PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS & CHILDREN
Serving Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle & Brooklin, Ontario

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Art Therapy, Interoceptive Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Brief Therapy, and more. You can click here to learn more about the therapy modalities our team is trained in. Please contact us to see if we’re a good fit for your needs.

Rates begin at $120 per session and increase depending on the therapist’s level of experience and expertise. If you are paying through insurance benefits, please ensure that Registered Psychotherapists are approved providers prior to the beginning of your sessions.

No. Each benefits package varies widely and is not chosen by the therapy providers or our clinic. Please check your insurance provider package to see if Registered Psychotherapist are approved providers so you are aware of whether your sessions will be covered.

Payments for sessions will be processed, with the credit card on file, within 24 hours of your appointment. If your payment goes through, your receipt will be emailed to you for you to submit for reimbursement.

Browse through our therapist’s bios and see who might be a good fit for you. Feel free to book a free 15- minute consultation.

If you don’t find a good fit, contact  our administrative team through hello@ferncreek.ca and we can help match you. We want to ensure you find a good match based on your unique needs and desired outcomes.

Yes, we offer art therapy for all ages. It is not just for kids and you do not have to be an artist to participate. The Canadian Art Therapy Association explains it as, “Art therapy combines the creative process and psychotherapy, facilitating self-exploration and understanding. Using imagery, colour and shape as part of this creative therapeutic process, thoughts and feelings can be expressed that would otherwise be difficult to articulate.” If you are seeing a certified art therapist, you will not necessarily always do art. Doing art in therapy is just one of the tools the therapist utilizes when it feels appropriate.

Yes, we have therapists whose area of focus is working with children. When working with children, we ally strongly with the child in an effort to create a strong therapeutic relationship. That relationship helps the child develop feelings of safety and security within the therapeutic setting which enables them to trust in the process.

Typically we start with a parent/primary caregiver only session and we recommend it in order to get a good background of presenting concerns without adding to the child’s distress. We also strongly recommend parents seek their own psychotherapy to help them understand their own triggers and parenting style and to get support for the difficult job of parenting. We can offer a therapist for that purpose, but an ongoing therapist will be a different therapist than their child therapist. 

It is sometimes difficult for parents to accept the limits of confidentiality that are innately embedded in the therapeutic process. Entrusting your child to a stranger can be difficult, but please know we have your child’s best interest at the center of all our interactions, which is something the therapist often has in common with the primary caregivers.

The main difference lies in their professional training, the scope of practice, and their ability to diagnose and prescribe medication. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can prescribe medication and provide diagnosis. A psychologist specializes in psychological testing, assessment and diagnosis and often also does talk therapy. A psychologist cannot prescribe medication. A psychotherapist mainly does talk-based therapy with the purpose to help people improve and maintain their mental health and well-being. A psychotherapist cannot diagnose or prescribe medication. A social worker focuses on both therapeutic intervention and the broader social/systemic factors affecting a person’s well-being. A social worker cannot diagnose or prescribe medication.

Virtual sessions can be done over the phone or video.  For video sessions you will receive an Appointment Reminder email sent to the email on your file 30 minutes before your scheduled appointment time. You can join the video call up to 30 minutes ahead of your appointment start time if you want to take a moment to test your setup.  Click the Join video call button at the bottom of the email to begin your virtual appointment.

Please note that we do have a 24 hour cancellation policy. If for any reason you are unable to attend the appointment once it is scheduled, please cancel it as soon as possible to prevent being charged a full session fee.  You can cancel or reschedule appointments online through your Jane account up to 24 hours before your scheduled time.  You can also call the admin team at (289) 355-4215, please leave a voicemail or email us at hello@ferncreek.ca.