BlueCross BlueShield Therapists in Leeds, MA
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I am a Licensed Therapist in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Difficult experiences in life can bring up feelings of anxiety, depression, or lack of direction; it can be hard to know what to do. With compassion and honesty, I will help you to work through issues while identifying your areas of concern pointing at your inner strengths, and helping you to be a happier and healthier version of yourself. When clients are focused on exploring their feelings, they are empowered to face any obstacle in their lives and rewrite their own stories.
I am a Licensed Therapist in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Difficult experiences in life can bring up feelings of anxiety, depression, or lack of direction; it can be hard to know what to do. With compassion and honesty, I will help you to work through issues while identifying your areas of concern pointing at your inner strengths, and helping you to be a happier and healthier version of yourself. When clients are focused on exploring their feelings, they are empowered to face any obstacle in their lives and rewrite their own stories.
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I have enjoyed working as a therapist for over 30 years in private, medical, agency, and public school settings. My approach is collaborative and goal focused, including active coaching and monitoring of progress toward desired treatment outcomes. Should you be finding yourself in a place of readiness to access or maintain healthier patterns of emotional responding and related behaviors toward your desired outcomes I welcome you to contact me. My practice is active and often full. While my waiting list will vary in length, I do my best to meet the majority of my clients requests in as time efficient manner as possible.
I have enjoyed working as a therapist for over 30 years in private, medical, agency, and public school settings. My approach is collaborative and goal focused, including active coaching and monitoring of progress toward desired treatment outcomes. Should you be finding yourself in a place of readiness to access or maintain healthier patterns of emotional responding and related behaviors toward your desired outcomes I welcome you to contact me. My practice is active and often full. While my waiting list will vary in length, I do my best to meet the majority of my clients requests in as time efficient manner as possible.
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Patricia McGuinness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Leeds, MA 01053 (Online Only)
For the past 30 years, I have been providing mental health services to adolescents, college students, adults, and families. My approach would be to work
collaboratively with you focusing on your strengths and your capacity for resilience.
For the past 30 years, I have been providing mental health services to adolescents, college students, adults, and families. My approach would be to work
collaboratively with you focusing on your strengths and your capacity for resilience.
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I have been in practice for almost fifty years. I am the author of six books, forty articles, and am a professor emerita at the Smith College School for Social Work where I co- directed the doctoral program, and directed the theory sequence in the Masters Program for over twenty years. I provide psychodynamicaly oriented relational and insight oriented work with a range of adults who come from many racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and who have difficulties including anxiety, depression, gender issues, gay lesbian issues, trauma, racial trauma, relationship difficulties and problems in work or retirement.
I have been in practice for almost fifty years. I am the author of six books, forty articles, and am a professor emerita at the Smith College School for Social Work where I co- directed the doctoral program, and directed the theory sequence in the Masters Program for over twenty years. I provide psychodynamicaly oriented relational and insight oriented work with a range of adults who come from many racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and who have difficulties including anxiety, depression, gender issues, gay lesbian issues, trauma, racial trauma, relationship difficulties and problems in work or retirement.
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Driven Directions Counseling
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Leeds, MA 01053
Not accepting new clients
I enjoy helping adults (22 yo+) work through issues including depression, multicultural issues, trauma, grief/loss, and anxiety. I provide individual, family, & couple's therapy. I am LGBTQ+ allied. My therapeutic style is a balance of warm reassurance, flexibility, and direct feedback. I am passionate about providing attentive listening. I want you to feel heard and valued.
I enjoy helping adults (22 yo+) work through issues including depression, multicultural issues, trauma, grief/loss, and anxiety. I provide individual, family, & couple's therapy. I am LGBTQ+ allied. My therapeutic style is a balance of warm reassurance, flexibility, and direct feedback. I am passionate about providing attentive listening. I want you to feel heard and valued.
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Healing Action, LLC
Counselor, LMHC, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Florence, MA 01062 (Online Only)
We are committed to providing affirming, trauma informed care within a therapeutic environment that supports the development of a strong therapeutic relationship. The safety and strength clients draw from that solid dynamic allows them the freedom to examine and embrace their most authentic self. We strive to empower you to be an active participant in your healing process and discover growth edges to develop more adaptive and effective coping mechanisms for life stressors. We facilitate symptom relief that enables you to form healthier relationships with yourself and others.
