Layla is pleased to offer a new, lower-cost therapy option with supervised postgraduate student therapists.
$55 for a 50-minute therapy session. This fee covers supervision, administration, and system costs. Sessions can be submitted to extended health plans for reimbursement.
To ensure safety and high quality care, adults with mild to moderate complexity with any of the presenting concerns listed below are eligible for this service:
ADHD (strategies to manage)
Anxiety (incl. panic, GAD, and social)
Emotion regulation
Depression, sadness, or low mood
Family conflict
Life transitions/uncertainty
Relationship challenges
Self-esteem
Self-exploration
Sexual or gender identity
Stress/burnout
Work or school issues
We're unable to support: Active suicidality, Anger management, Behavioral Addiction, Bipolar (Type I or II), BPD or related symptoms, Coping with chronic pain or illness, Coping with concussion or ABI, Eating disorder, Emotional eating/other eating challenges, Dissociation, Grief or loss, OCD-related symptoms, Parenting, Personality disorder other than BPD, Phobia(s), Pre- or Post-Natal challenges, Psychosis, Sexual abuse/assault (including childhood sexual abuse), Sexual dysfunction, Skin-picking or hair-pulling, Sleep concerns, Substance use or addiction, Trauma (single-incident), Trauma (multiple incident or ongoing), and other high-risk presentations.
Therapist Qualifications: Therapists are either completing their Master’s degree or have recently graduated and are on track for registration as a Registered Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist upon completing their placement with Layla.
Clinical Oversight: Student therapists are closely supervised by Layla’s clinical team of licensed mental health clinicians. This includes regular one-on-one and group supervision, session shadowing, and as-needed consultation.
Sessions are based on clinical need and the duration of the therapist's placement schedule (current cohort ends around March 2025).
Are Sessions Virtual? Yes, all sessions for this program are conducted virtually.
Start Taking Referrals: August 6, 2024
Sessions Start: September 5, 2024
Complete our Intake/Eligibility Form, which will be live August 6, 2024.
