Frequently Asked Questions
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You may contact us through our website by clicking here. Provide your contact information, your reasons for seeking services, and your upcoming availability for a FREE consultation and/or first session.
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With an emphasis on client satisfaction, our company offers several exclusive benefits, including complimentary initial consultations. These confidential conversations allow you, the client, to interview your prospective therapist. You can expect to receive helpful information on how therapy can successfully address your specific needs and goals. If you would like to learn what past clients have said, you can consult our Reviews page or our various social media platforms.
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The honest truth is that psychotherapy does not always resolve issues, and this may or may not be the fault of the client or of the therapist. However, our staff is well trained in evidence-based practices that research shows to commonly provide beneficial outcomes.
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Wheelhouse Counseling’s licensed therapists offer services at several different price points, from $130-$165 per standard session. We work VERY hard to make every session worth your time and monetary investment. In fact, follow-up research with our former clients have yielded an average rating of 9.4 out of 10 stars. We are humble and thankful to have done good work with so many clients over the years.
If these rates are too high for you, we offer discounted therapy with our graduate clinicians at just $50 per session, which includes evening and weekend appointments.
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Our staff members do not work with insurance companies for several reasons. Foremost, this is to protect client confidentiality. Health insurance companies may require client diagnoses and session notes if someone accesses counseling through insurance. Secondly, practicing this way honors client choice in that it allows clients to choose how frequent and for how many times to meet with their therapist. Insurance companies typically restrict this choice. However, our staff can provide you with appropriate documentation so that you may request a reimbursement from your insurance provider.
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Every client is different, and every therapist is different. So, there is no exact standard for the frequency of visits or duration of treatment. However, many therapies involve meeting for one hour each week for several months. You should expect observable improvement within three-to-five sessions if you and your therapist work well together. Therapy is helpful if you work hard with the therapist. The therapist supports you, and suggests helpful ways to work on problems. But if you don't work at solving the problem, the therapy won't work.
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All therapists and counseling approaches are different. Some therapists say very little; others talk a great deal. Some ask many questions; others mostly make observations. Some use only one approach, others use many. Despite these variations, you should always expect:
To feel respected and cared for;
To receive information about confidentiality and other professional policies;
To guide the therapy conversation so that it is useful for you.