Services
DBT Therapy and Mental Health Services in Lloydminster
FEE SCHEDULE
THERAPY OR COUNSELLING SESSIONS
$125/Session
An Initial Assessment Interview is 90+ minutes and must occur before therapy begins and is a $125 flat fee - The initial assessment identifies problems to be worked on and ensures agreement on the priority of the problems. It also allows the client to see the therapist's style and determine if they feel they can work with this therapist.


Regular sessions will be 60 or more minutes - Homework is usually assigned every session and will be reviewed in the following session
Group fees will be dependent on the availability of the group, materials supplied and number of group sessions
Therapy works! It doesn’t take a lifetime of sessions, results can often be seen within weeks, and it may just change your life. While most of us don’t have full medical coverage, and therapy is expensive, a financial investment in your future mental health may pay many times over.
Current method of payment - Cash, Cheque, E-Mail Transfer
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY: “IN A NUTSHELL”
- Establishes a Clear Diagnosis (on all Axis)
- Target Behaviors are clearly defined and prioritized
- Co-occurring disorders are identified, prioritized and treated
- Expects a verbal commitment to treatment. Preferably, a one-year minimum commitment is considered the norm
- Treatment is renewable after one year, only if there has been an improvement in target behaviors/goals
- Treatment is transferred to someone/somewhere else if there has been no improvement. The client is not expected to find the resources that are more appropriate on their own
- A designated Primary Therapist who coordinates all treatment with the client
- Weekly one-hour psychotherapy and behavioral therapy with the primary therapist
- Collaboration with other therapists and health care providers
- Use of other appropriate resources (ancillary treatments) for specifically targeted problems, as long as there is only one primary therapist
- Working with the client on ‘how to deal with other systems/persons’ vs. telling the system/person how to work with the client
- Skills training sessions during Stage 1 work
Validation and Problem Solving
- Distress tolerance skills
- Emotion regulation skills
- Mindfulness skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Life Management skills
- Behaviorally focused (even when the client moves to higher levels of functioning)
- Directive
- Seeks to motivate the patient
- Fast paced
- Present focused
- Encompasses numerous problem-solving strategies
- Uses a “consultation-to-the-patient” philosophy
- Coaches the client to become his or her own “case manager”
- Explicit in a commitment to treatment and time frame
- Experiencing mild to severe problems with mood swings, depression, anxiety and generally unstable emotions
- Having difficulty managing stress
- Having relationship problems and or fear of abandonment and rejection
- Behaving impulsively
- Experiencing confusion about identity; and self-esteem issues
- Experiencing suicidal thoughts, self- harm urges and other behaviors that risk well-being and quality of life
- Wanting to improve the quality of their life and learn DBT skills to change behavior, thinking patterns and restructure their lives
The DBT ‘program’ begins with a pretreatment phase which determines if this program is appropriate for the client and goals as well as the direction of therapy determined.
Treatment occurs in ‘Stages’ and as a person progresses they work with their therapist to individualize the program for you.
Individual appointments are available Monday through Wednesday in the evenings, and (limited) Saturdays. Groups and classes are held in the day and evenings.
Appointments are booked directly with your individual therapist.
Please call and discuss your own situation to determine if this therapy and the therapist you speak to can be of help to you!
1 (780) 522-8954