We are committed to providing affirming, trauma informed care within a therapeutic environment that supports the development of a strong therapeutic relationship. The safety and strength clients draw from that solid dynamic allows them the freedom to examine and embrace their most authentic self. We strive to empower you to be an active participant in your healing process and discover growth edges to develop more adaptive and effective coping mechanisms for life stressors. We facilitate symptom relief that enables you to form healthier relationships with yourself and others.
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Whole Child And Parent: Family Coaching And Therapy ~Julie B. Rosenshein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Florence, MA 01062
I have been working with parents, children and families for over 25 years. I specialize in elementary school age children. My book: “Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child” has been a resource for many parents. I offer tools and strategies for children struggling with emotional regulation, anger issues, ADHD, anxiety, oppositional defiant/challenging behaviors, learning difficulties and social skills. I help families regain a sense of balance by helping to resolve conflict and enhance communication....bringing enjoyment to your family once again.
I have been working with parents, children and families for over 25 years. I specialize in elementary school age children. My book: “Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child” has been a resource for many parents. I offer tools and strategies for children struggling with emotional regulation, anger issues, ADHD, anxiety, oppositional defiant/challenging behaviors, learning difficulties and social skills. I help families regain a sense of balance by helping to resolve conflict and enhance communication....bringing enjoyment to your family once again.
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Therapy can be a powerful vehicle for transformation, ultimately about personal growth and self-care. Through compassionate conversation, I guide clients to access their strengths, resources, and wisdom to achieve greater well-being. For the past 15 years, I have worked in outreach, community mental health, school, and private practice settings across the US and internationally.
Therapy can be a powerful vehicle for transformation, ultimately about personal growth and self-care. Through compassionate conversation, I guide clients to access their strengths, resources, and wisdom to achieve greater well-being. For the past 15 years, I have worked in outreach, community mental health, school, and private practice settings across the US and internationally.
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Northeast Center for Youth & Families
LICSW, LMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01062
NCYF offers a wide range of clinical options to children, teens, adults, and families. All of our clinical services are informed by evidence-based practices and services are delivered in a way that focuses on compassion and a respect for an individual's past trauma.
NCYF offers a wide range of clinical options to children, teens, adults, and families. All of our clinical services are informed by evidence-based practices and services are delivered in a way that focuses on compassion and a respect for an individual's past trauma.
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I have been a practicing psychotherapist for 27 years. I tailor the way I work to what an individual client needs. This might involve understanding how one's past affects current mental health, exploring relationship issues, identifying feelings, or becoming more assertive. In all cases I try to provide a safe and supportive atmosphere.
I have been a practicing psychotherapist for 27 years. I tailor the way I work to what an individual client needs. This might involve understanding how one's past affects current mental health, exploring relationship issues, identifying feelings, or becoming more assertive. In all cases I try to provide a safe and supportive atmosphere.
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Carrie Carlevaro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, KAP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Florence, MA 01062
Now offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) - please email me for more information. Openings currently available for KAP only. Hello, and welcome. I bring a holistic approach to my therapy practice, including both Western principles and Eastern philosophies. At the root of my practice, I believe that suffering is a universal experience which, when approached with compassion, can provide us with opportunities for growth.
Now offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) - please email me for more information. Openings currently available for KAP only. Hello, and welcome. I bring a holistic approach to my therapy practice, including both Western principles and Eastern philosophies. At the root of my practice, I believe that suffering is a universal experience which, when approached with compassion, can provide us with opportunities for growth.
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Do you find yourself focusing too much on other people's wants and needs while ignoring your own? Over time, living this way can leave you feeling used up, deeply stuck and way off track. So if you're someone others often rely on for support, it might be time to find your own person to talk with. And it's perfectly okay if you have a sense that things need to change, but aren't sure where to start. I have experience and a special interest in helping people like you alleviate their anxiety, relationship problems and burnout.
Do you find yourself focusing too much on other people's wants and needs while ignoring your own? Over time, living this way can leave you feeling used up, deeply stuck and way off track. So if you're someone others often rely on for support, it might be time to find your own person to talk with. And it's perfectly okay if you have a sense that things need to change, but aren't sure where to start. I have experience and a special interest in helping people like you alleviate their anxiety, relationship problems and burnout.
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Nicole Stevens
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Florence, MA 01062 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Please note I am not accepting new clients. I work with adults who are going through difficult transitions in life (changed relationships, parenting, career moves, grief, postpartum depression and anxiety, menopause). I offer cognitive behavioral strategies, am solution focused, and provide a comfortable confidential space for my clients.
