Therapeutic Access

In Therapeutic Access, Parenting Time between a child and non-residential parent is facilitated by an experienced mental health professional with knowledge in high-conflict relationships, separation and divorce, child development and parent/child conflict resolution.

In contrast to Supervised Parenting Time, where the supervisor is primarily monitoring parent-child interactions, in Therapeutic Access, the therapist plays an active role in fostering positive parent-child interactions through counselling, goal setting, parenting skill development and intervening or correcting inappropriate conversations or behaviours during parenting time visits.

As part of the therapeutic work and evaluation process, the clinician will schedule sessions with the child(ren), non-residential and residential parent.

Where parent-child contact problems are present, Reunification Therapy (also referred to as Reintegration Therapy or Multifaceted Family Therapy) is recommended instead of Therapeutic Access.

Fees for Service for Therapeutic Access:

Administration Fee: $250 + HST

Service: $170/hr with an initial 15-hour retainer covering document review (e.g., court orders, CAS, OCL reports, etc.), counselling sessions, and Therapeutic Access.