Online Therapy Prince Edward Island 

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Canada Online Therapy abides by regulatory guidance of all Canadian provinces to service clients nationally.

We comply under CCPA guidelines. We uphold standards dictated by our regulatory licensing board NSCCT and each provincial regulatory restrictions.

Below is made simple these guidelines.

CCPA interprovincial practice states:

"Inter-Provincial Practice is the provision and administration of ethically based counselling and/or psychotherapy between a practitioner and client; where the client lives/is visiting in one province or territory and the practitioner is in another province or territory. This cross-province practice occurs in a virtual setting.  

Interprovincial practice has been around for years; however, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need and constraints in regards to counsellors/psychotherapists being able to provide services to those in need, especially to those who may not have been located in the same province as their clients. This has led to a complex and confusing landscape for members. 

In Canada, psychotherapy is regulated at a provincial level, but not all provinces are regulated. As of August 2023, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island that have regulated psychotherapy. In Alberta, the bill for regulation has passed but the college is not yet open. The other provinces and territories are unregulated."

- CCPA, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Interprovincial practice made simple

What CCPA interprovincial practice means in simpler language:

Inter-provincial practice means therapists who are providing therapy to clients over the internet when they live or visit different Canadian provinces or territories.

This type of online therapy has existed for years.

Since COVID-19 pandemic, we were showed both how much people needed therapy and how hard it is for therapists to work with clients in different provinces. This situation has created a confusing set of rules for therapists for them to understand to ensure we are protecting the public and our practice by legal guidelines.

In short: in Canada, rules for therapy are decided by each province, not the whole country.

Some provinces regulate therapy, while others do not.

As of August 2023, only Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island have official rules for psychotherapy.

Alberta has passed a law to start regulating therapy, but their official regulatory office is not open yet. The remaining provinces and territories do not have regulations for therapy for therapy practices across borders.

Prince Edward Island Therapy Guidelines

PEI *

"This policy is for those practitioners that use the term Counselling Therapist and who wish to work with clients in PEI but are not members of the CCTPEI.  The public is free to choose any practitioner with whom they wish to work.  If a practitioner using the title of Counselling Therapist from another jurisdiction is providing services in PEI, they do not need to register with the CCTPEI if: 1. They do not advertise their services in PEI;  2. They do not maintain more than 3 clients at any time; and 3. Their PEI clients do not form a substantial portion of their client base (less than 20 %)"

Simple language for PEI:

Canada Online Therapy cannot advertise in PEI our services. However if a client approaches us for service we cannot deny them care if we are the best fit for this client. Yet, if our roster of clients exceeds 20% of PEI clients we are obliged to decline intakes as CCTPEI ofcourse would wish to protect their own residents of their livelihood.

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