Relationships & Stress

Joan Worthington, RSW | Ph: 905-937-9706

  • Family Matters
    • Counselling Children & Teens
    • Couples
    • Counselling Parents
  • Individuals
    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Loss & Grief
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How I Work

How I Work:

Your stress and your relationships with others have special dynamics. Listening to you carefully and questioning your assumptions will help me to help you to think things through.Joan at the Santa Barbarbare courthouse

We will look at your situation together to understand the context of the problem and your feelings about it. When is it worse and when is it better? What works for someone else may not work for you or your family.

I meet with new clients for a joint assessment of approximately an hour. We decide together whether my professional style of counselling is a good fit for you. All discussion is confidential unless I become aware of danger to you or another person. We will talk about the next steps.

At the end of each counselling session, you may use either cash or cheque for payment. My hourly rate is $80. (If you prefer to use a credit card, add on $2.20 fee.) I am an Ontario registered professional (RSW) so most insurance applies. Submit my written receipt to your benefits company for reimbursement.  Government services & some insurance companies do let me bill directly. Several employee benefits programs, called Employee Assistance Programs, will cover your costs. Otherwise my fees are a tax deductible medical expense. 

Please notify me about changes or cancellations at least 24 hours in advance to make the time available for others. They will appreciate it, and so will I. A later cancellation entails an hourly fee.

Call me at 905-937-9706 for a brief consultation and to arrange an appointment, usually within the next business week. You may need to wait longer for an evening session.

Red candle on table with green plant MY COUNSELLING EMPLOYERS AND CONTRACTS, Present and past:

Arete HR Inc. (Employee Assistance Program), Calgary

Community Mental Health Centers, City of Chicago

Chedoke Child & Family Centre, Hamilton, ON

ComPsych Employee Assistance Program, Chicago, IL

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, ON

Design for a New Tomorrow, Niagara Region

Family Service Bureau, Chicago

Homewood Human Solutions,Vancouver, BC

Lifeworks Services, Markham, ON

Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Companies, ON

State of Illinois, Mental Health Dept.

Victim Quick Response Program, Niagara Region

Workplace Options, Raleigh, N. Carolina, US

Other Insurance Companies will reimburse my receipt

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSOCSWSSW

ON College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (RSW), ocswssw.org

ON Assoc. of Social Workers, oasw.org

 

 

 

 

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Joan Worthington, MSA, RSW

Niagara Falls & St. Catharines

905-937-9706

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