Advance Care
Planning
Your voice matters-
even when you cannot speak for yourself.
Advance Care Planning is the process of thinking about what matters
most to you, identifying who would make healthcare decisions if you could not, and having conversations that help them understand your values and wishes.
You do not need to be older, seriously ill, or approaching the end of life to begin. Accidents, sudden illness, and unexpected medical emergencies can happen at any age. Planning now helps the people you trust make future decisions with greater confidence.
Planning Is For Every Adult
Many people associate Advance Care Planning with aging or terminal illness. In reality, it is an ongoing process that can begin at any stage of adulthood and be revisted as your health, relationships, and priorities change.
Planning ahead may be especially helpful if you:
want your family to understand what matters to you
care for an aging parent or family member
have a spouse, partner, children or chosen family
have experienced the confusion that can follow unexpected loss
live alone
are managing a diagnosis
are preparing for surgery or medical treatment
simply want to feel more prepared
Your beliefs, values, priorities, and what qualify of life means
to you.
What Matters
Most
Your Substitute
Decision-Maker
Understanding who would legally make healthre decisons
for you if you came incapable.
Your Care Preferences
Exploring what comfort, dignity, independence, and meaningful care look like to you.
What We Will Explore
Important Conversations
Preparing to discuss your wishies with the people who may one day need to speak for you.
Questions for Healthcare Providers
Identifying anything that requires medical information or clarification from your healthcare team.
Reviewing
Your Plan
Understanding when to revisit your wishes as yoru health or circumstances change.
You do not have to complete the planner alone. There are reliable Advance Care Planning tools designed to help Ontarians reflect on their wishes and prepare for conversations with their Substitute Decision-Maker.
During our session, we can work through an appropriate planner together. I will help you understand the questions, explore what matters most, and identify areas you may wish to discuss further with your family, lawyer, or healthcare provider.
Ontario resources describe ACP as including two central steps: identifying or confirming your future Substitute Decision-Maker and helping that person understand yoru wishes, values, and beliefs.
Guided Planning Using Trusted Resources
Virtual
Guided Advance Care
Planning Session
$110
for up to two hours
Includes all items listed
Additional Support available at for follow up planning or unfinished items
Payment is required when booking. You may reschedule with at least 24 hours notice.
Investment
$55/hr
In-Home
Guided Advance Care
Planning Session
$110
Travel costs may apply
for up to two hours
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A private virtual or in-home session of up to two hours
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An Ontario-focused ACP planning resource
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Guided reflection and conversation
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Help identifying your automatic or chosen Substitute Decision-Maker
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Support putting your wishes into clear, understandable language
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Ideas for talking with your family or chosen support people
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Questions to take to healthcare or legal professionals
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A brief follow-up email summarizing unfinished next steps
What Your Session Includes
How It Works
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Choose Your Session
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Book the two-hour ACP appointment at a time when you can speak privately and without feeling rushed.
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Recieve Your Planning Resource
2
Before we meet, you will receive information about the workbook we will use and anything helpful to consider beforehand.
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Work Through Questions Together
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Continue the Conversation
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You will leave with clearer next steps for speaking with family, healthcare providers, or legal professionals.
Choose Your
Session
Book the two-hour ACP appointment at a time when you can speak privately and without feeling rushed.
Recieve Your Planning Resource
Before we meet, you will receive information about the workbook we will use and anything helpful to consider beforehand.
Work Through Questions Together
We will explore your value, wishes, Substitute Decision-Maker, and the conversations that may still need to happen.
Continue the Conversation
Review It as Life Changes
You will leave with clearer next steps for speaking with family, healthcare providers, or legal professionals.
Review It as Life
Changes
ACP is not a one-time form. Your wishes and conversations should be revisited after major life changes or health shifts.
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We will explore your value, wishes, Substitute Decision-Maker, and the conversations that may still need to happen.
Frequently Asked Question
Do I need to be sick to complete Advance Care Planning?
No. Advance Care Planning is most useful when it begins before a crisis. Starting while you are well gives you time to reflect and ask questions, speak with the people you trust, and make your wishes known without the pressure of an urgent medical situation.
What This Service Is
- Educational and reflective
- A guided planning conversation
- Support identifying and communicating your wishes
- Appropriate for adults of any age
- A way to help your future decision-maker understand you.
Note: Where medical or legal expertise is needed, I will help you identify questions to bring to the appropirate professional.
What This Service Is Not
- Medical or legal advice
- Treatment recommendations
- Consent to future healthcare
- A substitute for a lawyer, physician, or other regulated professional
- Preparation of a will or Power of Attorney document