Frequently Asked Questions

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Perspectives accepts the following insurance plans:

• PPO
• Cigna / Evernorth 
• Medicare
• United Behavioral Health / Optum

Ask your healthcare provider for a “Good Faith Estimate” before you schedule an item or service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your “Good Faith Estimate” you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises

Self–pay is $150.00 per session (We also offer a sliding fee if you do not have insurance).

You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees. Make sure your healthcare provider gives you a “Good Faith Estimate” in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service.

If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your “Good Faith Estimate” you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises

Depression

Depression is extremely common, affecting up to twenty percent of the population at some point during their lifespan.

Symptoms may include:

• Feeling sad, empty, tearful and/or hopeless 
• lack of interest and pleasure in most activities
• significant increase or decrease in appetite
• inability to sleep or sleeping too much
• significant increase or decrease in appetite
• poor concentration
• spending too much time in bed or isolating
• lack of energy
• difficulty making decisions
• thinking about, planning, or attempting suicide
• preoccupation with death

Anxiety

Physical symptoms may include:

• rapid shallow breathing/shortness of breath
• lightheadedness
• increased heart rate
• muscle tension
• sweating/trembling
• abdominal distress

Emotional symptoms may include:

• feelings of dread or impending doom/panic attacks
• fear of "going crazy"/out of control
• powerlessness
• hypervigilance and alarm
• excessive worry about things in general
• a sense of doubt
• vagueness about the nature of the threat
• excessive fear of or discomfort in social situations
• fear of leaving the house
• avoiding social or performance situations for fear of embarrassment

Perspectives offers a facilitative mediation process.  The mediator remains neutral and facilitates open conversation and decision making. Mediation is voluntary and can happen at any time through the divorce separation process. 

Some of the benefits are: 

1.  Mediation is more affordable than litigation. 

2.  Mediation is fair and impartial.

3.  Mediation saves time and money.

4.  Mediation is confidential.

5.  Mediation avoids litigation and the uncertainty of a judicial outcome.

6.  Mediation promotes cooperation.

7.  Mediation improves communication.

8.  Mediation identifies underlying issues.

9.  Mediation allows personalized resolutions 

10.  Mediation works

If you are considering counseling for your child, they do not need to be having a major problem to benefit from counseling. Children need support just like adults and sometimes it is hard to be the parent and the counselor. Perspectives can help your child and support your parenting through supportive counseling. 

Counseling for children doesn't just help the child now, it also gives them the skills necessary to manage stress and conflict into the future. Studies show that counseling for children can improve self-confidence, self-esteem, and social skills.

Another place that counseling helps is in transitions. Are you going through big move? Is your child changing schools? Have you recently lost someone in the family? Is your child naturally transitioning through the confusion of adolescence? These live transitions can be easier through effective counseling for children.

As adults, it is easy to forget how hard it is to be a child or adolescent. Counseling can help a child handle stress and life transitions that they can take with them into adulthood.  

These are some common reasons that parents seek counseling for their child:

• The child is being bullied or picked on at school
• Self-esteem and self-confidence issues
• The child's parents are divorcing or separating 
• The child is showing signs of mental health problems like depression, anxiety, or uncontrolled anger.
• The child has recently gone through a traumatic event of some kind.
• The child has begun acting strange and troubled for no apparent reason.