Please note I am not accepting new clients. I work with adults who are going through difficult transitions in life (changed relationships, parenting, career moves, grief, postpartum depression and anxiety, menopause). I offer cognitive behavioral strategies, am solution focused, and provide a comfortable confidential space for my clients.
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My clients are typically between the ages of 18-35, navigating college or the beginning of their professional career. They often experience immense pressure around expectations they have set for themselves, or someone else has set for them. They may experience anxiety or depression and are eager to explore coping skills and treatment options. They are interested in identifying the ways in which their relationships, responsibilities, family culture and current life stage plays a role in how they function in the world around them.
My clients are typically between the ages of 18-35, navigating college or the beginning of their professional career. They often experience immense pressure around expectations they have set for themselves, or someone else has set for them. They may experience anxiety or depression and are eager to explore coping skills and treatment options. They are interested in identifying the ways in which their relationships, responsibilities, family culture and current life stage plays a role in how they function in the world around them.
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Patrick Rathbun
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Florence, MA 01062
Waitlist for new clients
As Pema Chodron writes: "things are always in transition, if we could only realize it." Life's fluctuations are not easy, but I believe acceptance and self-kindness are essential to growth. Our ebbs and flows make things like our self-esteem hard to stabilize, but therapy can give us a truer evaluation of our worth.
As Pema Chodron writes: "things are always in transition, if we could only realize it." Life's fluctuations are not easy, but I believe acceptance and self-kindness are essential to growth. Our ebbs and flows make things like our self-esteem hard to stabilize, but therapy can give us a truer evaluation of our worth.
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Michael P Keeney
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060 (Online Only)
My goal is to help you live and act with integrity, increasing ability to respond - while maintaining compassion for the changes that take support, time & practice. My experience lends itself to those touched by abandonment, childhood traumas & addiction - be it those trying to recover from addictions themselves, or those affected by another's. I do not believe in 'fixing' people, but rather dismantling the myths of being broken. Experience shows that our greatest challenges are often unsprouted seeds to the most potent strengths. Our task is to usher that growth.
My goal is to help you live and act with integrity, increasing ability to respond - while maintaining compassion for the changes that take support, time & practice. My experience lends itself to those touched by abandonment, childhood traumas & addiction - be it those trying to recover from addictions themselves, or those affected by another's. I do not believe in 'fixing' people, but rather dismantling the myths of being broken. Experience shows that our greatest challenges are often unsprouted seeds to the most potent strengths. Our task is to usher that growth.
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Katy DeLorenzo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01062
We are all born into life with a story. Sometimes we're the sad kiddo, sometimes the quiet one, the perfect one, the silly one, the list goes on and on. Often these stories stick with us and become our paths but they don't have to define us. Sometimes life just takes its toll. The stress of work, loss, parenthood, health, loneliness, relationships, identity or even making day to day choices can add up and leave us feeling stuck. I've worked with individuals and couples to help amplify what's working and change patterns that are no longer serving them. Let me help get you unstuck. I'm also available for clinical supervision.
We are all born into life with a story. Sometimes we're the sad kiddo, sometimes the quiet one, the perfect one, the silly one, the list goes on and on. Often these stories stick with us and become our paths but they don't have to define us. Sometimes life just takes its toll. The stress of work, loss, parenthood, health, loneliness, relationships, identity or even making day to day choices can add up and leave us feeling stuck. I've worked with individuals and couples to help amplify what's working and change patterns that are no longer serving them. Let me help get you unstuck. I'm also available for clinical supervision.
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Andrea Tedesco
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01062 (Online Only)
As a therapist, I start with one basic assumption: you are the expert of your own experience. My hope is to empower people to better understand those experiences or to bring in additional perspectives that might shed more light on aspects of one’s life.Informed by my background in queer theory, feminist theory, and anti-racist ideologies, I work with my clients to identify the external structures of power impacting their lives, then engage with the areas of their lives within their control where they can make changes and achieve their goals.
As a therapist, I start with one basic assumption: you are the expert of your own experience. My hope is to empower people to better understand those experiences or to bring in additional perspectives that might shed more light on aspects of one’s life.Informed by my background in queer theory, feminist theory, and anti-racist ideologies, I work with my clients to identify the external structures of power impacting their lives, then engage with the areas of their lives within their control where they can make changes and achieve their goals.
