Clinique Altera

At Clinic Altera, we believe meaningful mental health care begins with connection, integrity, and community. We are committed to creating an inclusive, affirming space where people of all identities, cultures, backgrounds, and family structures feel welcomed, respected, and understood. Diversity is not an add-on to our work. It is central to how we practice, learn, and grow.

We value accessible care and strive to offer services that meet people where they are through varied fee options, virtual and in-person support, and a range of therapeutic approaches tailored to individual needs. Our work is grounded in evidence-based and trauma-informed practices while remaining deeply human, relational, and personalized.

We also believe that healthy clinicians create healthier care. We foster a culture of collaboration, mentorship, wellness, and continued professional growth so that our team can offer thoughtful, sustainable, and cutting-edge support to the communities we serve.

At Clinic Altera, we recognize that mental health does not exist in isolation from the world around us. Experiences of discrimination, marginalization, poverty, violence, migration, and systemic inequities can profoundly shape wellbeing. Our commitment to social justice means approaching care with humility, awareness, and a deep respect for each person’s lived experience.

We strive to provide anti-oppressive, culturally responsive, identity-affirming, and trauma-informed services for individuals, couples, and families from diverse communities. We are committed to examining and decolonizing our practices by questioning dominant frameworks, honouring multiple ways of knowing, and creating space for culturally grounded healing approaches.

We also believe accountability matters. This means engaging in ongoing learning, reflection, consultation, and repair when needed so that our practice continues to evolve with integrity and responsiveness. We believe therapy can be a place not only for healing personal pain, but also for reclaiming voice, dignity, agency, and connection.

At Clinic Altera, we value transparency as an essential part of ethical and trusting care. We aim to be clear about our fees, policies, therapeutic approaches, clinician credentials, and the limits of confidentiality so that clients can make informed decisions about their care. We believe openness, honesty, and respectful communication help create safer and more collaborative therapeutic relationships. We also welcome feedback and remain committed to accountability, reflection, and continuous improvement.

We acknowledge that our clinic operates in Montréal, on the unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation, a place historically known as Tiohtià:ke. Montréal has long served as a gathering place for many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. We offer this acknowledgement as an ongoing commitment to learning, respect, relationship, and supporting decolonizing practices within our work and community.