Dr. Barbara Harris PhD, MSW, RSW

Funding

Counselling Vancouver

Third party billing:

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

Extended health care plans

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:

Workers Compensation Board

Telus (union employees only, not management)

Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation

University of British Columbia’s Student Health Plan

City of Vancouver

Bank of Montreal

BC Hydro

Canada Post

Insurance Corporation of BC

City of New Westminster

Department of Indian Affairs

Air Canada

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

Other funding:

Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)

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:

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/cva/  

Non-Insured Health Benefits(NIHB) for First Nations and Inuit People.

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 NIHB, I also work with: Inter-tribal Health, Nu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and 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.

Counselling Fees:

Counseling fees are $120.00 per 55 minute session.

Payments can be made by

a) cash or cheque

b) PAYPAL

Freedom begins with a single step!

Simply contact me so we can decide together whether counselling is a good option for you at this time.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Dr Barbara Harris, PhD, MSW, RSW

Serving the whole Lower Mainland, including, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Tri-cities and Fraser Valley.

Counselling Vancouver provides:

Trauma Counselling, Counselling for Depression, and Counselling for Anxiety

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