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Why Don’t Counselors Accept Insurance?

Why Don’t Counselors Accept Insurance?

by Carrie Bock | Feb 17, 2021 | Counseling, Getting Started

If you go searching for a counselor, you may quickly run into a problem: finding a counselor who accepts your insurance plan. While most doctors and dentists accept a wide variety of insurance, many counselors accept one or two plans or none at all. Why is this? ...
14. How to Find a Therapist Who is Right for You

14. How to Find a Therapist Who is Right for You

by Carrie Bock | Feb 3, 2021 | Counseling, Getting Started, Podcast episode, Solo

On this solo episode, Carrie shares about how to find a therapist who is right for you.  Carrie shares her own experience searching for two different counselors and how she made the decisions she did in her search.How to evaluating your personal situation with...
8. One Therapist’s Story of Discovering Her Scrupulosity OCD with Rachel Hammons

8. One Therapist’s Story of Discovering Her Scrupulosity OCD with Rachel Hammons

by Carrie Bock | Jan 7, 2021 | Church, Counseling, Interview, Licensed Counselor, OCD, Personal Story, Podcast episode

What is Scrupulosity OCD?How Rachel discovered she had been struggling with itHow to determine if this is a normal level of spiritual concern or could be OCDExposure and Response PreventionLearning how to sit with discomfort and ambiguity  Getting to know the...
6 Factors to Consider Before Searching for a Counselor

6 Factors to Consider Before Searching for a Counselor

by Carrie Bock | Dec 31, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Counseling, Getting Started, OCD

Note of clarification: In this article, I am using the terms counselor and therapist interchangeably to refer to a provider who is trained and licensed by the state to practice. I am not referring to someone who may engage in counseling or counseling techniques who...
9. Not Sure About Therapy? Try it on! with Erica Kessee, LPC-MHSP

9. Not Sure About Therapy? Try it on! with Erica Kessee, LPC-MHSP

by Carrie Bock | Dec 30, 2020 | Anxiety, Counseling, Getting Started, Interview, Licensed Counselor, Personal Story, Podcast episode

Different therapist personalities and styles Demystifying therapyFinding the therapist who is the right fit Different kinds of therapies that therapist utilize such as CBT, DBT, IFS, Psychodynamic or Play Therapy Erica’s experience with mental health in...
Bring Your Own Tissues:  My Experience with Online (Telehealth) Counseling

Bring Your Own Tissues: My Experience with Online (Telehealth) Counseling

by Carrie Bock | Dec 16, 2020 | Blog, Counseling, online/telehealth, Personal Story

I wrote this about a year before COVID-19 hit. Telehealth (online) counseling was still in the shadows and people were skeptical of it. In 2020, telehealth is more the norm than in person sessions. I felt this was worth sharing as the words are still as true today as...
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