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Free 10-Minute Consultation
A brief introductory consultation to help determine whether Start Today is an appropriate next step.
Focused support when you need it
When you’re ready, Start Today.
Single-session counselling
One focused session.
One clear next step.
Start Today is built around a single counselling session—not an open-ended commitment. Get focused support, practical direction, and a clear next step.
Begin with a free 10-minute consultation. No pressure. No obligation.
The introductory consultation is not therapy. It helps determine whether Start Today is an appropriate next step; counselling sessions are paid.
Canadian therapists. Private and secure.
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A clear place to begin.
Single-session counselling
A clear place to begin.
Start Today offers focused, single-session counselling without requiring a long-term commitment. Begin with a free 10-minute consultation, book a full Start Today Session, or return for a shorter Momentum Session when another focused session would help.
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Start Today Session
A focused 50-minute single-session counselling appointment.
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Momentum Session
A focused 25-minute session for people who want to revisit a topic, address a new concern, or build on a previous conversation.
You may return for another focused session about the same or a different concern when clinically appropriate.
Who this is for
One session can move many kinds of relationships forward.
Single-session counselling can support one person or several people working through a shared concern. The format stays focused: one session, one goal, and a practical direction forward.
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Individuals
Focused support for one person navigating a concern, decision, transition, relationship, or feeling of being stuck.
- Single session
- $150
- Momentum session
- $75
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Couples & families
For couples and family members who want to address communication, conflict, connection, parenting, or another shared concern.
- Single session
- $200
- Momentum session
- $100
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Groups & shared contexts
For classrooms, roommates, co-workers, leadership teams, friends, and other groups with a shared concern or goal.
- Single session
- $120/person
- Momentum session
- $60/person
Group pricing is per person, including groups of two. Couple and family sessions use the flat couple-and-family rate above.
Life doesn’t have to be falling apart
before you ask for help.
How it works
A simpler way to get support.
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Begin with a free 10-minute consultation
Choose a time that works for you. No referral, pressure, or obligation. This introductory consultation helps us understand what you are looking for and identify an appropriate next step. This may include booking a session, providing a referral, or directing you to appropriate crisis or emergency support when needed.
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Talk with a therapist
Have a focused, single-session counselling appointment with a licensed professional about what is happening and what you would like to move toward.
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Find the right next step
Book a Momentum Session (a single follow-up appointment), receive a referral, explore longer-term support, or leave with a practical direction forward.
Meaningful support when you need it.
Meet your therapist
Hi, I’m Julia.
I’m a couple and family therapist and psychotherapist with nearly a decade of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and groups.
My approach is relational, collaborative, and goal-oriented. I help clients identify unhelpful patterns, strengthen emotional safety, and develop practical strategies for meaningful and sustainable change.
More about Julia
Julia has extensive experience supporting clients through life transitions, relationship distress, communication difficulties, conflict, emotional disconnection, grief, parenting stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and burnout.
In her work with couples, she focuses on improving communication, deepening connection, strengthening emotional safety, and helping partners build healthier and more adaptive ways of relating.
Her practice integrates evidence-informed interventions within a trauma-informed, client-centred, relational, and goal-oriented approach.
Julia currently works in a university-based wellness setting, where she provides individual therapy, group interventions, and wellness workshops within a stepped-care model. She also maintains a private practice supporting individuals and couples.
She is a queer-allied counsellor with extensive experience supporting queer young adults and places strong importance on creating a safe, respectful, and non-judgmental therapeutic space.
Julia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, and a Master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy from McGill University.
Julia is a member in good standing of the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ) and practises as a couple and family therapist and psychotherapist.
Couple and family therapist and psychotherapist (OTSTCFQ).
Why Start Today
The front door to mental health.
Private and secure
Your privacy is treated with care. Booking, intake, clinical documentation, and virtual appointments are managed through Jane.
Canadian therapists
Support from licensed professionals practising in Canada.
Thoughtful and evidence-informed
Sessions may draw from narrative, solution-focused, relational, trauma-informed, and acceptance-based approaches.
The right next step
One conversation may create momentum, lead to a Momentum Session, or help connect you with another appropriate resource.
Start Today is not an emergency or crisis service.
Frequently asked
Questions?
We’ve got answers.
What is the free 10-minute consultation?
It is a brief introductory consultation designed to help you understand whether Start Today is a suitable next step.
Is the 10-minute consultation therapy?
No. It is an introductory consultation and does not replace assessment, therapy, emergency care, or crisis support.
Do I have to continue after my first session?
No. Start Today is designed without pressure or a required long-term commitment.
What concerns can Start Today help with?
People may seek support with stress, anxiety, relationships, work, parenting, decision-making, grief, burnout, or simply feeling stuck. Suitability is determined by the therapist.
Is it covered by insurance?
Coverage depends on the therapist’s professional designation and the client’s individual insurance plan. Clients should confirm coverage directly with their insurer. Receipts will be provided.
What happens if I need longer-term support?
The therapist may recommend another Start Today Session, a Momentum Session, ongoing therapy, a referral to a specialist or physician, or another appropriate resource.
Is Start Today a crisis service?
No. Anyone in immediate danger or experiencing an emergency should contact local emergency services or an appropriate crisis resource.
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