"But what if I’ve been to therapy or counseling before, read books, and attended workshops, and I am still stuck?”
That’s
a great question! It is understandable that you may be feeling
frustrated, discouraged and depressed that you are still experiencing
so much stress, anxiety, and pain. Many of my clients have felt the
same way in the beginning.
What my clients have found as we work
together is healing from their feelings of frustration, powerlessness,
discouragement, anxiety and depression. As we work through their personalized counseling
program, they feel freed from the pain of anxiety. They have found
healing on a deep inner level. They experience restored self-worth and
self-confidence in themselves as women, wives, mothers, daughters, and
friends.
“I
feel so discouraged! I try to do so much, but I feel like I’m not doing
anything well. Why is it so easy for other women, but not me?”
It
is understandable if you feel discouraged, trying to figure out why you
feel overwhelmed, anxious, or worried. Many women privately wonder if
something is wrong with them! They feel like they have tried everything
to be a good wife, mother, daughter, and friend, but it’s just not
working. We as women are often prone to believe that it must be our
fault, right?
As we have worked together, other women have
found the answers and solutions are within them, in the sense that they
discover the HIDDEN underlying reasons for their patterns of anxiety
and worry. They have found that these hidden reasons were undiscovered
and unaddressed until they worked with me. Often, they find their
hidden reasons go back one or more generations in their family, and are
patterns they have inherited, so to speak. Once these hidden reasons
are uncovered, my clients have found they can be easily healed through
the work we do together.
"What if I'm not sure if I can afford therapy right now?"
It
is understandable to be concerned about the cost of therapy. Many of my
previous clients have felt the same way. Those that have made the
decision to invest in themselves, however, have found that their lives
have improved immensely in numerous ways. I usually have my clients
fill out a survey when our work is done, and it asks them if they felt
that counseling was worth the money. Almost all of them share that
they’ve been able to resolve issues that stood in the way of their
happiness. Their answers to this question routinely include things like
“well worth it,” and “of course it was,” and “priceless.”
"Do you take insurance?"
I do not take insurance, however,
many PPOs and HMOs will cover all or a portion of my fee. If you would
like to use your insurance, please contact your insurance company and
ask what coverage you have to see an "out-of-network provider." They
will tell you what your coverage is; if possible, ask them to fax you
or email you a copy of your coverage so that you can use this when you
submit any documents to them in the future. I will then start to
provide care to you, you will pay for the sessions as we go, and once a
month I will prepare a superbill for you that you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
"Why don't you take insurance?"
Thank you for asking this. I decided not to work directly with
insurance companies for several reasons. The first is that they require
me to give you a mental disorder diagnosis;
many people that I work with would just like new skills or some
different strategies to try at home or work, they do not necessarily
have a diagnosis. Secondly, many insurance companies put profound
restrictions on what types of services they will cover. For example,
many insurance companies do not cover marriage counseling or family counseling. The third reason
is that I want you to be actively involved in determining what type of
care you are receiving, with insurance, many of your choices and my
treatment options are limited. The fourth and most important reason for
my not taking insurance is that it severly jeopardizes your
confidentiality. If I submit a bill to the insurance companies on your
behalf, your confidential information is processed by the insurance
company and then stored in a database. Anyone who is involved in the
processing or handling of your claim may have access to your records
and anyone who has a legitimate reason to access the medical database,
such as insurance companies and future employers, can view your
confidential records.
Have a question not answered here? Please call or email me.
Empowering Women to Anxiety-Free Living.
