RN psychotherapists push back on insurance providers not recognizing their practices

Client asks: ‘If the government recognizes RNs as allowed to practice psychotherapy, why aren’t you recognizing that as well?’

April 20, 2022 @ 1:24 pmListowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Updated On April 21, 2022 @ 12:28 pm

Amanda McArthur and Brad Carman are clients of Sheena Howard, an RN psychotherapist based in Peterborough. The couple saw Howard after their son Declyn tragically passed away at the age of three months. They were denied coverage for her services by their insurance provider because they did not recognize Howard as a psychotherapist. Howard and other RN psychotherapists, argue that under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, they are qualified to practise psychotherapy and call themselves psychotherapists. (Submitted photo)
Tara Tourloukis is a registered nurse, a psychotherapist, and the owner of the Wellness Nurse, a Kincardine-based practise she started last year to “inspire and empower individuals to increase their mental health and wellness literacy.” While the Wellness Nurse has been operating only for the last year, she says that she’s been working in mental…
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