway, Vancouver | Elle Mah – 604-728-4997

300 – 3665 Kingsway, Vancouver | Kyle Warner – 604-644-0984

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