When nothing feels worth doing, that's not weakness, it's a treatable condition.
A one-hour assessment with an Alberta physician for low mood, exhaustion, and loss of interest. Free with your Alberta Health Card, no referral.
If two or three of these sound like you, it's worth a conversation.
If you've had thoughts of harming yourself, call 911 or 988 now, this page can wait.
What a first appointment actually looks like
A full one-hour video visit with an Alberta physician. They ask about what's been happening, how long it's been going on, and what you've already tried. Nothing is decided without you, and follow-up appointments are unlimited.
- A full hour with your physician, not a 5-minute triage call
- Plain-language explanation of what's driving your symptoms
- A written care plan you leave the appointment with
- Internal referral to our psychiatrists or counsellors if you need it
- Unlimited follow-up appointments, you're never left alone with a plan
You will never be handed a prescription you didn't ask for.
Medication is one option among several, alongside therapy, CBT, sleep and lifestyle work, or simply monitoring for now. Your physician explains the trade-offs and you decide together. Plenty of our patients never start medication at all.
If you do choose it, you get unlimited follow-up appointments to adjust or stop, not a prescription and silence.
Depression is often tangled up with something else.
Mental health rarely arrives one condition at a time. Because our physicians assess across 100+ conditions and all 19 clinical categories, you get one coordinated plan instead of several separate referrals.
Book free appointmentThree steps to a real plan
Book in about four minutes
Pick a time that works. No referral, no payment details, no long intake form before you're allowed to talk to someone.
No referral requiredMeet your physician
A full one-hour private video visit, enough time to actually be heard. They listen first, then assess, and explain what they’re seeing in plain language.
From home, on any deviceLeave with a real plan
A written care plan, and where it’s needed, an internal referral to our psychiatrists or counsellors. Follow-up appointments are unlimited.
Same appointmentQuestions about depression care
Book free appointmentThat's exactly what the assessment is for. Low mood overlaps with thyroid problems, anaemia, sleep disorders, ADHD, and grief. Your physician's job is to find the right answer, not the nearest label.
No. Medication is one option alongside therapy, CBT, sleep and activity work, or monitoring. You decide, and many patients never start medication at all.
Physician assessment and every follow-up appointment are billed to AHCIP, no cost to you, no credit card at booking, no cap on visits. Optional non-physician services such as counselling are quoted transparently before you commit.
Only your care team. Everything is encrypted in transit and at rest, stored on Canadian servers, and handled under PIPEDA and Alberta's Health Information Act. Nothing is shared with your employer or family without your explicit consent.
You've read this far. That's usually the sign.
Book a free, confidential appointment with an Alberta physician. No referral, no cost, no obligation to continue.
Book my free appointmentIf you're in crisis, call 911 or the 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline.