For Professionals

 

Whether you’re a health professional looking to refer a client or wish to coordinate care, please contact us. We’re here to make the process easy.

How to Refer

Oceanside Psychology Group is a psychologist-led, fee-for-service psychotherapy practice that specializes in providing Emotion-Focused Therapy and other evidence-based psychological services to teens and adults in the Burnaby and surrounding areas, and communities across BC. We offer individual counselling, couple therapy, and family therapy both virtually and in person.

Referrals from physicians, psychiatrists, and other health professionals are not required but appreciated. If you would like to refer one of your patients, please download our Patient Referral Form and fax the completed form to 604-239-4640.

What Types of Referrals Are and Are Not Suitable?

We have expertise treating adults (age 19 and above) presenting with a wide range of concerns, including problems related to:

  • Adjustment to injury and illness
  • Anger
  • Anxiety (e.g., social and generalized)
  • Body image concerns and disordered eating behaviours (except when severe and requiring medical stabilization)
  • Chronic pain
  • Depression
  • Emotion dysregulation
  • Grief and loss
  • Personality
  • Relationship or marital difficulties
  • Self-esteem
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • And more

We do not currently offer treatment for the following:

  • Active substance use disorders
  • Cognitive recovery following brain injury
  • Primary diagnosis of an eating disorder (when severe and requiring multidisciplinary treatment and medical stabilization)
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Severe bipolar disorder

We are happy to consult by telephone if you are interested in referring a patient or would like more information about our services. Please contact us to set up a consultation.

Once we receive the referral, we’ll get in touch with the client directly.

Thank you for the referral!

We help clients have more of the emotions they want, less of the emotions they don’t want, and live more fulfilling lives.