We receive a lot of mixed messages about what it means to “talk to someone” when experiencing distress. Does it mean going to a hospital? The ER? Inpatient? Outpatient? Is it mostly for people who are suicidal or experiencing hallucinations? Is it really just for rich people who don’t have survival stress? Where should you even start looking?
Call me biased, but I truly believe that in fact most people could really use some kind of therapy at some point in their lives!
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) has a useful graphic (below) to help figure out which path might be the most useful for you to pursue, based on your own preferences and needs.
To be clear, this is primarily about psychology / counseling, which most therapy falls under, rather than psychiatry, despite how therapy is portrayed in most movies and TV shows. (To better understand the general difference between seeing a psychologist versus seeing a psychiatrist, ADAA has a useful explainer here.)
Did you find an approach that sounds like it might work for you? I hope so!
Intersectional Life Counseling and Therapy offers nearly all of these options: in-person sessions (individual and groups when available, and even outdoors!) as well as teletherapy sessions by video. (We do not offer text-based interventions.) See the chart below to compare them!
Compare Session options:
| In Office Sessions | Video Session | Hiking (In Season) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Rates |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Discounts Apply |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Pre-pay required |
X |
✓ |
✓ |
| Open Path (limited means) Availability |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Client Location | Lancaster Service Area | Outside of Lancaster Service Area (PA only) | Lancaster Service Area |
| Intake Process | Set up in-office intake assessment session via phone or email. Intake determines acceptance for therapy or referral. | Set up video intake assessment session via phone or email. Intake determines acceptance for therapy or referral. | Set up in-office intake assessment session via phone or email. Intake session MUST BE IN OFFICE.
If accepted for therapy may schedule for hiking or in-office sessions as desired. |
| Insurance Reimburses | Depends on insurance plan | Depends on insurance plan | Depends on insurance plan |
| EAPs cover (Quest/M&S) |
✓ |
TBD |
TBD |
| Helps you get out of the house! |
✓ |
X |
✓ |
Please contact us today by email or phone to schedule!
Intersectional Life Counseling and Psychology, LLC 