Frequently Asked Questions
Structure of Therapy
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You can book a free 15 minute consultation, or an initial therapy appointment with any of our therapists.
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This is our chance to make sure we are a good fit in working together! First we want to hear more from you about what you’re struggling with and what you are looking for in treatment. Then you’ll hear from us about our background and how we typically work with clients. You then have the chance to ask any questions you may have and from there we can get you scheduled for your first session!
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The answer to this can vary significantly depending on age and what you’re struggling with. For some, therapy is a space for them to come and talk and unload what they’re dealing with or dive deeper into past trauma and experiences. For others it might be more structured where you are working on specific skills and practicing these between sessions as well. For some, the combination of both of these is what works best. We can set goals and work towards these, while also helping you explore what’s impacting you and dive deeper to find more understanding. The therapy space is for you and we hope you and your therapist will collaborate to determine what will be the most helpful.
If therapy is in person, we have fidgets, coloring, games, and toys we can use throughout session if this helps you feel more comfortable in opening up!
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We like to start with weekly sessions for the first 6-8 weeks in order to develop the therapeutic relationship and build momentum. With that being said, we know life and work schedules can sometimes make this difficult. We don’t want this to be a barrier for you, so we can work with you on frequency. Please let your provider know during your consultation call if schedule constraints may affect this for you.
Frequency can also ebb and flow over the course of treatment. It can go from weekly to biweekly to monthly, back to weekly. It’s up to you and your therapist to decide what is best.
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It really varies. I know, not the answer you were looking for. For some 6-8 sessions can be enough to get them to a place of feeling better, for others they enjoy having the space to talk about whatever is going on in their lives and enjoy being in therapy for years! We encourage you to have ongoing conversations with your therapist to determine what will be best for you.
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We recognize that many autistic people are finding themselves masking and being pushed to adapt to neurotypical norms. We want to help you find ways to embrace your autistic traits both alone and when you’re in public. Again, therapy is for you and we want to help you find ways to love and feel empowered in who you are, even if that doesn’t blend in with neurotypical norms.
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We do! Play therapy is a great tool for young children to help them develop a variety of skills including communication, problem solving, emotion regulation, relating to others, and perspective taking among many more. We may have specific activities we utilize to work on some of these skills or we may spend the session playing with toys and games to see what naturally comes up in session to address. Sometimes we keep guardians in the room with us, and other times it may just be the therapist and child. Either way, we use a collaborative approach and will always loop parents into what’s happening in the therapy room. This can happen in the form of phone calls outside of session, or we may bring parents in at the beginning or end of a session to discuss progress being seen in therapy, home, and at school.
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We are more than happy to consult and collaborate with schools around supports for your child. We believe wholeheartedly in wraparound services and ensuring that whatever strengths and progress we are seeing in therapy can be effectively transferred to home and school.
We are also happy to provide information and support for 504 and IEP meetings.If therapy is in person, we have fidgets, coloring, games, and toys we can use throughout session too if this helps you feel more comfortable in opening up!
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The amount of information we will share with you varies by age. Teens age 15 and older can consent for their own therapy (though we recognize parents/guardians are usually paying for these services). For kids 10-12 and older (developmental age) we typically will keep most of what they talk about in the therapy room. For kids younger than this we typically collaborate with families to ensure continuity of care.
Please know that we will always notify you immediately if your child reports a desire to hurt themselves, hurt someone else, or if they report someone else is hurting them. We also always give kids the opportunity to let us know if there’s anything they want us to share with you. We are also mandated reporters and if we suspect or become aware of abuse we will report this to the Colorado Department of Human Services.
If you are wanting to gain more insight into what is happening in the therapy room please feel free to reach out to your child’s therapist to schedule a time outside of session to connect.
Therapy for kids and adolescents
Logistics
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We offer both! Some providers may be strictly Telehealth, but you can find out who provides which services here.
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We use an electronic health records platform called JaneApp. Once you schedule a consultation or initial appointment you will be prompted to create an account. You then have access to a client portal where you will sign consent forms, schedule and see upcoming appointments, and store/change your payment information.
We accept all major credit cards, and most FSA and HSA cards. Please note that payment is due at the time of service, no late payments are accepted.
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Yes, we accept Aetna and Colorado Access Medicaid (please go to our team page to see which providers accept which insurances)
If you would like more information about billing and using insurance please go to our rates page.
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Our fees vary based on clinician, but range from $115-$195 for 50 minute sessions.
We do offer sliding scale, please reach out to you preferred therapist to see if they have available spots.
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We do not, however we are happy to collaborate with psychiatrists and doctors to help them better support you.
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