Why You Should Not Use Insurance For Your Mental Health Needs

Answers about fees and insurance when receiving counseling and therapy help from Denver Psychotherapy Center, USA.

Why You Should Not Use Insurance For Your Mental Health Needs

While AMI is in-network with United, BCBS, and Optum, we recommend not using insurance for your mental health needs whenever possible. After many negative experiences with insurance companies, the Awakened Mind Institute has been frustrated by the following tendencies of insurance companies:

  • Insurance Companies Routinely Violate Patient Confidentiality
  • Insurance Companies Routinely Refuse To Pay For Certain Diagnoses
  • Insurance Companies Limit The Number of Sessions A Patient Can Have
  • Insurance Companies Refuse To Pay For Marriage Counseling And Family Services
  • Insurance Companies Routinely Interfere With Treatment And Push Providers To Save Money At The Patient's Expense
  • Insurance Companies "Low Ball" Therapist Fees, Ensuring That The Patient Is Most Often Treated By The Least Experienced Clinicians
  • These "low ball" fees also mean frequent therapist turnover

If you are not in-network with any of the above carriers, but you want to use your insurance, this means that you will pay for clinical services up front and then seek reimbursement from your insurance carrier using a document called a "super bill," which AMI can provide you.

Note: Health insurance does not reimburse for Buddhist and spiritual counseling services.

If you have any further questions (and this stuff is complicated, so feel free), please reach out via our contact us page, or email Dr. Wilson (our founder) directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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Fees And Insurance

While AMI Is "In-Network" with Optum, United, and BCBS, We Do Not Recommend Using Your Health Insurance For Your Mental Health Needs. 

Please Click Here To Learn Why You Should Consider Going "Out Of Network" For Mental Health Care

However, despite the downsides, please feel free to use your in network benefits at AMI. We more then welcome you! And finally, if you wish to use your insurance "out of network" with AMI, you’ll pay "out-of-pocket" for your services, and then you may seek reimbursement from your insurance carrier using the paperwork (called a "super bill") that AMI provides.

Quick FAQ's

  • What Is "Sex Addiction" and Can It Be Treated?

    Sex addictions are commonly considered to be habitual or even compulsive sexual activities that allow people to exit from connected, authentic and healthy life activities.

  • Do all of your doctors offer Buddhist therapy?

    Dr. Parker Wilson is Buddhist minister and retired psychologist, and he can provide advisement based on an extensive understanding and practice of Buddhist psychology and meditative technology. Dr. Wilson is a university professor, doctor of clinical psychology, and a practicing Mahayana Buddhist. He has been highly trained in Buddhist and existential psychology and meditation by some of the greatest living Buddhist masters of our time.

  • Isn't MBCT (Mindfulness) associated with Buddhism?

    The fundamental techniques for developing mindfulness, while rooted in the teachings of Buddhism, are actually more scientific than religious in nature. Buddhist psychology asks one to deeply analyze one's own existential experience. In other words, unlike traditional religious belief systems, Buddhism is not a faith or dogma based system; nor do its practitioners seek special consideration from a higher power, nor do they seek to convert others to their way of thinking. It is, therefore, more akin to a deep philosophy and empirical understanding.

  • What kinds of therapy does AMI offer?

    Primarily AMI offers cognitive psychotherapy; in particular Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), which is considered the modern standard of care for many types of depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and anger management issues.

  • How much will my therapy cost?

    The Awakened Mind Institute has very competitive clinical fees; this is especially true given the quality of treatment our doctors offer. Generally speaking, individuals and / or families with a household income between $60,000 and $150,000 (or more) find AMI's clinical fees to be affordable.

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