Our Approach
At Bridges Counseling and Holistic Wellness, providing the most current and appropriate intervention to address each client’s needs and goals is a major priority. Mental health and neuroscience research and treatments are constantly changing and evolving. Bridges Counseling commits to staying up to date with treatments and interventions that are supported with positive outcomes in research.
Our Story
Bridges Counseling is a product of Joleen Halloran’s (business owner/therapist) passion to help others live a fuller and healthier life. Joleen, after a 25-year career in IT management, started a small business in hypnotherapy and life coaching before going on to get her academic and licensing credentials to become a mental health counselor. Becoming a mental health service provider has been a life-long dream of Joleen’s. Joleen chose counseling as a profession because of the professional counselors’ treatment philosophy towards wellness as opposed to the medical model of illness. Joleen is constantly expanding her therapeutic skills and certifications to provide a broad set of skills to address the uniqueness of each client’s health and wellness objectives.
Rates and Administrative
Individual Session: $120
Couples/Family Sessions: $140
Sessions are typically 50-minutes. Sliding scale fees are available for those that meet certain lower financial thresholds. Payments accepted include cash, check, all major credit cards, Venmo & Paypal. Payment is expected at the time of service.
Insurance
I work with several mental health service companies that provide billing and account management services to allow me to provide immediate therapy services with many in-network insurance companies. Working through these agencies insures protection for both you and myself for accurate billing, customer care support, and record keeping. I am available to provide in-network services with the following insurance:
- United Healthcare – using www.soundermind.com
- Aetna – using www.sondermind.com
- Cigna – using www.headway.com
- Optum – using www.growtherapy.com
- BCBS – using www.headway.com
- Oscar Health – using www.headway.com
If you choose to stay out of network, many insurance plans will reimburse their clients a percentage of out-of-pocket expenses after a deductible is met. We encourage you to contact your insurance company to understand the limits of your benefits.
Questions that you might ask your insurance company include:
Do I have out-of-network behavioral health benefits to see a licensed professional counselor?
If so, what percentage (co-insurance) do you cover?
What is the deductible, and how much of the deductible have I met?
How many sessions are covered, and for what time period?
How do I access the form(s) needed to submit a request for reimbursement?
If you find that you have out-of-network benefits you would like to utilize, we do still require payment at the time of service. A receipt and a diagnostic recommendation can be provided for you to submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement.
It is important to note that insurance companies will require a psychiatric diagnosis for reimbursement which does become a part of your permanent health record in your insurance portfolio.
Joleen Halloran
MS, LPC, NCC
Licensed to practice in Florida (license # MH21385) and Missouri (license # 2019037086).
Next Steps…
Feel free to contact me for additional information. I will be happy to answer all your questions.
Feel free to text me at 816-305-4814 or email me @ [email protected]
