Often times when people are considering naturopathic care for anxiety, they wonder how much this service will cost. In Ontario, much of our health care is covered by our Ontario Public Health Insurance (OHIP) so it can be a new experience for Ontario’s to pay their health care expenses out of pocket.
Whether you are exclusively paying from your own health budget or able to advantage of some private health insurance it’s often helpful to know what the expected costs are to get naturopathic care for anxiety.
The Discovery Phase - Your First Month of Naturopathic Care
In the discovery phase of care, you and your naturopathic doctor collaborate on your individual care plan. This phase takes place over 2-4 weeks and consists of two appointments - your initial naturopathic appointment and your first follow up appointment. In total you can expect to pay $481 in naturopathic appointment fees* for this phase of care. Patients leave this phase of care with a relief plan for their most concerning symptoms, as well as an investigation and treatment plan that takes care of all of their health concerns.
Feed back from our patients has been very positive about how through and detailed the care plan is, and how caring and compassionate their initial experience with the clinic is.
Active Care - The Next 3-6 Months of Naturopathic Care
Active care is where at Tranquil Minds we are doing the work. It’s a time where patients work on their health habits, take targeted supplementations, come in for acupuncture appointments and restore their health and wellbeing. Most patients take 3-6 months to go from feeling depressed and anxious with terrible digestive symptoms, migraines and/or PMS to feeling “like themselves again”
Visits in this phase of care vary depending on both the type and severity of your concerns and the types of treatments we choose. Most people come between 2 and 9 times in this active care phase, investing between $308-$1386 in naturopathic care*.
Ongoing and Maintenance Care - Annual Care from Your naturopathic Doctor
The body has an amazing capacity to heal. After a period of 3-6 months most patients are ready to “graduate” from active care to an ongoing or maintenance care model. During maintenance care, patients come in between once a month to once a year, investing between $154 - $1848* on an annual basis.
Overall Cost of Care
Most individuals seeking naturopathic care spend between $750 and $2000 in their first year of naturopathic care at Tranquil Minds, and between $154 and $1600 for subsequent years of care, with higher costs of care common in chronic and ongoing health concerns such as major depression, PMDD and conditions related to experiences of trauma.
*Costs quoted in this blog are current for Tranquil Mind Naturopath as of April 2023, click here for our most up to date fee schedule.