Fees/extended health

Counseling fees:

$180.00 per 50 minute session.

$270.00 per 75 minute session

Payments can be made by:

a) cash or cheque

b) eTransfer to: drbarbaraharris@hotmail.com (eTransfer must be paid prior to the appointment)

Telephone/Skype/Facetime counselling available.

Late arrivals are charged full fee.

Cancellation fees are charged unless therapist is given 24 hours notice in advance, and must be paid in full before future sessions can be booked.

Many clients are eligible for funding under their extended health care plans, or under various government programs.

Health insurance or extended health benefit plans may reimburse counseling fees paid to Registered Social Workers. Your health benefits administrator and your employer can provide you with more information. In British Columbia, organizations that may reimburse fees for counseling with a Registered Social Worker include, but are not limited to:

University of British Columbia

Worksafe BC

It is important that you check with your extended health care provider to see if they cover counseling with a Registered Social Worker. If you would like to provide your employer with more information on the benefits of including Registered Social Workers in your company’s Extended Benefits package, please see the information provided on the BC Association of Social Workers Website at: http://www.bcasw.org/content/home.asp

If you have been a victim of crime in British Columbia and the crime has been reported to the police, you may qualify for psychotherapy funding from CVAP. Typically, 12 to 24 sessions are granted, with the possibility of renewing the application. Their site is:

 Once you have received an approval letter with your file number, and number of sessions approved, you can call and book an appointment.

This program currently provides counseling to First Nations people through 2 programs: a crisis intervention program, and the IRS program. Individuals with Indian Status who are experiencing a crisis may be eligible for services under the crisis intervention program. The Indian Residential School Support Services Division provides counseling to Residential School Survivors and, in some cases, to their immediate family members.

In recent years, funding for psychotherapy and other health services has been turned over to some individual First Nations Bands for administration. If this has happened with your Band, an application for services would need to be filed with them. Currently, in addition working with FNHA, I also work with: Inter-tribal Health, Nu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Squamish Nation, Musquem Indian Band.

PLEASE NOTE: Accessing services under these programs is not automatic. Eligibility and preapproval are required. Please feel free to call me to discuss further.