First Nations Counselling
Health Authority (FNHA) Funding
trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and covered by FNHA.
How does FNHA-funded counselling work?
Check your eligibility. FNHA Health Benefits are for eligible First Nations people in BC who are registered with the plan.
Complete our funding form. It takes a few minutes and helps us set up your coverage and match you with the right counsellor. Complete the FNHA funding form (PRE-DETERMINATION FORM) and email it to: info@psychotherapyroom.ca
We confirm your coverage. Our team handles the paperwork with the funder, and you don't have to figure it out alone. We contact you when it’s approved. It can take up to 5 business days.
Book your first session. We'll match you with a counsellor and schedule your appointment, online or at our Vancouver office.
Start counselling. For covered sessions, we bill the funder directly. There are no costs to you.
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FNHA Health Benefits are available to eligible First Nations people living in BC who are registered with the plan. If you're unsure, reach out and we'll help you check.
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For sessions covered by FNHA, we bill the funder directly. [Confirm wording.] Any sessions beyond your coverage would be discussed with you beforehand.
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Complete our short funding form and we'll take it from there. We confirm your coverage, match you with a counsellor, and book your first appointment. [Link to form]
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Yes. We offer secure online sessions across BC, so you can meet from home or wherever you feel comfortable. In-person sessions are available at our Vancouver office at 235–470 Granville Street.
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We practise cultural humility. We don't assume we know your story, and we listen first. Our approach is trauma-informed and anti-oppressive, and you're welcome to tell us what matters to you and what you need from the process. If a counsellor isn't the right fit, we'll help you find a better match.
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Yes. Counselling is confidential, with the standard legal and ethical limits explained at your first session. We only share information with the funder that is required to process your coverage.
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Life happens. Please give at least 48 hours' notice. Sessions missed or cancelled with less notice are charged at the full session fee, including for funded clients, as funders don't cover missed appointments.
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Yes. We work with individuals, couples, families, and youth. Contact us to talk about what would fit your situation.
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Yes, many people do. They're separate benefits and can support each other.
We work with First Nations clients across BC, online and in person in Vancouver. If you are eligible for FNHA Health Benefits, your counselling may be covered, so cost shouldn’t stop you from getting support.
Our approach
Our care is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally responsive. We know that many people have had experiences with mainstream systems that left them feeling unheard, and we work to be a different kind of space. You set the pace. You are the expert on your own life, and counselling is a partnership.
We offer counselling in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Our clinicians work with individuals, couples, families, and youth.
Counselling is one option among many. FNHA also supports Traditional Wellness, and we encourage you to explore whatever combination of supports feels right for you.
How to use the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework
Carol Hopkins, Executive Director of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
Psychotherapy Room gratefully acknowledges that our Vancouver office is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɫ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As we also offer counselling online across British Columbia, we recognize that our clients and team live and work on the homelands of many Indigenous Peoples throughout the province. We honour their enduring relationship with these lands and waters, and we are committed to ongoing learning, and to trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally responsive care.