Jessica Olsen
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What to expect
Qualifications and location
Frequently asked questions
Yes, in most cases. Clients submit their paid invoices to their health insurance provider (eg: Canada Life, Pacific Blue Cross or others) and are reimbursed for the session fee depending on their coverage.
Common insurance benefit packages include an 80% reimbursement for counselling sessions, meaning you pay the full rate ($165) and are reimbursed ($132); so sessions cost ~ $33 each visit.
Please keep in mind there is often an annual maximum for registered clinical counselling coverage. Please ask for more info or guidance if needed, as individual coverage varies.
- I work with clients in my private office (at the Datatech Building) on Sundays (10am to 7pm) from October to May each year (Autumn, Winter and Spring).
- In the Summer months (June, July and August) I offer in-person sessions outdoors in natural locations around Victoria, Saanich and the Westshore throughout the week. These sessions are flexible, private and shaded. I offer a local map of selected locations to meet based on your transport and mobility options, and personal preference. Nature-based sessions can be ocean-side, in forest groves, beside lakes, ponds or rivers or in a sunny meadow, depending on your preferences.
- I also offer private online sessions from my home office to whenever you are throughout the year (including selected evenings and weekends)
I work with clients from anywhere between a single session to regular visits over weeks or months. Session frequency depends on what fits for you, some clients like to check-in periodically (every 1-2 months), others want weekly support to help them get through specific challenges or hard times.
I am open to meeting you how and when you need, and there's no obligation or extended sign-ups.