Online Counselling in Port Alberni, BC

Online counselling, also called virtual or telehealth counselling, is a therapeutic process delivered over a secure video platform rather than in an office. A Registered Clinical Counsellor applies the same evidence-based modalities used in person, adapted for video delivery.

Online counselling works through a secure, encrypted video link sent ahead of a scheduled appointment. The client joins from a private space using a device with a camera and microphone, and the session proceeds on the same 50 to 60 minute structure as an in-person appointment.

Online counselling requires a device with a camera and microphone, such as a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, along with a stable internet connection and a private, quiet space. No specialized equipment is required.

Online counselling sessions are delivered through an encrypted, secure video platform designed to protect client confidentiality, consistent with the same professional confidentiality standards that apply to in-person sessions.

Online counselling costs typically range from $160 to $195 per 50 to 60 minute session, the same rate structure that applies to in-person sessions, varying by counsellor. Many extended health insurance plans cover sessions delivered by a Registered Clinical Counsellor. View the Session Rates page for current pricing at Counsel Me Vancouver.

Online counselling delivers the same therapeutic modalities and the same counsellor continuity as in-person counselling for most presenting concerns. Effectiveness depends more on the therapeutic relationship and the modality applied than on the format of delivery.

Yes. Counsel Me Vancouver provides Online Counselling to Port Alberni clients in person at Floor 1, The Electra, 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver or virtually across BC. Port Alberni, BC — ~163 km (incl. ferry). ~3 hrs 35 min (incl. ferry).

Sessions run by secure video from home with no travel, using the same structure as in-person counselling. Port Alberni clients also have the option of in-person sessions at our downtown Vancouver office, which is about 163 km (incl. ferry) from Port Alberni, about 3 hrs 35 min (incl. ferry).

The office is at Floor 1, The Electra, 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver. Port Alberni is about 163 km (incl. ferry) away, about 3 hrs 35 min (incl. ferry). BC Ferries sails Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay (1 hour 35 minutes), Tsawwassen to Duke Point (2 hours), and Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay (1 hour 40 minutes). Check current schedules on bcferries.com before travelling.