Individual Therapy

Welcome! I am currently only providing telehealth therapy for clients with an open Washington State Labor & Industries (L&I) claim. If you are interested in starting therapy with me please review the "Make a Referral" webpage, as your Attending Provider will need to send your referral information to me. 

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There are 2 different types of therapy allowed through L&I. 

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Behavioral Health Intervention (BHI): L&I will pay for up to 16 sessions of BHI therapy without prior authorization for all clients with an open claim, provided there are no contended or denied mental health conditions on your claim. BHI therapy is short-term therapy and is not designed to treat a diagnosed mental health disorder; therefore, I do not assess or diagnose you for a mental health disorder. Rather this type of therapy is designed to address psychosocial barriers to meeting your return-to-work goals. During our first few sessions I will provide ongoing screening and if you and I both feel you are struggling with a mental health disorder as a result of your work injury I will help facilitate the proper referral from your Attending Provider and approval from your Claim Manager to get you assessed further. 

 

Effective January 1, 2024 an additional 8 sessions of BHI therapy can be requested to be approved by your Claim Manager provided you are making progress in therapy, for a potential total of 24 BHI sessions. 

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Accepted (Contended) Mental Health: This type of therapy is designed to treat mental health disorders that have been accepted on your claim. It is generally longer-term therapy and requires a psychological evaluation by a licensed psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychiatric IME who are approved L&I providers. 

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