Does insurance cover any of your services?

Psychotherapy is a health care service that is reimbursable through many health insurance policies. This is not true for coaching. Please be aware that NECASM might be considered out of your insurance network, so call your company for clarification. Clinicians treating anxiety are happy to fill out any necessary paperwork, but clients are responsible for filing claims.

“Out-of-network” means that the provider (the therapist) has chosen not to be a member of insurance panels, and not to participate in managed care. Because of the potential for violation of confidentiality and the intrusion of non-clinician managers into the client’s therapy, Dr. Jody has made the choice to be an out-of-network provider.

What’s the difference between coaching and therapy?

While there are some similarities between coaching and psychotherapy, they are very different activities and it’s important to understand the differences between them. Psychotherapy is a health care service with a medical model. This is not true for coaching. Both coaching and psychotherapy utilize knowledge of human behavior, motivation and behavioral change, and interactive counseling techniques. The major differences between the two are in the goals, foci, and levels of professional responsibility.

Coaching is focused on development and the implementation of strategies to reach client-identified goals of enhanced performance and personal satisfaction. Coaching may address specific personal projects, life balance issues, sports performance and satisfaction, or general conditions in the client’s life, business, or profession. Coaching utilizes personal strategic planning, value clarification, brainstorming, motivational, and strength-based concepts. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, considers treatment plans and goals.

What is health psychology?

Health psychologists are on the leading edge of research focused on biopsychosocial models in areas such as HIV, oncology, psychosomatic illness, compliance with medical regimens, health promotion, and the effects of psychological, social, and cultural factors on numerous disease processes (e.g., diabetes, cancer, hypertension and coronary artery disease, chronic pain, and sleep disorders). Research in health psychology examines a range of health-related issues, including: the causes and development of illnesses, methods to help individuals develop healthy lifestyles, medical treatments, stress and pain reduction, biopsychosocial relationships with immunity, and factors in the recovery, rehabilitation, and psychosocial adjustment of patients with serious health problems.