You’ve determined that therapy would help you deal with something that’s happening in your life. Now the search is on for a therapist who accepts your insurance plan. There’s more than one way to find therapists that take insurance. Try one of these and see what results occur.
Your first approach should be making use of resources provided by your insurance provider. It’s not unusual for providers to include searchable databases identifying every healthcare provider who is considered to be in their network. Search by location, scope of practice, and a few other criteria. Some providers also flag healthcare professionals who are currently taking new patients.
Another approach is to go online and conduct a search on your own. There are websites that make it easy to search for therapists based on state, city, and other details about locations. You may even be able to drill it down to the type of therapy that each provider offers. Further refine the results by including the name of your insurance provider in the search specifics.
Don’t forget that you can go old school and conduct a browser search for therapists based in a local area. Take the results and use them to check ratings and comments by past clients. If you find one that seems like a good fit, call and ask if the practice is accepting new patients.
You may be surprised to find that there are multiple therapists that take insurance plans identical to yours. If so, research each of them before making any direct contact. Doing so increases the odds of being happy with your final choice.
