Starting with BRIA

Yes! 

We provide comprehensive mental health and hormone care tailored to women ages 18–25, including:

• Mental Health Assessments

• ADHD Assessments and Therapy

• Hormone Care (for contraception, period-related concerns, and more)

• Individual Therapy

• Dietitian services and sleep therapy

Who provides the care at BRIA?
Our services are delivered by experienced healthcare professionals who specialize in women’s mental health.

What issues can BRIA help with?
Whether you’re navigating school, work, relationships, or major life transitions, we’re here to support your mental health and well-being. We can also assist if you have concerns about your periods, such as pre-menstrual symptoms or concerns about contraception.

Are there any situations where BRIA is not the right fit?
BRIA is not able to provide care for individuals who:

• Have active or recent suicidal thinking

• Are experiencing an acute manic or psychotic episode

• Are actively struggling with substance use, intoxication, or withdrawal

• Have an active eating disorder

• Are coping with complex trauma

• Have had multiple unsuccessful medication trials

• Have complex or longstanding psychiatric conditions

If you wish to get started at BRIA, book a free call on our website to see if BRIA can meet your needs.

Yes! If you are female between the ages of 18-65 and are struggling with mental health or hormone concerns and wish to see if BRIA is right for you, please start with a free call to learn which BRIA services can help.

No! You can start by booking a MINI Mental Health Assessment directly. You will then be given an individualized Care Plan, which may include recommendations for a more in-depth hormone or mental health assessment. You can book the MINI here.

You can start right away by self-booking BRIA therapies, sleep support, or care with our Registered Dietitian. Book those services directly here.

We have created the MINI Mental Health Assessment to be your starting point with BRIA. There are many benefits to starting with the MINI:

• For Therapist Matching: Your BRIA Care Coordinator will get to know you and can match you well with a therapist who specializes in your stage and concerns and who you are likely to connect with. (You can book many therapies directly, but we have found that people have strong success in therapy when they are matched via the MINI.) 
• For the Right Services: You will get a personalized Care Plan with suggestions for services that can help you at this stage. We want to be sure you that BRIA can offer you services that are suitable for your needs.
• To be referred to any of the BRIA Assessments: In order to have a MAXI Mental Health Assessment (including psychiatry consult), ADHD Assessment, or MEDI Hormone Health Assessment (for perimenopause or PMS), you must first do a MINI.

You can book a MINI directly here, or by pasting this URL into your browser: https://betterbria.janeapp.com/#/mini-mental-health-assessment .

BRIA is not an urgent care service. Since we only offer virtual services, we do not offer care to those with an acute mental illness who are better seen in a hospital or in-person setting.

This includes: 

People in crisis

People who have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital within the past 3 months

People who are suicidal or who have been treated for suicidality in the past 3 months

People in a manic episode or who have been manic in the past 3 months

People who have active psychotic symptoms or an untreated psychotic illness

People with active substance use concerns, or who have had active concerns over the past 3 months

If you are in crisis, please go to the nearest emergency department, call 911, or call or text 988, the Suicide Crisis Helpline.

The cost of BRIA services varies depending on the exact service. For the most up- to-date pricing information, please refer to our booking site, https://betterbria.janeapp.com/.

We suggest that you start your journey with BRIA by doing a MINI Mental Health Assessment with one of our Care Coordinators. That way, the BRIA team will have a sense of what you are struggling with and will be able to point you in the right direction. This means that we can match you with the right therapist and type of treatment for the problems that you are dealing with right now.

BRIA does not offer a free session to meet the therapists. We have gathered a wonderful team of care providers and therapists at BRIA. All of our health care providers are licensed, vetted, experts in women’s mental healthcare. If you are unsure of the type of service or provider who can best help you, we suggest you start with a MINI Mental Health Assessment by one of our BRIA Care Coordinators who will create a personalized Care Plan for you. This plan can help you find the services that may be most helpful, based on your stage, your symptoms, and specific concerns. 

Although the government does pay for some types of healthcare and mental health services, talk therapies and allied health services are not usually covered by the public/provincial healthcare system. Since BRIA offers many types of talk therapy, most of our services require direct payment. Specifically,  services by OT MSW, RSW, RP, RP(Q), NP, and RN providers are uninsured by the public health system. Each service at BRIA is billed individually. If you see an MD at BRIA, the time you spend with the MD is covered by the government and you will not be billed for this service. If you have any questions about whether a service is insured by the public system, or uninsured by the public system, please ask your Care Coordinator prior to starting care. If you have private health insurance, extended benefits, or a health spending account personally or through your employer, you will likely have coverage for many BRIA services. Please look into your benefits plan or coverage inclusions for more detailed information about which BRIA services are covered for you.

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There are many commonalities among people who are trying to conceive, pregnant, postpartum, and perimenopausal and menopausal. At each one of these stages, a combination of hormonal changes, relationship and role changes, identity changes, and psychological changes all take place at one time. This is a lot of stress for a person to cope with all at once, and the BRIA team of professionals is experienced in helping people navigate these complex times. Often people need a combination of therapy, other professional support such as sleep or nutrition help, hormonal assessments, and possibly medication to address mental health issues. BRIA offers comprehensive treatments in one place to help those who are struggling during these life stages.