Online counselling across Canada
Starting again is not the same as starting from nothing.
You already know how to carry things. What you may not have had is somewhere to put them down.
Who you would be talking to
Alrick Watson
Counsellor, Restart Counselling and Consultation
MA Counselling Psychology. Member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, and my Canadian Certified Counsellor certification is in progress.
Hello. I am Alrick. I have been counselling for over twelve years, and all of my work now is online, so we can meet from wherever you are.
I am a Black counsellor and I sit with people from every background. I have a particular commitment to Black and Indigenous clients, to people who want their faith taken seriously, and to men, who are usually the last in the room to ask for help and the first to say afterwards that they wish they had come sooner.
- Twelve years
- In practice
- CCPA
- Member, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
- MA
- Counselling Psychology
- Online
- Across Canada
If you are not ready to read any further, stay here a moment and follow the rings.
Four seconds in, hold for two, six seconds out. It is the same count I would give you in a session.
Breathe in
A slowly expanding and contracting field of particles, following a four second breath in, a two second hold, and a six second breath out.
Who this is for
Who I sit with
Adults, teenagers, and couples. People who want counselling that takes their faith seriously, and people who would rather it never came up.
You do not need a diagnosis, a crisis, or the right words to book a first session. Not knowing where to start is a normal place to start.
Teenagers
Adults
Couples
Nobody arrives with it all worked out. That is the job, not the entry requirement.
Specializations
Most people arrive without the right words for it. That is fine.
Anxiety and low mood
When your head will not stop and your body will not settle.
Grief and loss
For the losses people expect you to be over by now.
Trauma
For the things your body remembers before you do.
Couples counselling
For the same argument, had a hundred different ways.
Before you marry
Prepare and Enrich, with someone who has run it for eleven years.
Christian counselling
If you want your faith in the room, it is welcome here.
When things feel unsafe
Thoughts of ending your life are more common than people admit.
My approach
How I work
I do not have one method that I apply to everyone. I use cognitive behavioural therapy when a thought pattern is running the show, solution focused work when you need something to change this month rather than next year, and client centred work when what you actually need is to be heard properly by someone who is not going to flinch. Most of the time it is some combination, and we adjust as we go.
You set the direction
You decide what we work on. My job is to help you get there, not to tell you where there is.
Nothing is too small to bring
People often apologize for the thing that turns out to matter most. You do not have to earn your session with a big enough problem.
Faith is yours to include or leave out
Some clients want it central. Others never mention it. Both are normal and neither needs explaining.
Your first fifty minutes
Before
Most people spend the week before wondering if it is worth it.
You do not need a reason good enough. Booking is not a commitment to anything except one conversation, and plenty of people arrive without knowing what they want to say.
During
You talk. I listen properly, and I ask.
There is no couch and no notepad being scribbled in. Mostly I am trying to understand what is actually going on, and by the end we both know what you want to be different.
After
You decide whether to come back.
Some people need three sessions. Some need thirty. Some try one and decide I am not the right fit, which is a completely reasonable thing to work out, and no harm done.
- Before
- During
- After
Booking a session
How it works
- 01
Book a session
Pick a slot that works. No phone tag, no waiting for someone to call you back.
- 02
We meet online
Fifty minutes on a secure video call. All you need is a door that closes and a decent connection.
- 03
We decide together what we are working on
You bring what is on your mind, and we work out between us what is worth the time. I do not have one method I apply to everyone, so what we do is shaped by what is actually in front of us, and we change it as we go.
What it costs
Fees
Listed in Canadian dollars. Each session has its own length, and the one you book is confirmed before you pay anything.
- Individual counselling
- $120.00
- Couples counselling
- $150.00
- Individual counselling, lower cost place
- $90.00
- Couples counselling, lower cost place
- $120.00
I keep a small number of lower cost places for people who could not come at the standard rate. They are limited, and I offer them one at a time as they come free. If cost is what is stopping you, say so when you book and we will talk it through.
When you are ready
There is no rush and no pressure. When you want to start, a session takes about two minutes to book.