Interested in expanding your network, or learning about a therapy approach that’s new to you? Our event listing includes seminars, workshops and events. Some events are suited for therapists, while others may be of interest to members of the public as well.
Please note that CAPT does not evaluate any of the events advertised below.
Summary:
Do you wonder if your session fees are too high or too low? This lecture shares the results of a 2023 rate survey analysis and development of a business case to inform health policy in Ontario.
The survey was conducted to inform the insurance industry as third-party payors, and a segment of the survey results will be shared to illuminate per session fees of psychotherapists in 2023, with the majority of responses in Ontario and a national footprint.
The business case was developed in response to government engagement work, in which Members of Parliament requested factual evidence of fiscal efficacy to inform healthcare policy changes in Ontario. This is a call to action for you to help lobby for the inclusion of psychotherapy in community and at the healthcare bedside. Survey results and materials will be shared.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand and explore psychotherapy fees in Canada
2. Understand psychotherapy’s value proposition in the mental healthcare market
3. Understand how to use some tools in lobbying for psychotherapy inclusion in healthcare funding models
Time: 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. EST
Where: Online by Zoom
Cost: Attendance is free for all CAPT members
Continuing education credits: The lecture counts as two hours of professional development.
The presentation is approximately 60 minutes, followed by breakout sessions where members meet in smaller groups to discuss the lecture material and share additional thoughts or clinical experience before returning to the forum for Q+A.
The Seasonal Lecture series aims to promote knowledge transfer within the field of psychodynamic therapy, and provide free professional development to members of CAPT.
Please note: The Lecture is open only to CAPT members.
Note: Sessions are not recorded.

Bio: Dr. Sharona Bookbinder is a Registered Psychotherapist & Registered Art Therapist who is recognized as an instructor and clinical art therapy supervisor. She is a presenter, author, educator, innovator and leader in healthcare and business. She completed a Masters of Business Administration in Innovation Leadership and a Doctorate of Art Therapy in Leadership. Dr. Bookbinder has written articles on the sustainability of art therapy in Canada.
Email: sharona.innerartinc@gmail.com
Optional Reading:
Bookbinder, S. (2019). The business of art therapy in Canada: What are you worth? Obstacles and perceptions. Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal, 32(1), 53–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/08322473.2019.1603047
Bookbinder, S. (2020). The business of art therapy: Exploring art therapists’ professional sustainability in Canada [Doctoral dissertation, Mount Mary University]. My Mount Mary. https://switch-mmwlc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01SLCO_MMWLC/ij0gfb/alma991001973193904977
Bookbinder, S. (2024) The Business of Art Therapy: Exploring Art Therapists’ Professional Sustainability in Canada Through Extrinsic Factors and Systems of Influence. Canadian Journal of Art Therapy, 37:1, 86-99, DOI: 10.1080/26907240.2024.2339401 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26907240.2024.2339401