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I specialize in working with neurodivergent individuals, LGBTQ+ folks, adoptees, and people experiencing the pregnancy and postpartum phases of life. My private therapy practice is limited to adults (18+) located in the state of Massachusetts. All sessions are conducted virtually, using a HIPAA-compliant platform.
I specialize in working with neurodivergent individuals, LGBTQ+ folks, adoptees, and people experiencing the pregnancy and postpartum phases of life. My private therapy practice is limited to adults (18+) located in the state of Massachusetts. All sessions are conducted virtually, using a HIPAA-compliant platform.
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I specialize in the use of EMDR and expressive arts therapies. Clients are invited to explore and resolve what is blocking progress toward self-fulfillment and inner peace. I approach therapy as a journey of self-discovery. I strive to create a respectful and non-judgmental space for healing. I believe that healing can begin when we listen to and honor the wisdom and guidance that emerges from our inner wise self.
I specialize in the use of EMDR and expressive arts therapies. Clients are invited to explore and resolve what is blocking progress toward self-fulfillment and inner peace. I approach therapy as a journey of self-discovery. I strive to create a respectful and non-judgmental space for healing. I believe that healing can begin when we listen to and honor the wisdom and guidance that emerges from our inner wise self.
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BlueCross BlueShield Therapists
Does insurance cover therapy, prescriptions and other behavioral health services?
In general, yes. Laws in the U.S. require insurers to cover essential behavioral health care at the same level as other health care services. Most health plans require a medical diagnosis and treatments that are evidence based and medically essential. This means that life coaching and alternative therapies are not covered, nor is therapy without a diagnosis. Call the number on the back or your insurance card or visit your insurance company's website to review your Summary of Benefits. If you have insurance through your employer, your Human Resources department may also be able to answer questions.
How much does therapy cost with insurance?
The cost of therapy depends on your region, how much training and experience your therapist has, and the type of treatment. The rate for talk therapy generally falls between $100 and $250. For a client seeing an in-network provider, the cost of therapy is often similar to the cost of other health care services. Clients pay co-pays and may need to satisfy a plan’s deductible before benefits kick in.
What is the difference between In-Network and Out-of-Network insurance coverage?
An in-network provider has contracted with an insurer to get paid directly for services, and to accept the insurer’s rate of compensation. Clients are responsible for deductibles and copays. If a therapist is out of network, that means that the client pays the therapist directly for services at the therapist’s regular fee. Out-of-Network providers often give clients a receipt so that they can file for partial reimbursement with their insurance company.
Is it difficult to find an In-Network therapist?
It is not unusual for therapists to limit the number of insurance patients in their practice, so it’s important to check in-network availability when you schedule your first appointment. In regions and times where therapy is in high demand it may take longer to get scheduled with an in-network therapist.
What is the difference between HMO and PPO insurance plans?
HMO health plans only cover in-network services, there is no reimbursement for out-of-network providers. PPO plans often cover both in- and out-of-network services, though the client may pay more for out-of-network services.
What is a Superbill?
A superbill is a receipt for therapy services. It provides all the information required by insurance companies to reimburse you for out-of-network services, including the diagnostic codes for your care, the amount paid, and the dates and duration of care.
Does insurance cover Online therapy?
Many therapists who shifted their practice to online therapy during the pandemic have kept that arrangement. And most insurers continue to cover telehealth services, with a few exceptions. Preventive care (such as an annual depression screening) is often required to be in-person to be covered, and some states require prescribers of controlled substances to see those patients in person.
Does insurance cover Group therapy?
Many insurance plans provide coverage for group therapy provided there is a medical diagnosis for group members, but there are some noteworthy exceptions. For example, Medicare does not always cover group therapy. Group therapy tends to cost less than individual therapy.
Does insurance cover Couples therapy?
Most insurance companies do not cover the cost of couples therapy because there is no medical diagnosis or medically necessary treatment. However, a few plans will offer a limited benefit, so it is still worth checking with your insurance company. Sometimes therapy is covered for a couple when one person has a diagnosis and another family member joins them for joint therapy, but it is considered therapy for the medical condition that includes a family member as a listener or helper, not couples counseling. Without insurance, most clients pay between $100-300 per 60-90 min session for couples therapy. Often clients can find classes or workshops that make it more affordable to work on their relationship. And some employers offer benefit plans that help defray the cost of couples therapy.
Learn more about Insurance Coverage and Finding Affordable Therapy
Learn more about Insurance Coverage and Finding Affordable Therapy