Free 15 Minute Consultations

At CBT wellness and Virtual Services, all of our clinicians who are accepting new patients, are pleased to provide free 15 minute consultations to ensure good fit. The free 15 minute meet and greet appointments are available via phone or video with our social workers, psychotherapists, psychotherapy interns, dietitians and the Naturopathic Doctor.

The purpose of these consultations are for you to briefly meet with the clinician to see if they might be a good fit in supporting you to accomplish your goals. It is an opportunity to get to know the clinician, ask any questions that you might have, see if you feel comfortable with them and book an initial appointment. It also gives the clinician an opportunity to tell you a little bit about themselves: their credentials, education, experiences working with similar clients etc.

You will likely be asked about your:
-Presenting issues/concerns (why are you seeking services now?)
-Relevant medical diagnoses
-Past treatment
-Goals (if known)

If you do not know what your goals are, that is okay too. Part of the clinicians role can be to work with you to determine what some appropriate goals might be in your work together.

Questions you might want to ask the clinician
*Have you worked with people with similar issues? What have the results/outcome been?
*How will you help me? What techniques do you use?
*What can I expect? What might sessions with you look like?

Remember:
*These are brief calls: there is no need to go into a lot of detail as you will have much more time to do so during the initial and subsequent appointments
*You don’t have to answer any questions you don’t want to-you are in full control and can choose to pass/not answer any questions
*The connection with the clinician is a very important aspect of the matching process-trust your gut!
*You are welcome to do another consultation with another provider-we are pleased to have a team of clinicians who each have their own unique personalities, experiences, specialties etc
*Give yourself credit for reaching out-it takes courage and bravery to do so

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