What Does it Mean that the Therapist I Like is a Registered Psychotherapist Qualifying - RP (Qualifying)

Most RP(Q)s are covered under your insurance because they are licensed by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). In the rare chance that your insurance doesn’t cover “qualifying” therapists, you’re welcome to submit it under their supervisor if your insurance allows. The supervisor’s information is also on your receipt.

The short version is: they both provide evidence-based clinical counselling approaches but pursued their training through different streams. At our clinic, both psychotherapists and social workers have master’s level education.

If your insurance allows it – and most do – you’re welcome to submit it under their supervisor. If their supervisor is not covered, your plan most likely doesn’t cover registered psychotherapists. If that is the case, please double check if your insurance covers social workers (which we have at our clinic) or psychologists (which we don’t have at our clinic).

If you need to switch to a social worker, let us know and we can help ease that transition. Not everyone has insurance coverage, so many families pay out of pocket for therapy. Therapy is eligible as a health expense for tax purposes with the CRA.

The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) simply requires this of all recent graduates. They have good reasons for this. Supervised therapists are stronger therapists. We’re not sure why, but this same requirement doesn’t exist for recent Master of Social Work graduates. At this centre, all of our recent graduates are under supervision.

No. We do not have any psychologists in our clinic nor do we have any as supervisors.

All of these practitioners have finished their master’s level training, registered with their respective colleges, and have been declared ready to practice on their own. “Qualifying” just means that an RP is under mandatory supervision for a period of time. But your RP, RP (Qualifying) and RSW are all equally trained and ready for the work.

With the exception of some of our clinical supervisors on the team, we have made a decision not to charge more for more experienced therapists here.