Halifax, NS · 1 locationsIn-person + VirtualAccepting new clients
African / African-Canadian
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About
Our Clinicians
Services & Approach
Qualifications
Intake Process
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About the East
Community health rooted in North End Halifax serving African Nova Scotian families for the long term, not the billing cycle.
Community health rooted in North End Halifax serving African Nova Scotian families for the long term, not the billing cycle.
Why we practice this way
Our community has been in Nova Scotia for four hundred years and under-served by its health systems for most of them. We practice the long way: same families, same practitioners, year after year.
Founding Clinicians
MP
Dr. Marcus Provo
Co-founder · Family Physician
African Nova Scotian. 20 years serving North End Halifax.
AO
Adaeze Okonkwo, RSW
Co-founder · Registered Social Worker
African Nova Scotian. Mental health and community advocacy.
Our clinicians
Five practitioners serve North End Halifax physicians, social workers, and community health workers from the neighbourhoods they serve.
African Nova Scotian · Benefits navigation, housing, advocacy
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Services & approach
We offer family medicine, counselling, chronic-care support, and community advocacy. For the families we serve, health outcomes are shaped as much by housing letters as by prescriptions.
Service
Duration
Fee range
Format
New patient intake
A full hour your story first
60 min
Covered by MSI
In-person
Family medicine visit
Ongoing primary care
20 min
Covered by MSI
In-person
Counselling session
Mental health support
50 min
$120 - $150
VirtualIn-person
Community advocacy
Benefits, housing, navigation support
As needed
Free
In-person
Insurance Direct billing
4 major insurers
MSI, Blue Cross, Sun Life, + Sliding scale
Sliding scale
Spots reserved
Across the team, $60-$120/session
Cancellation
48 hours notice
Standard across the practice
Practice qualifications
Every clinician here is independently regulated by their provincial college. The practice operates under shared clinical governance peer consultation, supervision, and ongoing training.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
2 family physicians on staff
Nova Scotia College of Social Workers
2 registered social workers on staff
Shared clinical practices
Long-term relational careCommunity health worker modelSix-month care-plan reviewsCultural-safety standards
Combined 46 years of clinical experience
All licenses verifiable through the relevant provincial regulatory college.
How intake works
Most clients are matched with a clinician within a week. Here's how the process works.
01
Submit an intake form
Takes about 8 minutes. We ask what's bringing you in, the support you're looking for, any preferences around clinician background or modality, and your availability. You're not committed to anything by submitting it.
Average completion: 8 min · Online or by phone
02
We review and reach out within 48 hours
Our intake coordinator reads every form personally and responds within two business days with a clinician match or two based on cultural fit, the work you've described, and availability.
Response window: 1-2 business days
03
Free 20-minute consultation call
Before your first paid session, you'll have a no-cost video call with the clinician you've been matched with. If it's not the right fit, we'll match you again. No charge, no awkwardness.
20 min · Free · Video
04
First session, on your schedule
Most first sessions are booked within 7-10 days of intake. Subsequent sessions are at whatever cadence works for you and your clinician.
Typically within 1-2 weeks of intake
Ready to start?
Or call us at 902-555-0163, we're available Mon-Fri 9 am - 6 pm.
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