About Us

When the global Covid crisis was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March of 2020, so much of how the world lived, worked, and played was turned upside down. Our usual ways of functioning were disrupted and deconstructed and we needed to find new ways of working, living, and connecting that were unimaginable before the pandemic. Thankfully, what makes us the most successful species of all is our uncanny ability to imagine, innovate, and adapt to any new situations we face. 

Arise Counselling Services, which was a traditional brick and mortar practice at the time, also needed to re-imagine and adapt in our work of providing mental health services. Prior to the pandemic, doing virtual therapy seemed strange to many and it was actually frowned upon as sub-par work. Thankfully, our experience since then and countless studies have proven that online therapy can be just as effective as office-based therapy for most mental health issues. 

Within the first few years of providing therapy in private practice, we also observed that while counselling and therapy were the best thing since sliced bread, it was not accessible to everyone that wanted or needed it. It was only available to those who fell in the high income brackets of society, or had an exceptional insurance plan, or were so destitute that they were reliant on limited government funded mental health services with long wait times. We experimented with different formulas to make quality therapy accessible to the whole spectrum of society while compensating practitioners fairly for the hard work and dedication to bettering the world. With this vision in mind, Arise Counselling Services was born.

As we enter our fifth year of service, our vision is to evolve into a vibrant community of clients, therapists, Counsellors, Interns, facilitators, life coaches, and holistic practitioners making ourselves accessible to a wider world with the help of modern technology. We are developing a compassionate community of online practitioners working collectively to normalize, humanize, and promote mental health for all regardless of financial, social, or structural privilege. By offering a wide range of modalities and levels of support, we are able to be more responsive and accessible to a larger segment of society. 

We are working on our unique triple-win formula. We are creating an online practice that helps our clients access therapy at an affordable rate and supports our practitioners fulfil their passion of helping others while being compensated fairly for their hard work and training level. This helps Arise Counselling Services fulfil its mission of making mental health services more accessible to a larger segment of our population rather than a select few. We have developed a system to provide subsidized rates to clients in the greatest need; where costs are shared by Arise Counselling Services, it's compassionate practitioners, community members, and by harnessing innovative online therapy technology which reduces overhead costs. 

We welcome financial support from public and priviate business organizations as well as caring community members who share in this vision to create a more compassionate world where mental health is valued and supported. We welcome you to the Arise Counseling family; both as a client and a supporter. 

Together We Rise,
Arise Counselling Services