Insurance Information
To check if your insurance covers sessions at Bridge Counseling, review your employee booklet or your online employee benefits through your insurance provider. Your group insurance plan will specify which providers are covered.
Many Employee Assistance Programs cover counselling fees. Victim Services Claims covering counselling are welcome. The specifics of your policy may make a difference in your choice of a counsellor. Not all insurance plans will reimburse fees for any counsellor; some will specify whom you see or what type of credentials counsellors must have for you to be reimbursed. For some, benefits may be minimal and used up quickly, so in the long run, you may prefer to go with the therapist who seems to be the best fit for you.
Non-Insured Health Benefits: Request to see Kathleen Anderson or Brian McDonald.
Metis Nation of Ontario: Request to see Tania Rediron
We have listed below the professional designations held by our counsellors. Please call or use our contact form if you have any questions.
Bridge Counseling has:
Registered Therapeutic Counsellors
Registered Psychologists
Provisional Registered Psychologists
Registered Social Workers Counsellors (RSW)
We have found that most plans have psychologists and social workers listed as covered providers. Many plans now include the services of counsellors, but only if the plan specifies that it covers the services of counsellors.
If your benefits plan requires you to contact the insurance provider directly, you may give them a name of a counselor to see if they will cover that counselor.
Direct billing is possible through Victim’s Services or when pre-approval has been communicated to Bridge Counseling by your insurance provider.
For clients not able to direct bill, you will receive a receipt that lists the counselor's credentials to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. Feedback from our clients suggests that insurance companies are typically excellent at reimbursing people quickly once they submit their receipts.