Category: Therapist Resources

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Are Our Devices Spying on Our Therapy Sessions With Clients?

Whether you’re in an in-person therapy clinic where you see clients one on one or in your own office at home providing virtual therapy, there may be a breach of confidentiality hiding in your midst. As a web-developer turned virtual therapist, I’m always considering the ethics of cybersecurity (check out the video below on a…
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Email Templates for Implementing Direct Billing for Counselling Services in Canada

The following are templates for emailing insurance companies about coverage for counselling. The following email addresses are provided by Telus Health (or their own website) for insurance companies. Please note this is not an all-inclusive list as many only provide phone numbers: healthinq@ab.bluecross.ca, Group-health-claims@equitable.ca, askus@mygrouphealth.ca, askus@mygroupsource.ca, askus@mymanion.com, inquiry@mdm-insurance.com, support@simplybenefits.ca, group.claims@uvinsurance.ca, more_info@manulife.ca, healthsolutions@telus.com, customer.services@ab.bluecross.ca, inquiries@bpa.ca, info@canadalife.com,…
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Canadian Insurance Companies Accepting Direct Billing for Counsellors with Telus E-Claims

Canadian Insurance Companies Accepting Direct Billing for Counsellors with Telus E-Claims

As soon as I heard the announcement that Telus Health was making their e-filing available to counsellors in June, I immediately signed up for the opportunity to take part in direct billing for psychotherapy/counselling clients. After a month of waiting, I’m finally in their system… and I realized, it’s still a confusing mess and there…
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Responses to Emails Requesting More Information about Direct Billing Coverage for Counsellors

I am posting the current responses from insurance companies as a link as it’s too many characters for Facebook for them all. I find these responses to be a bit shortcoming and do not, in my opinion, provide answers that are definitive for the “counsellor” role specifically. That said, many are saying they DO offer…
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Free Colouring Pages for Stress Relief

These colouring pages are free for you to download, print, and share.Colouring can be a fantastic way to de-stress and calm without breaking the bank.

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