FAQ

Prior to your first session, you will fill out general information on some forms which will be given to you. During the initial appointment, we will review some of your history and we will have an opportunity to discuss the reasons you are interested in counseling and the kind of therapy you require

Just Mind Counseling offers a free 30 minute initial telephone consultation. Thereafter, your fees will depend on the kind of therapy you require based on the assessment of the counselor. Payment is due at the start of each session.

Our practice is a fee-for-service practice which means we do not accept insurance. We do not participate in any managed care panels. If you have an insurance provider with behavioral health coverage , they may offer out-of-network coverage. Please check with them on the details. You may be eligible for partial reimbursement for behavioural health services. If you would like to use your out-of-network benefits, we will provide you with a superbill that you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. We are happy to help.

Most clients come in for weekly appointments. As you are feeling better, you can cut back on the frequency of the sessions so you have more time to practice what you are learning. Individual sessions are 45 minutes long while couples are often seen for 90 minutes. For couples counseling, it varies from client to client. After our initial assessment we will determine whether or not you need to be seen for an individual session or couples' session. Clients who work with us report improvements in a few sessions. More difficult issues may take longer. People come to therapy for different reasons but universally, people don’t initiate counseling unless they are in some type of emotional pain. We strive to make every session count and have the counseling process to be as short as possible but not until the pain is gone and as a couple you feel close, connected and confident that your relationship is authentic. In sessions, we tend to be very active and involved, and our clients report that they sense our care and desire to help them feel better. It is our philosophy that the best treatment occurs when both therapist and client are a collaborative team working together.

The length of therapy depends on what the client wishes from therapy. Some want to get along better with their spouses/partners, some want to heal old wounds, trying to cope with an illness, work pressures, depression, sex addiction, or family conflicts that has been going on for a long time. All these factors influence how long the counseling will take. When kids and adolescents are involved, counselling, sometimes take longer due to the fact that developing a trusting relationship with a child takes longer. Weekly visits here are critical. Family involvement in the therapy is critical in this area. The sooner we can get the adults and the children talking and feeling connected the faster the counseling will progress.

We welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, cultures, religious affiliations, and lifestyles. We see adults, children, and families. Since parents are their teens' most important resource, we often alternate between working with parents and teens separately, as well as everyone together. We have found that in many instances, symptoms subside once family issues are addressed.

All client-therapist conversations are private and confidential. In those rare exceptions when the safety of a client or other is at risk, disclosure of confidential client-therapist information takes place. With child/adolescent clients, we will not share with parents any information that we learned in counseling from the sessions. We will not see any children that do not want to be seen or are forced into counseling by their parents/guardians. Unless all parties agree to the confidentiality, the counseling with your child will not be effective.