ONE-TIME APPOINTMENTS for SUPPORTING your mental health.

Single Session Therapy

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NOTE: Available in person for those aged 19+ at our Cordova Bay, James Bay, and Vancouver clinics.

Available at: Victoria, Cordova Bay | Victoria, James Bay | Vancouver, Commercial Drive

We Offer: Direct Billing (Not ICBC) | Other Resources

What is Single Session Therapy?

The aim of Single Session Therapy is to help you as much as possible during a one-time appointment. One of our mental health clinicians will help you identify your most pressing needs, develop practical strategies for addressing them, and send you home with an action plan. And if our clinician believes that you would benefit from additional and/or ongoing services, they will recommend the professionals or programs that they think are best suited for you.

FAQs

During your 50-minute in-person appointment, you can expect the following:
MEET YOUR CLINICIAN
Meet your clinician, who will review consent forms and explain that this is a one-time session aimed at providing immediate skills and tools for your most pressing concern.
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND SESSION GOAL
Determine your single most important concern and what you hope to achieve from today's session.
INTERVENTION
The clinician will help you build skills and tools, which might include:
- Calming skills (e.g., diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation)
- Support for health behaviour change (e.g., physical activity, diet)
- Interpersonal skills (e.g., assertive communication)
- Problem-solving skills (e.g., generating solutions)
- Cognitive skills (e.g., cognitive restructuring)
- Behavioural skills (e.g., graded exposure)
●  People who are on a waitlist to see their clinician of choice
●  People who are unsure of what they need
● People who want practical skills and tools
● People who have limited budgets for mental health care
Some people don’t require long-term psychotherapy and its associated costs. After only a single session, they feel empowered to face their challenges on their own.
While our Tall Tree professionals are exceptional at what they do, our single session team is unable to:
●  Perform detailed assessments and/or communicate mental health diagnoses
●  Complete forms or write letters related to illness or disability claims
●  Help individuals younger than 19 years of age
●  Provide crisis management services
●  Prescribe medications