Therapy And Counseling
What Is Counseling And How Does It Help?
Professional counseling—also known as psychotherapy, therapy, or mental health treatment— involves meeting with a trained provider to receive support in a wide range of areas related to mental, emotional, and physical health. In counseling, clients identify thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and stressors that positively or negatively impact their well-being. A therapist, psychologist, or mental health counselor serves as a supportive figure who can help you feel empowered to address and resolve your concerns. Through therapy and counseling, you can achieve a sense of wellness.
Why Do People Seek Therapy?
Counseling is available to individuals of all ages. By providing you with a space to process experiences and improve your ability to cope with distress, psychotherapy can help you navigate life’s challenges.
The reasons you may seek counseling vary but often involve mental health issues stemming from stress, unresolved trauma, and significant life transitions. By participating in therapy and counseling, together we can target symptoms of:
Chronic pain and/or serious medical diagnoses
Emotional dysregulation
Grief, loss, and bereavement
Parenting stress
Relationship difficulties
Separation and divorce
Unresolved emotional wounds from childhood
In addition to these common issues, there may be more specific mental health diagnoses for which therapy and counseling can be beneficial treatments. Conditions may include:
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
Mood disorders of all kinds
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Social anxiety disorder
In some cases where a neurological or developmental condition is present—such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—therapy and counseling may be used in addition to other interventions to help with mood and behavior management.
How Effective Is Therapy?
Research shows that counseling yields positive effects, with scientists and mental health experts in a variety of fields verifying its effectiveness and benefits through evidence-based methods. For instance, often considered the “gold standard” of mental health treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been proven to substantially improve symptoms in at least half of the people who use it.
That said, a combination of psychotherapy and medication management is demonstrated to be the most effective treatment intervention for a variety of mental health conditions. When used in conjunction with one another, individual counseling and psychiatric medications can reinforce positive change, growth, and progress.
Our Approach To Therapy And Counseling At Mindful Mental And Behavioral Health PLLC
We are a team of therapists and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs), trained to work with a wide range of mood-, trauma-, and stress-related disorders. Our treatment specialties include:
We will work with you to understand your symptoms and determine goals for treatment.
Our Team Of Therapists And PMHNPs
Our team is unique in that we are made up of therapists and PMHNPs. While our therapists offer therapeutic interventions such as supportive therapy, motivational interviewing, and CBT to improve our clients’ coping and distress tolerance, our PMHNPs serve as psychiatric medication providers. Collaborating with our therapists and/or PMHNPs, you can find the proper therapy approaches or medications that will help improve your quality of life.
We continuously meet with and support clients to ensure that treatment interventions are working as intended and will adjust as needed. We are also happy to collaborate with existing providers on your treatment plan if you’re already working with a therapist or PMHNP outside of our organization.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Practice
Sessions are conducted primarily online via telehealth. If you are interested in meeting with a provider in-person, please contact our office at (207) 316-2609 to discuss availability for in-person sessions.
In general, we accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield (Anthem, Premera, Regence, etc.), Cigna, PacificSource, and Providence. That said, the insurances our providers work with can vary from provider to provider. To learn what insurances a provider accepts, please visit their About page or contact our office at (207) 316-2609. In addition, we recommend that you check with your insurance company prior to initiating services to ensure we are in-network and to determine your patient responsibility for sessions. If at any time we discover we are not in-network with your insurance, you will be responsible for the full costs of all sessions (past and future).
We do not accept Medicaid and Medicare.
We do not work with EAPs.
In addition to the accepted insurances listed above, our services are available to self-pay clients and those with out-of-network benefits.
For individuals using insurance to cover appointments, the cost of appointments is determined by each insurance’s contracted rates with our organization. Thus, the cost of appointments may be notably different than the cost of appointments for individuals who are self-pay. Furthermore, the cost of appointments may vary from session to session depending on several factors to include the length of the appointment and the complexity of the appointment. If you plan to use insurance, our office can provide a better estimate of costs once you provide your insurance information. Please contact us at (207) 316-2609 if you require further assistance.
For individuals who are self-pay:
Rates vary depending on type of service (therapy vs. medication management) and length of session. Please contact our office for additional information.
Payments are completed through our patient portal. Payments can be made using major credit/debit cards (American Express, Visa, Mastercard, etc.) as well as FSAs and HSAs.
Our policy is to collect payments before rendering services. However, we cannot always predict the cost of sessions in advance because services and length of sessions may vary from appointment to appointment. For clients using insurance, you will likely be responsible for either a co-pay or for paying the full costs of sessions until your deductible is met. Please ensure you fully understand your insurance benefits to prevent future billing concerns.
Regardless of your insurance status and payment method, we will always be as up-front with you as possible about the cost of treatment.
We have therapists with immediate availability. To schedule an intake assessment with one of our therapists, please visit our scheduling page.
To inquire about medication management services with our PMHNP, please contact our office at (207) 316-2609.
Clients must cancel or reschedule appointments at least 48 hours before their appointment. If appointments are not canceled or rescheduled with at least 48 hours’ notice, or if clients do not show to their appointment, they will be charged a late cancellation fee of $150. To ensure we treat all clients consistently and ethically and to be respectful of our providers’ time, we must enforce our late cancellation and no-show policy. Fees incurred for late cancellations and no shows are out-of-pockets expenses. They cannot be billed to insurance.
The Right Combination Of Treatment Interventions Exists For You
Our therapists have immediately availability for clients located in Oregon. You can schedule an appointment here or contact us at (207) 316-2609 to learn more about therapy and/or medication management services available at Mindful Mental and Behavioral Health PLLC.