COUNSELING
I appreciate your interest in working together. My counseling practice is currently full. Please complete this form if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
In-office and Walk & Talk Therapy sessions in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Virtual sessions for adult residents of Michigan
In-Office Appointments
In-office appointments are available at the Center for Psychotherapy and Wellness which is located at 900 Peeler Street, in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Is Counseling right for me?
Counseling is a collaborative effort between the counselor and the client.
A relationship with a professional counselor can be a valuable resource while you face challenges in your life—be it day-to-day, long-term, or transitional difficulties.
Professional counselors help clients identify their priorities and potential approaches to navigating the inevitable challenges of life. Difficult experiences, relationships, and more can be addressed in counseling sessions
Lucy offers counseling sessions virtually and in person to adults residing in Michigan. Feel free to reach out to express your interested in working together.
Walk and Talk Therapy
Lucy offers “Walk and Talk” sessions year-round in Kalamazoo. This option can be especially helpful for people who tend to be restless while sitting and enjoy moving freely.
Additionally, nature can greatly benefit individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, and can even positively affect physiological conditions such as inflammation, blood pressure, and risk of cancer.
Interested in trying Walk and Talk? Appointments are available year round.
Trauma Healing with Somatic Experiencing®
Lucy has a certificate in Somatic Experiencing®, which is an approach to trauma healing developed by Dr. Peter Levine. It offers a framework to assess where a person is “stuck” in the fight, flight, or freeze responses and provides tools to resolve these fixated physiological states.
FAQS
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Once you submit your information, you’ll receive a link to complete the intake forms through a secure platform called Simple Practice.
Once the intake forms have been submitted, I’ll contact you to schedule a new client intake appointment, which is a time for us to discuss your concern(s), and biopsychosocial history.
Based on your needs and my perception about my ability to be helpful, we will either schedule another appointment or I will provide a referral to another provider.
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I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO plans and encourage you to verify your mental health coverage.
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Payments can be made via Health Savings Account (HSA), credit card, cash, or check. All clients need to have a valid credit or debit card on file.
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Under the “No Surprises Act” effective 1/1/2022:
• You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and health care will cost.
• Health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including speech therapy services.
•You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service.
• If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
• Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
New Surprise Billing Requirements and Prohibitions
• No balance billing for out-of-network emergency services
• No balance billing for non-emergency services by out-of-network providers during patient visits to certain in-network healthcare facilities, unless notice and consent requirements are met for certain items and services.
• Providers and healthcare facilities must publicly disclose patient protections against balance billing
• No balance billing for covered air ambulance services by out-of-network air ambulance providers
• In instances where balance billing is prohibited, cost sharing for insured patients is limited to in-network levels or amounts
• Providers must give a good faith estimate of expected charges to uninsured and self-pay patients at least 3 business days before a scheduled service, or upon request
• Plans and issuers and providers and facilities must ensure continuity of care when a provider’s network status changes in certain circumstances
• Plans and issuers and providers and facilities must implement certain measures to improve the accuracy of provider directory information
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises, call (720) 845-6600.
“Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling but start. Start and don’t stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just…start.”
— Pema Chödrön
MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Hi there, I’m Lucy,
Seeking help takes courage. I offer a holistic approach that meets each client where they are in their well-being journey. I work with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, health challenges, relationship difficulties, loneliness, isolation, grief, loss, and other personal struggles.
Wondering about working together?
Submit your information to get started with scheduling an intake appointment so that we can explore your needs and what I can offer.