GROUP PRACTICE

A group practice is a type of therapy business where many therapists are hired and employed, where the business aspects of therapy like billing and admin are handled by the owner (not the therapist).

Thus, there are more therapists available for clients to select from.

In private practice, one therapist provides therapy and also runs their business.

• Infinite Possibilities: United, Molina

• Trauma Informed Therapies: Medicaid Apple Health, Community Health Plan of Washington, Amerigroup, Coordinated Care, Molina Healthcare, Premera Blue Cross Washington

• Refresh Therapy: First Choice, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, Com Psych, Kaiser PPO, Lifewise, Pacific Source, Regence, United

• A Better Way Counseling Service: Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, First Choice, Regence, United, Premera (Lifewise)

• Peninsula Psychological Center: Aetna, Cigna, First Choice Health, GEHA, Humana LifeSynch, Kaiser Permanente, LifeWise, Magellan, MHN, MODA MultiPlan, Optum Health, Premera Blue Cross, Regence Blue Shield, TRICARE, Uniform Medical, United Behavioral Health.

• Star Meadow Counseling: Aetna, Cigna, First Choice, Lifewise, Lyra, Premera, Regence, United

• Navigate Family Therapy: Premera, LifeWise, BCBS, First Choice

• Protea Wellness: Premera, Lifewise, First Choice (Kaiser PPO), BCBS, Regence and Cigna plans.

• Unified Counseling: Premera, Regence, First Choice

• Mind Over Matters Institute: Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Premera, Regence, FirstChoice, Aetna, and Cigna.

• Emmaus Counseling Center: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), First Choice, Regence, Kaiser, Premera, Lifewise, Optum, Beacon, Cigna, Provider, Uniform, Evernorth

• People Bloom Counseling: Premera, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), LifeWise Health Plan of WA, First Choice Health Network, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of WA

• Hive & Honeycomb: Aetna, Lifewise, & Premera

• Sound Psychotherapy: Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Premera, Lifewise, Anthem, Regence, Aetna, Kaiser Permanente PPO, Kaiser Permanente CORE, First Choice, Cigna, United Healthcare/United Behavioral Health, Value Options

• Blooming Leaf Counseling: Cigna, First Choice, Premera, Regence, United Healthcare/Optum, Tricare, Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, Wellspring EAP

• Crosspath Counseling: Cigna, Aetna, Premera, Regence, and First Choice Health

• And Still We Rise: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Cigna/Evernorth, Health Advocates EAP, KGA EAP, Lyra EAP, and Optum

• Polaris Family Behavioral Health: Premera

• Ignite Pathways: Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Premera, Regence Blue Shield, Aetna, First Choice Health, Kaiser PPO (First Choice)

• Eastside Psychological Associates: Regence, Cigna, Aetna, First Choice, United

• Renton Counseling Center: Premera, Lifewise, Compsych, First Choice, Regence, Kaiser, United, Cigna

• The Kenner Center: Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Premera, Cigna, Regence, Aetna, Multiplan, PHCS

• Optimal Life Wellness: Aetna, Cigna Healthcare, First Choice, Kaiser PPO, Optum, Premera (Blue Cross). Regence (BlueShield), Tricare (Triwest), United Healthcare

• Optimism Counseling: Premera, Aetna, Lifewise

• Twinlakes Counseling: First Choice, Premera, Aetna, Cigna, Molina, United, Kaiser PPO, Ambetter

• Counseling For Wellbeing: Inquire further

• Northwest Counsel: Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Cigna, First Choice, Kaiser, Regence, UMP

• Counseling West Seattle: Aetna, Kaiser, Premera, Regence, Cigna, First Choice

• ACRS Associates: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), First Choice, Cigna, Kaiser, Premera, Regence, United

• Northwest Holistic Therapies: Aetna, First Choice, Health Management Administrators [HMA], Kaiser PPO, Regence

• Northwest Relationships: Aetna, Cigna, First Choice Health, Kaiser Permanente (PPO Plans only), Molina, Premera, Regence, Tricare (Tricare WEST and US Family Health Plan accepted), TriWest (VA Community Care Network), United Behavioral Health (not including Apple Health

• 253 Therapy: Kaiser Core, Kaiser PPO, Premera, Cigna, Aetna

• Interconnections Healing Center: Kaiser PPO, First Choice, Premera, Lifewise, Most Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Plans

• Mindful Therapy Group: Nearly all insurance plans including Premera, Regence, United, Cigna, First Choice, Kaiser, Aetna, Lifewise, and Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) except for state-sponsored plans such as Medicaid, Molina or Apple Health.

