What is the EPI Centre?

The Effective Psychological Interventions Centre (EPI Centre) is a place where people can get help with their mental health. It is a training clinic in which services are provided by students in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, or PsyD program, at Memorial University. PsyD Students are supervised by Psychologists registered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The EPI Centre offers services at a lower cost for people who need psychological care.

The EPI Centre does not handle emergencies. If you are in a mental health crisis or feel like you are in danger, please get help right away.

• Call or text 988 (National Suicide Crisis Helpline).
• Call 811 for Healthline. They can connect you with the Mobile Response Crisis Team.
• Call 911 if the Mobile Response Crisis Team is not available in your area (this is for places outside of St. John’s, Corner Brook or Labrador City).
• Go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
• If you are near the Health Sciences Centre at 300 Prince Philip Drive in St. John’s, you can go to the Psychiatric Assessment Unit (PAU), which is accessed by entering the main doors of the Mental Health and Addictions Centre (next to the HSC Emergency Department).

Because the EPI Centre is a place for students to learn and to offer affordable help, there are some rules about who can use the services. We apply these rules during our “screening” process to determine if you will be offered services at the EPI Centre.

You can get help if:	You cannot get help if:
You are an adult (18 years of age and older)	You are under 18 years old
You live in Newfoundland and Labrador	You live outside of Newfoundland and Labrador
You don’t have much or any insurance that covers psychological services	You have more than $1200 in extended health insurance through your job or your spouse’s job
You are not eligible for psychological services at the Student Wellness and Counselling Centre at MUN	You are a MUN student who can get help from the Student Wellness and Counselling Centre
Your mental health issues are mild to moderate. This means you are noticing changes in your mood, behaviour, or thoughts that make daily tasks a bit harder, but you can still do most things	Your mental health issues are moderate to severe. This means your daily life is greatly affected, and you might need more intensive support such as from a day hospital program or FACT team, and/or you need a lot of help from different medical professionals for other health issues
Your problems are related to feeling sad, worried, stressed about big life changes, chronic pain, mild eating issues, trouble sleeping, upsetting experiences, or learning difficulties	Your main problems are with drug or alcohol use, physical symptoms that are hard to explain, or if you are having serious thoughts of harming yourself or have tried to harm yourself in the last 3 month
	Your main issues are with psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder
	You need a lot of paperwork or opinions for things like work injuries, car accidents, disability benefits, or if there are legal problems
	The problem you are having is something the supervising psychologist does not have experience in

How long can you get help?

Services at the EPI Centre are for a limited time, usually lasting between 4 to 8 months, and will not be longer than 12 months.

How much do services cost?

Fees are to be paid by credit or debit, to the PsyD Secretary before the start of the session.

 

Type of session (approx. length of session)	Fee ($)
Intake session (75 minutes)	0 (no charge)
Individual and family therapy (50 minutes)	25 per session
Group therapy (75 minutes)	10 per session
Psychological assessments (diagnostic interview, 3-4 hours of testing and/or documentation review, scoring, written report, feedback session)	150 total for assessment
Learning assessments (diagnostic interview, 6-8 hours of testing, scoring, documentation review, and written report, feedback session)	300 total for assessment

The EPI Centre will consider lowering fees if you are having financial difficulties. This will be first discussed in your screening appointment. You will not be turned away due to an inability to pay.  

How to ask for an appointment:

If you think that you fit the rules for getting help, and do not fit any of the rules for not getting help, you can ask for a screening appointment by clicking the “Request Screening” button/link below. When you click on the button, you must first select “Telephone screening”, and then choose an appointment time from the calendar. Once you select a time, you will be brought to the sign-in page where you will select “Create account”.