Are you a physician, nurse practitioner, or therapist (psychologist, social worker, counsellor, or other licensed professional) with challenging or complex mental health patients? Are you trying your best to support them with psychotherapy from your outpatient community practice and find yourself feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of what to do?
If so, you are welcome to contact us to inquire about details for arranging Case Consultation. Opportunities are available for individual, dyadic, or small group case consultation depending on your personal or organization/team needs. During these sessions, we can review in detail any patients that you are seeing and make sense of your patients, together.
You are welcome and encouraged to book ongoing consultation to review the progress of your patients and impact of any therapeutic strategies discussed.
This service is available for a fee and privacy compliant teleconferencing software is used for our confidential meetings.
You’ll benefit from longitudinal case consultation by enhancing your ability to conceptualize cases, formulate assessments, and perform targeted psychotherapeutic interventions, which will help benefit your patient, and in turn you help support my goal of increasing capacity within the community to more effectively provide psychotherapy treatment to people living with complex mental health conditions.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about Case Consultation with Dr. Sharma
I have training in the following modalities:
At this time the modalities I primarily draw from in my clinical work are psychodynamic psychotherapy and mentalization-based treatment. My case formulations are rooted in psychodynamic theory.
I have treated a wide variety of patients with clinical presentations including one or often multiple of the following:
Yes, absolutely. With my transdiagnostic approach to psychotherapeutic care, I am able to discuss approaches to treatment of patients with a wide range of symptoms and clinical presentations. This includes working with patients with symptoms of bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, binge eating disorder, substance and/or behavioural addictions, insecure attachment, etc.
Yes. I am available to support family physicians practicing comprehensive care who feel they would benefit from having an experienced colleague to consult with regarding the patients they are working with in the community.
I am also available to consult with family physicians who have a focused practice in psychotherapy who may be looking for support in reviewing cases as well.
Yes, I am available to meet with clinicians providing psychotherapy services as long as they are licensed in the jurisdiction within which they practice in good standing, and compliant with their local and national professional regulations. This would apply to nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, psychologists, counsellors, etc.
1) Identify the patient you would like to discuss in consultation.
2) Send an email to info@thinkrecovery.ca to inquire about availability, rates, and to arrange a time to meet via secure videoconference to discuss your learning needs/goals, roles, expectations, format, type of case materials to be reviewed, and theoretical orientation of consultation prior to proceeding.
Having a clear understanding of and shared orientation toward the goals and tasks of our time together in consultation is an essential step to help ensure compatibility and productivity in a consultative relationship.
It is expected that consultees will commit to their scheduled time and provide advance notice (48 hrs) in the case of any unexpected need for cancellation.
An open, curious, and engaged attitude is also expected in order to facilitate an effective dialogue. In the case of a no show or a late cancellation (less than 48 hours notice or showing up 5 or more minutes late), a fee will apply.
Consultees should attend our meeting from a private, quiet, and distraction-free location so we can make effective use of our time together with a focused discussion.
Yes, it is recommended that we choose a date and time that we can generally commit to in order to facilitate meeting on a recurring basis. Please reach out via email to discuss further: info@thinkrecovery.ca
This is recommended to help provide longitudinal support to you as a clinician in the community as well as to provide continuity between our consultation sessions and the treatment arc between you and your patients.
It is recommended that you arrange for weekly or biweekly consultation sessions to review your treatment progress and any challenges you may encounter in the therapy depending on your individual learning needs and the frequency with which you are seeing your patient.
Availability is limited, so taking the initiative to book sessions proactively and being committed to your own learning process is recommended.
It is recommended you book another time to meet and continue a focused discussion of your patient. Depending on the complexity of the case and the nature of the discussion required, it may not be possible to address all aspects of your questions or the presenting clinical issues within a single meeting. Longitudinal case consultation is available and recommended.
Yes, if you are a clinician located outside of Alberta we can meet. Please reach out via email (info@thinkrecovery.ca) indicating your interest in consultation and indicate your out-of-province status. We will followup with you to discuss rates for case consultation meetings and payment will be required upfront at the time of confirming the booking in order to proceed with our meeting.