• Peaceful Soul Healing: First Choice Health, Lifewise, Lyra EAP, Premera Blue Cross

• Catalyst Counseling: Premera, First Choice, Kaiser, Medicare (Most Plans), Lyra, Wellspring

• Acuity Counseling: Aetna, First Choice, HMA, Meritain, Cigna. GEHA, Sound Health & Wellness

• Zane Counseling: Premera, Aetna, Cigna

• Paradox Therapy: Premera, Lifewise

• Seattle Psychology: Premera, Lifewise

• Lighthouse Associates: Premera/Lifewise, Aetna, Kaiser Permanente ACCESS PPO, BCBS/Anthem, FCHN, Regence, Wellspring EAP

• Whole Valley Therapy: Premera

• Shelterwood Collective: Premera, Lifewise

• Puget Sound Psychotherapy: Premera, Lifewise, Regence, Aetna, Anthem, First Choice, Kaiser PPO

• Dayspring Behavioral Health: Premera, Regence, Aetna, Kaiser PPO, First Choice, Cigna, United/Optum

• Femme & Them: Regence, Premera and First Choice Health

• Alona Wellness Center: Aetna, Asuris, Beacon Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Champ VA, First Choice/ODS/MedVersant, GEHA, HMA, Multiplan, MedAdvantage, Optum, UBH, UHC, Premera, Regence

• Sandbox Therapy Group: Inquire further

• Envision Counseling: Inquire further

• Wild Heart Therapy: Aetna, BCBS/Regence, Cigna, Community Health Plan of WA, ComPsych, Coordinated CareF irst Choice Health, Kaiser, Lifewise, Meritain, Moda, Molina, Pacific Source , Premera BCBS, Providence Preferred, United HealthCare/Optum (UHC), United Medical Resources (UMR)

• Thrive Counseling Center: Aetna, Anthem, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carpenter’s Trust, Cigna, Crime Victim’s Assistance Unit, Empire BlueCross, First Choice Health, Group Health, Health Ventures EAP, HMA (some plans), Kaiser both PPO and HMO plans, Lifewise, Optum, Pacific Blue Cross, Premera, Providence, Regence, Trusteed Health Service Plans (some plans), UMR, Union Worker’s Health Plans (most plans), United Healthcare, Wellspring EAP

• Talk, Heal, Thrive: Cigna, First Choice, Premera, Regence, Lifewise, Kaiser PPO

• Lacamas Counseling: Inquire further

THIRD PARTY COMPANIES

• Alma (Accepts UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna)

• Headway (Accepts Aetna, Cigna, Oscar Health, Oxford, Premera Blue Cross Washington, Regence BlueShield Washington, and United Healthcare)

• Thrive Works: Aetna, BCBS

• Two Chairs: Kaiser & Aetna

FINDING A THERAPIST USING INSURANCE

Your insurance company will have a list of therapists on their online directory.

Alternatively, you can call the insurance company and speak to an agent/case manager and they legally must help you find 1-2 therapists with openings who accept your insurance plan.

PAYING FOR THERAPY USING INSURANCE

Benefits under your health plan may differ. For example, Premera at Company A will have different benefits than Premera at Company B & Company C.

Sign into your account to review your benefit booklet for detailed information of your specific coverage. This can include: deductibles, co-pays, out of network benefits, etc.

Premera

Regence

Aetna

Lifewise

Cigna

First Choice

Kaiser

United

Using in-network therapist providers will save you the most money.

If you use out-of-network providers you may be responsible for additional costs.

For example, if you have seek therapy with an in-network therapist who usually charges $200, but the allowed plan amount is $130, they can only charge $130. The therapist writes off the other $70.

If you have the same service with an out-of-network therapist, the therapist can bill you the additional $70. If your insurance plan has out-of-network (OON) benefits, it will only cover the allowed amount that they would pay a contracted provider.

However, some folks prefer to work with a therapist who isn't in network or doesn't take insurance.

If your plan includes out-of-network provider coverage, you can submit a request for partial reimbursement of services.

Check your benefit booklet to confirm your plan's coverage.