Meet Our Canadian Certified Counsellors
Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs) are trained, regulated counselling professionals certified through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association — and one of the most accessible ways to start therapy at Solasta. Sessions are $160, and many extended health plans cover CCC-designated counsellors, often with direct billing available. Meet our team:
Charmaine MacCuspic
Women
Anxiety & Stress
Life Transitions
Parenting
Perinatal
Depression
Boundaries
People-Pleasing
Sessions with our Canadian Certified Counsellors can often be direct billed — many extended health plans that cover CCC-designated counsellors let us bill your insurer directly, so you pay only what’s left after your plan’s portion, or nothing at all.
One important distinction: direct billing is just a convenience, not an indicator of coverage. Whether your session is covered depends entirely on your plan — not on whether we can bill it directly. If your plan doesn’t allow direct billing for CCCs, that doesn’t mean the session isn’t covered; it just means you’d pay at the time of your session and submit the receipt yourself for reimbursement.
We can’t guarantee coverage in advance either way — not every plan covers CCC-designated counsellors specifically, and that’s separate from the direct-billing question. Before booking, we’d recommend contacting your insurance provider and asking two things: whether services from a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) are covered under your plan, and whether they can be billed directly or you’ll need to submit a receipt.
Either way, you’re welcome to book at our $160 rate — or ask us about sliding-scale availability.