Counseling for Children and Adolescents
FAQ
We are an out of network provider. Please ask your insurance company about insurance reimbursement, which may be an option. BBT can provide you with a superbill to use to submit to your insurance company.
In order to bill insurance, panels will require a diagnosis. At BBT, we value the child's well being and potential, not the immediate diagnosis that is necessary to bill insurance. We do not believe in providing unnecessary and sometimes unhelpful diagnoses in order to receive reimbursement.
We understand that BBT may not be a fit for all. If you are looking to use insurance- please ask for referrals! Please take into consideration that therapy is not so much an expense as it is an investment into your child's future. These skills that they will learn in the few short months that they are in therapy will be in their toolbox for the rest of their lives. A child cannot thrive in school or in peer relations without these basic tools. Temporary therapy now will provide a foundation for a healthy future.
If you are still left with questions, check out this awesome website where a doctor lays out some helpful info: Take a look here ! https://coupleslearn.com/why-therapists-dont-accept-insurance/
Payments can be made via any major credit card, check or cash. All checks can be made out to Building Blocks Therapy, LLC. Payments are processed weekly and a payment plan can be set up for automatic deduction. To ensure the efficacy of other clients and late fees, a credit card will be asked to be kept on file.
All appointments must be cancelled within 24 hours of the appointment time in order to not be charged a cancellation fee. Cancellation fees are the price per session and are non-negotiable.
If something comes up with your child or your family (life can be crazy!) please give me a call and notify me. I try to work with everyone to accommodate, however, it there is a pattern unfolding- the cancellation fee will be implemented in order to respect other clients time slots as well as my own. If you do not show for an appointment without any contact- the full fee will be charged.
Great question! Therapy (what I do) and medication (what the psychiatrist/ general MD does) work great hand in hand. When your child is already on medication, I can work closely with the provider to collaborate and discuss helpful information.
Medication and therapy can also work great on their own as well. When needed, a child will be prescribed a medication to assist them in handling their anger/ emotion regulation or whichever other area the medications are targeting. However, the goal may eventually be for the child to learn and utilize these skills without the assistance of medication, enter therapy. For those who utilize the assistance of medication, it allows them to be able to be present enough to learn the skills in therapy. Once the child learns the skills and is functioning at their best, medication can always be re-discussed with the provider to see if they are a candidate to begin weening off. Either way, therapy can be a great addition to medication and vise versa. If we feel medication may be a good option for discussion, referrals can be made.
Did you know that therapists are trained not to say hello or initiate conversation when they see you in public?
The reason? Confidentiality.
The number one goal is to make sure all communication and interaction is kept private. If a therapist reaches out and says hello while at the supermarket, a friend or family member who you may be with is sure to ask, "who was that?" Therapists do not want to put you in that position, so they will take your cue and only respond if you initiate a greeting.
Basically, the choice is and always will be yours - other than that, it's like we've never met :)
Yes! Therapy can very well be a preventative measure for a very healthy, neurotypical (aka "normal") functioning child. Before your child strikes another child over the head in daycare, or before you get that frantic call from the first grade teacher and the principle, lets intervene with some play. Kids can learn social skills, peer interaction skills and emotion regulation without "needing" therapy or having a diagnosis. Think of it like a tune up on an already well oiled car, a healthy body staying healthy by exercising at the gym, or a child going for regular pediatric check ups- its helpful, educational and healthy!