Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Veterans Affairs counselling in Sherwood Park, AB
13 practitioners offering counselling in Sherwood Park, AB who take Veterans Affairs claims, with what each one has told us they will ask you for at the desk.
The list
Counselling in Sherwood Park who take Veterans Affairs claims
Every practitioner here works at a clinic that has said it bills Veterans Affairs. Where the clinic published what it charges you on top, that is on the card.
Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Journey Psychology · Strathmoor Industrial Park
Covered under a Veterans Affairs authorization
Authorization comes from VAC and names both the treatment type and the number of visits.
- Massage therapy
- as authorized
- Counselling
- as authorized
- Physiotherapy
- as authorized
- Chiropractic
- as authorized
- Acupuncture
- as authorized
- Kinesiology
- as authorized
- Dietetics
- as authorized
- Naturopathic medicine
- not covered
- Osteopathy
- not covered
- Speech therapy
- as authorized
- Podiatry
- as authorized
- Occupational therapy
- as authorized
Bring these to the first visit
- Your VAC client number
- Your treatment authorization number
- Your Blue Cross card
Clinics on this page collect these at booking and put them on the claim for you.
How a Veterans Affairs authorization gets you treated in Sherwood Park
Get your authorization
VAC or Medavie Blue Cross issues it against your accepted condition. It names the therapy and the number of visits.
Find a clinic that direct-bills Blue Cross
The listings here said they are set up for it, so you do not pay and claim back.
Treatment is invoiced for you
You show the card, they invoice. Renewals go through your case manager.
What you need to startYour VAC client number and an authorization for treatment.
Treatment windowas long as your authorization runs
Claim context
Veterans Affairs counselling: what it costs you
Veterans Affairs coverage is generous but gated: it pays for an accepted condition, and pays nothing without an authorization naming that therapy. The friction is finding a clinic that will direct-bill Medavie Blue Cross instead of asking you to pay and claim back.
There are fewer of those clinics than there are clinics overall, which is the whole reason this page exists as its own list rather than as a filter chip buried in search.
Veterans Affairs questions people actually ask
Does Veterans Affairs cover counselling in AB?
Yes, for accepted conditions with a treatment authorization. Clinics that direct-bill Medavie Blue Cross invoice for you rather than asking you to pay upfront. 3 of the 29 clinics we index in Sherwood Park have somebody who bills Veterans Affairs.
How many counselling visits does Veterans Affairs pay for?
as authorized. Authorization comes from VAC and names both the treatment type and the number of visits.
Do I need a referral?
You need an authorization for treatment rather than a referral, and it has to cover the specific therapy you are booking.
Will I be charged a user fee?
None of the 3 clinics on this page have published what they charge on top of the claim. A user fee is legal here and is set clinic by clinic, so ask when you book.
How soon can I start treatment in Sherwood Park?
0 counselling who take this claim have an opening later today, and 7 have one this week. The first visit is the long one, so book it before you decide on a full course.