Autism Funding-Approved Counselling Services

 
 

Everything You Need to Know About the Autism Funding Program

The Autism Funding Program helps parents access essential services for children and youth diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This funding supports families in covering the costs of services that can enhance communication, social-emotional development, navigate academic progress, and build on functional life skills.

We’re proud to offer services approved for Autism Funding, making it easier for qualifying families to access the support they need. Navigating funding can feel overwhelming, but we’re here to guide you every step of the way.

What to Expect From Us

  • A warm, inclusive, and creative space where you feel seen, heard, and where you can express yourself and belong

  • From our team: you can choose between a clinical counsellor or a counselling art therapist, whom offers both talk therapy and art therapy.

  • We provide Individual or Family Therapy:
    Individual therapy
    We blend creative, personalized approaches with counselling and art therapy to support emotional processing and regulation, helping you build self-awareness and a stronger sense of self. Our sessions are designed to help process your experiences and engage with the world in a way that feels most supportive to you.
    Family therapy for complex family dynamics

    Build stronger connections and understanding within family relationships and dynamics through collaborative sessions designed to foster communication and support you needs along the way.

  • Decipher’s Counselling Approach

    • Neurodiversity-friendly and trauma-informed care

    • Creativity-oriented healing

    • Cultural humility in serving BIPOC and underrepresented communities

    • Committed to anti-oppressive, harm-reduction care

Please note: our studio space and team work with folks ages 10 and up.


How to Access Autism Funding Counselling and Art Therapy Services

Get started with your Autism Funding-approved services :

  1. Contact Us: Call or email to book your free consultation

  2. Provide Information:

    • Your Autism Funding approval details: Authorization Number, approved session type, budget for funding, approved counselling rate

  3. Check out our Therapist Directory. When choosing a therapist, please look for one who:

    • Is registered with a professional association like BCACC, CCPA, or ACCT

    • Has experience working with neurodiverse clients (especially Autism)

    • Aligns with your personal needs (e.g., neurodiversity-aware, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive)

  4. Begin Treatment: We'll schedule your sessions and handle the paperwork to get to know you and your goals.


Direct billing

We take care of the Autism Funding billing, so you can focus on you and/or your child’s healing.


Autism Funding-Approved Counsellors Ready to Support You

Please reach out for a free consultation to see if our team would be a good fit for you and/or your child’s needs. We’d be honoured to figure things out with you folks!


Don’t have Autism Funding and want to apply?

MCFD provides two Autism Funding Programs: Under Age 6 and Ages 6-18. If a child has been diagnosed with ASD and the family wishes to enroll in the Autism Funding Program, please contact a local MCFD office to complete a funding agreement.