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Making Out-of-Network Therapy Easier with Thrizer

At Crescent Counseling & Consulting, I believe getting the support you need shouldn't be complicated by insurance paperwork. One of the biggest concerns I hear from prospective clients is, "Can I use my insurance if you're out of network?" The answer is often yes.

Many insurance plans offer out-of-network benefits, which means you may be eligible to receive reimbursement for a portion of your therapy sessions. While this can significantly reduce the overall cost of therapy, the claims process has traditionally been confusing and time-consuming.

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How Your Mental Health Impacts Your Parenting

Taking care of your own mental health is one way to help ensure you’re being the best parent you can be for your children. While you may feel overwhelmed, at times, working to pursue your own mental health care and meet all of the demands of being a parent, there are some benefits associated with this particular experience…

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What IS Birth Trauma?

Cheryl Tatano Beck's research on trauma caused by childbirth defines childbirth trauma as "an event occurring during the labor and delivery process that involves actual or threatened serious injury or death to the mother or her infant"…she later expanded that definition to include events during labor and delivery where the birthing person feels/perceives that they've been stripped of their dignity.

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