The Shrink’s Links: NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Managed Care Division

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. Having no health insurance can kill you, but having insurance can frustrate you half to death. Many of the calls I get from prospective clients are people with insurance, but, for whatever reason, their insurance will not cover them to see me. Every other therapist IContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Managed Care Division”

“Do you take my insurance?”

This is the most frequently asked question when people make their first phone call to set up an appointment to see me for counseling. It seems like a simple question, but it’s not. When you ask if I “take” your insurance, I suspect you’re asking whether I am a member of your insurance company’s networkContinue reading ““Do you take my insurance?””