How to Choose Your Therapist
At the Center for Creative Healing, we believe everyone deserves access to supportive, meaningful care that helps them grow and feel more connected to themselves and the world around them.
You can work with our therapists in a self-pay structure or you can pay via your insurance. Both options offer opportunities for healing through creative and therapeutic approaches. The main difference is how you pay for sessions and how therapy goals are structured. We understand working on your health and wellness also requires a bit of budgeting. We want you to feel empowered to make the decision best for you.
Keep reading to understand the difference so you can confidently choose the therapist who best fits your goals!
You can also take our quick quiz to help guide your decision.
Self-Pay Therapy
Self pay can be a great option. There are several benefits to choosing this route. To start, the cost for your therapy can actually be lower depending on your insurance deductible. Self-pay for therapy offers more flexibility, including avoiding wait times. In addition, you relinquish privacy when it comes to your therapy when an insurance company is involved. To keep mental health information completely confidential, some people opt for private pay so that the insurance company has no record of the treatment. Finally, a mental health diagnosis is not required when you choose to self pay.
Self pay therapy may be a good fit if:
- You want to avoid longer wait times for an available therapist
- You do not want a mental health diagnosis attached to your care
- You are seeking treatment for symptoms related to an autism diagnosis
- You want to keep your therapy sessions private from insurance requirements
- You want predictable costs without navigating insurance
- You have a high deductible and can save with the self-pay option
- You are less interested in metrics and outcomes and want the freedom to design a healing journey without the structure required by insurance companies.
Insurance-Based Therapy
Insurance-based therapy comes with requirements, and sometimes limitations. To start, paying for your therapy sessions with your insurance company will require a formal mental health diagnosis. This diagnosis becomes a part of your permanent medical record. In order to process payment, insurance companies require ongoing documentation and progress of treatment goals and can request access to your records to prove medical necessity for treatment.
Clients often choose insurance-based therapy because the cost is lower thanks to a lower deductible or known copay amounts. Insurance-based therapy may be a good fit if you want to use your insurance benefits and are comfortable having a mental health diagnosis included in your medical record.