Do you take my insurance?
We accept payments from numerous insurance providers. Conciliation, discernment and co-parent counseling may not be covered by insurance and should be considered an out-of-pocket expense. Please check your benefits before starting treatment. Click here to see our list of accredited insurance partners.
When is out-of-pocket payment due?
Payment is due at the time of service.
What’s the length, frequency and duration of therapy?
How often you meet and the number of sessions you’ll need will depend on your family’s particular situation and the therapist’s recommendation. Some services may only require a few sessions over the course of a month while others may require multiple sessions per week for several months. Please read Therapy descriptions for recommended schedules
What do different prescription psychiatric medications do?
- Antidepressants treat depression and anxiety, helping with symptoms of hopelessness, lethargy, and lack of focus.
- Anti-anxiety medications treat anxiety and panic disorders, helping to reduce agitation and insomnia.
- Mood stabilizers treat bipolar disorders, in which an individual alternates between mania and depression. Some are used with antidepressants.
- Antipsychotic medications treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Some are used with antidepressants.
What are the requirements for co-parent counseling?
- Both parents must be willing to attend sessions together and communicate about their children.
- Both parents must sign releases of information to each other and legal parties.
- Both parents must agree to who is responsible for payment prior to scheduling the first session.
- A copy of the court order must be shared with the therapist prior to scheduling the first session (if applicable).
What is EMDR and how does it work?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment helps you heal from the symptoms and emotional distress of disturbing life experiences. Repeated studies indicate that those who use EMDR can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. EMDR shows that the mind can heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma.
When you cut your hand, your body works to close the wound. If the wound becomes infected, it causes pain. Once the infection is removed, healing resumes. EMDR therapy demonstrates that a similar sequence of events occurs with mental processes. The brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward mental health. If the system is infected by a disturbing event, the emotional wound festers and can cause intense suffering. Once the infection is removed, healing resumes. Using the detailed protocols and procedures learned in EMDR training sessions, therapists can help you activate your natural healing processes.
Patients have reported feeling empowered by the very experiences that once distressed them. Their wounds have not just closed, they have transformed. As a natural outcome of EMDR, their thoughts, feelings and behavior are robust indicators of emotional health and resolution — all without speaking in detail or doing homework, which are sometimes used in other types of therapy.
What is expressive art therapy and how does it work?
Expressive art therapy integrates creative arts into the healing process. We all have feelings and memories we can’t easily put into words. In fact, our brain and body frequently store emotions and memories without words. When words are not enough, writing, drama, dance, movement, painting and music can help you access and transform what you need to heal.
Expressive arts therapy fosters self-expression and makes important mind-body connections. It can be used as the primary mode of therapy or combined with traditional psychotherapy and incorporated into sessions to enrich your therapeutic process. Expressive therapy can be helpful for children, adolescents and adults with a variety of needs and goals. Previous arts experience is not required, and the emphasis is on the creative process rather than the product.