Licensed Teen Therapists in Burlington, Ontario

CASE Psychology is a private mental health clinic based in Burlington, Ontario, and is one of Halton region’s leading providers of teen therapy for individuals aged 13 through to 18, with our team of highly-trained, experienced psychologists and teen counsellors offering in-person teen therapy and in-person parent consultation at our Burlington clinic, as well as online video services for clients throughout Ontario.

Our licensed teen therapists each have substantial experience working with adolescents, as well as with parents and caregivers, to address a wide range of mental health needs, emotional concerns, behavioural challenges and relationship issues, including:

• Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Separation Anxiety)
• Depression / Low mood / Mood disorders
• Emotional Dysregulation / Anger Management
• Obsessive–compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) / Executive Function difficulties
• Autism / Social Skills support
• Grief and Loss / Bereavement
• Stress
• Low self-esteem / Low self-confidence
• Trauma
• Relationship difficulties
• Life Transitions / Family Transitions
• Gender Identity
• Sleep problems
• School Refusal
• Addictions / Substance Use
• Self-harm
• Suicide Ideation
• Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating
• Borderline Personality Disorder

Our Teen Counsellors are Highly Trained in Evidence-based Treatment Strategies
Each licensed teen therapist on our team received significant training and certification in various evidence-based therapeutic modalities. They’ve honed their extensive therapy skills in a wide range of settings, including high schools, hospitals, and mental health agencies, making them familiar with the environments that your adolescent interacts with daily, and knowledgeable about the resources available to help your teen.

Our teen counsellors usually apply one or more treatment techniques as they provide integrative support for your adolescent:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Mindfulness-Based Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
• Narrative Therapy
• Motivational Counselling / Motivational Interviewing
• Solution-focused Therapy
• Harm-Reduction Therapy

How much does teen therapy cost?
Our licensed teen therapists are registered social workers and registered psychotherapists.
At CASE Psychology, our therapy and consultation rate is $ 165. per hour.
The same rate applies for in-person teen therapy, in-person parent consultation, as well as for online video services.
In Ontario, therapy and consultation services from registered social workers and registered psychotherapists are HST-exempt.
Your payment card on file will be charged at the end of your teen therapy or parent consultation session, and we’ll email you the official receipt.

Will my extended health insurance cover the cost of teen therapy?
Teen therapy and parent consultation provided by private clinics, such as CASE Psychology, are not covered under OHIP in Ontario.
We recommend that you check with your insurance provider whether you and your adolescent have extended health insurance coverage for registered social workers or registered psychotherapists.
At CASE Psychology, we do not require a doctor’s referral for any of our services. We suggest you check with your insurance provider whether they require a medical doctor’s referral in order to reimburse you for mental health services.

What happens in my initial consultation with the teen therapist?
Teen therapy usually begins with a 1-hour initial consultation, where our licensed teen counsellor discusses your adolescent’s mental and medical history, as well as the family’s mental and medical history.
The teen therapist will deep-dive your adolescent’s presenting concerns, and develop the optimal treatment plan with you to address the teen’s mental health needs. They may also begin providing parenting strategies and techniques to help you, the parent or caregiver, better manage situations inside and outside the home.

What does teen therapy look like?
After the parent-only initial consultation, teen therapy is usually a two-pronged approach: our experienced teen psychotherapist may have some one-on-one treatment time directly with your teen, and they’ll also likely spend more one-on-one time with you, the parent or caregiver. We recognize the crucial role that parents play in their adolescent’s development, and we actively involve and engage parents throughout treatment.
Depending on your teen’s age and mental health needs, the teen therapist may spend more time interacting directly with the teen, or may spend more time working closely with you, the parent, to enhance the parent-child connection and strengthen effective parenting approaches.
At times, the teen therapist may have joint sessions, for example, parent and teen, or a family session.
In the early stages of teen therapy, our licensed teen therapists usually work with the teen and / or parent on a weekly or biweekly basis. In time, as progress is made, this may be reduced to monthly sessions, and then on-demand sessions only when needed.

In-Person teen therapy and online video services available
Many of our licensed teen therapists offer in-person teen counselling and in-person parent consultation appointments at our modern-yet-cozy Burlington clinic. All our teen counsellors also offer online video services for clients throughout Ontario.

How many therapy sessions will my teen need?
Usually, there’s no specific number of therapy sessions that your adolescent may need. Therapy depends on various factors, such as the types and severity of your teen’s presenting concerns, as well as their rate of progress.

We provide teen therapy in other languages too
All our licensed teen therapists provide services in English, and a few are also fluent in other languages, such as French, Tagalog, and Mandarin.