- Online Therapy For Toronto And Throughout Ontario
- 865 York Mills Rd #20, Toronto, ON M3B 1Y6
- Fax 844-696-2077
- Online Therapy For Toronto And Throughout Ontario
- 865 York Mills Rd #20, Toronto, ON M3B 1Y6
- Fax 844-696-2077
For referring clinicians
Professional Referrals
Your patient’s symptoms are real. A referral to psychotherapy should never arrive as a verdict that they are not.
Sky Therapies is an online practice of Registered Social Workers and Registered Psychotherapists. We work with clients aged 12 and over whose pain, fatigue, dizziness, gut symptoms and trauma histories sit where the nervous system and the body meet. Most of our clinicians are registered in Ontario, and therapists are also available in every other province and territory. We work alongside medical care, never in place of it.
Referral form
Send a referral
Send the minimum needed to make contact. No records or test results through this form, it is not a secure clinical channel.
Prefer fax or email? Fax referrals to 844-696-2077, or write to the practice with the same details, and we will pick it up the same way.
Referral criteria
What we take referrals for
Clients aged 12 and over whose symptoms are physical, persistent, and often already investigated.
Trauma and PTSD
Single incident and developmental trauma, including motor vehicle collisions, medical trauma and occupational exposure. EMDR and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR).
Chronic pain
Persistent pain of any origin, including fibromyalgia and back pain. Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET).
Chronic migraine
Migraine and chronic daily headache, alongside neurology and medication management. We work with the distress, sleep disruption and avoidance that build around attacks.
Functional neurological disorder
Functional weakness, gait and movement symptoms, dissociative seizures, functional cognitive symptoms. More on FND therapy.
Persistent physical symptoms
Symptoms that remain after investigations come back normal, where the patient has often been told it is stress.
Gut-brain conditions
Irritable bowel syndrome and other disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), including gut-directed hypnotherapy.
Dizziness and post-concussion distress
Persistent postural perceptual dizziness and the anxiety that builds around symptom triggers.
Tinnitus distress
The distress, hypervigilance and sleep disruption that can accompany tinnitus, alongside audiology care.
Chronic fatigue and ME/CFS
Support for people living with chronic fatigue and ME/CFS. Support and adjustment, not a claim to treat the condition, and no graded exercise.
Long COVID
Post COVID-19 condition, including fatigue, brain fog and breathlessness. Support, pacing and adjustment alongside medical care, never in place of it.
POTS and dysautonomia
Adjustment, medical trauma and health anxiety alongside cardiology and autonomic care. Psychotherapy does not treat POTS.
Health anxiety and medical trauma
Patients who have been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or frightened by a medical encounter.
First responders and front line workers
Operational stress, critical incidents and cumulative exposure. More on this work.
Adjustment to a new diagnosis
Grief, identity and role change after a diagnosis that reshapes daily life.
Scope
When another referral will serve your patient better
We would rather say so at the referral stage than after your patient has waited.
Acute risk or crisis
We are not a crisis service and do not provide urgent or after-hours response. Patients at immediate risk need 911 or local crisis services.
Psychiatric assessment or medication
We do not prescribe, and we do not provide diagnostic assessments or independent medical evaluations for third parties.
Children under 12
Our practice starts at age 12. Please do not refer younger children. Teen referrals are matched to clinicians with adolescent experience.
Care needing medical monitoring
Eating disorders requiring medical monitoring, active psychosis, or substance dependence needing a higher level of care.
Medico-legal and disability assessments
We do not complete independent assessments or opinions for insurers, employers or the courts.
Two steps
How to refer
Send the referral
Use the form at the top of this page, fax to 844-696-2077, or email the same details. Your name and designation, how to reach you, the patient’s first name and last initial, their contact information if they have agreed to it, and one or two lines on why. Nothing more is needed to start.
Your patient books a free consultation
With their consent we contact them directly, or you can hand them the booking link. The first call is 20 minutes, free, and carries no obligation.
After you refer
What happens next
We connect with the client and make the proper arrangements, starting with a free 20-minute consultation.
Practical details
What your patient can expect
Fees
$185 per 50-minute session with a Registered Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist. A reduced rate of $120 is available with a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) working under clinical supervision. Reduced-rate therapy.
Coverage
No physician referral is required for psychotherapy in Ontario, and it is not covered by OHIP. Many extended health plans cover a Registered Social Worker or Registered Psychotherapist. Direct billing is available for many plans, and a registered receipt is issued for every session.
Format
Secure video sessions, booked and managed through Jane. Sessions are 50 minutes.
Where we work
Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Registration is province by province, so tell us where your patient lives and we will confirm which clinician can see them.
Questions from referrers
Common questions
Does my patient need a physician referral?
No. Psychotherapy in Ontario does not require a physician referral. A note from you still helps, because it tells us what you have already ruled out and what you are worried about.
Will you send me a report?
With your patient’s written consent we can send a brief letter confirming attendance and a short summary of focus and progress. We do not write independent assessments, disability opinions or medico-legal reports.
Will you tell my patient to stop pursuing medical care?
No. Taking brain-body interactions seriously should never mean taking physical symptoms less seriously. Psychotherapy here runs alongside medical investigation and treatment, and we encourage patients to continue with their medical team.
What if my patient cannot afford the standard fee?
There is a reduced-rate stream at $120 per session with a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) working under clinical supervision. It has limited capacity. Details here.
Who will actually see my patient?
Sky Therapies is a team of Registered Social Workers and Registered Psychotherapists, plus a Registered Dietitian. We match the referral to the clinician whose training fits it, and we tell you who that is.
Do you see teenagers?
Yes, from age 12. Consent to treatment in Ontario rests on capacity rather than age, so a capable young person can consent to their own care. In practice we involve a parent or guardian wherever the young person agrees and it supports the work. Sessions are virtual, so a private space at home matters more at this age than it does with adults.
Can I refer a patient who lives outside Ontario?
Yes. Most of our team is registered in Ontario, and therapists are also available in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Registration is province by province, so tell us where your patient lives and we will confirm who can see them.
Refer a patient to Sky Therapies
Two minutes to send. Reviewed by our clinical director.
This page is information for health professionals and is not clinical advice. Psychotherapy does not replace medical assessment or treatment. Patients at immediate risk should contact 911 or their local crisis service.
Serving the following areas: Toronto, Ontario, North York, Ontario, Markham, Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Vaughan, Ontario, Guelph, Ontario, Brampton, Ontario, Windsor, Ontario, St. Catharines, Ontario, Oshawa, Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Timmins, Ontario, Scarborough, Ontario, Oakville, Ontario, Peterborough, Ontario, RIchmond Hill, Ontario, Whitby, Ontario, and all of Ontario online
