How We Help with Letter Writing Support for Employees
Navigating workplace accommodations as a neurodivergent employee can feel overwhelming. This service is designed to help you approach the process with clarity, professionalism, and confidence. Together, we’ll prepare a personalized Duty to Accommodate letter for your employer that reflects your needs while also supporting education and advocacy around neurodiversity in the workplace.
Why This Service?
- Clarity and control — you decide what information you feel comfortable sharing.
- Therapeutic expertise — letters are written from a counselling therapy perspective, ensuring your needs are communicated with professionalism and care.
- Neurodiversity advocacy — each letter highlights the importance of accommodating different brain structures and working styles, helping employers better understand and support neurodivergent employees.
- Confidence at work — gain support in navigating accommodation requests with respect and self-assurance.
How It Works
Step 1: Book Your Sessions
- Schedule 3 sessions through our Jane booking system with Mackenzie or connect with our office directly to discuss availability.
Step 2: Explore Your Needs
- During our sessions, we’ll clarify your workplace needs, discuss what feels safe to disclose, and outline key accommodations that will support your success.
Step 3: Drafting Your Letter
- Mackenzie will prepare your personalized Duty to Accommodate letter. Once your sessions are scheduled, Mackenzie will confirm the timeline for your personalized letter.
Step 4: Deliver with Confidence
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- You’ll receive a professional letter ready to share with your employer — crafted with clarity, respect, and advocacy for your well-being.
Service Format
- 3 Sessions with Registered Counselling Therapist
- 1 Duty to Accommodate Letter to Employer
Investment
Session Fees
- $180 per 1-hour session
- $138 per 45-minute session
(Tax Exempt under CRA regulations for counselling therapy services as of July 2024)
Letter Fee
- $180 + HST
Total Costs
- 1-hour sessions: $720
- (3 × $180 = $540, plus $180 letter)
- 45-minute sessions: $594
- (3 × $138 = $414, plus $180 letter)
Payment Options
- Out-of-pocket by individual
- Covered by health insurance if your plan recognizes services with a Registered Counselling Therapist
- Sliding scale spots available (limited)
Ready to Advocate for Yourself at Work?
A Duty to Accommodate letter for neurodivergent employees helps you request workplace accommodations with confidence, professionalism, and the support of a Registered Counselling Therapist.
Book your sessions today and take the next step toward a more inclusive and supportive workplace.
About Mackenzie
Mackenzie Costron, BMT, MTA, RCT, CCC (she/her) is with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Registered Counselling Therapist (RCT) with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT) and completed the Narrative Therapy program through The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre and University of Toronto. In addition, Mackenzie is a Certified Music Therapist with Find Your Voice Music Therapy and Business + Life Strategist with Costron+Co
Mackenzie is an autistic therapist and uses the interplay of music and verbal language within the therapeutic process. She specializes working in adults with high-masking autism including mental health, anxiety, autism meltdowns, panic attacks, grief and loss. Mackenzie also supports folks during moments of change and transition, namely with perinatal maternal health. Her work as a therapist is informed by working with neurodivergent folks (i.e. autism, ADHD, HSP), children & youth at risk, stroke & acquired brain injury, neurologic movement disorders, seniors in isolation, dementia & Alzheimer’s, hospice & palliative care. Through Mackenzie's passion in accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion she completed the University of Alberta Indigenous Studies Course and frequently attends Anti-Oppressive Practices trainings and workshops.
Email: mackenzie@findyourvoicemusictherapy.com Phone: 1-800-827-3120 ext. 103