faq

A: Yes we are accepting new therapy and coaching clients. 

A: To schedule counseling appointments, coaching, and mental wellness checkups, visit the online scheduling link: Online Scheduling

A: Online Scheduling provides scheduling for:

Individual Counseling

Family Counseling

Life Coaching

Mental Wellness Checkups

Therapy Consultations

A: Telehealth counseling, coaching, mental wellness checkups, speaking services and clinical supervision.  For details, visit the Services Page

A: Yes therapy and coaching are solely available online, which includes video and audio connection. In-person counseling or coaching is not available.

A: Counseling Specialties: focused on any of the following: mental health, anxiety, career, culture, depression, life purpose, Christian faith, race, spiritual health, workplace wellness, parent/child relationship. This is the total scope of my practice and anything not listed is outside my scope of practice and services.

Adult Therapy: I serve primarily from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy orientation which helps with processing and discovering helpful verse impeding thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I help clients clarify and pursue their goals to improve their mood and/or function.

Child Therapy: I include child-centered play therapy and am also licensed as a Registered Play Therapist.

Christian Faith Integrated Clinical Counseling: engaging topics of mental health and Christian spiritual health, with clients seeking such services.

Culture Engaged Clinical Counseling: engaging topics of mental health, culture, and race, with clients seeking such services.

Therapy with Commitment to Quality Care: Therapy occurs weekly initially. It is not uncommon to reduce the frequency of therapy as progress is being made with counseling goals.

A: Professional counseling and mental wellness checkups are available via telehealth throughout all of Texas, Virginia, and Georgia, which includes cities such as:

Therapy in Dallas

Therapy in Houston

Therapy in Atlanta

Therapy in Alexandria

A: Professional speaking services are available locally, nationally and internationally.

A: LPC clinical supervision is located throughout the State of Texas

Coaching services are available nationally and internationally Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-6:00 pm CST

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Therapy Intake Forms

Once you schedule a therapy appointment, via Scheduling link here, the appointment confirmation and intake documents will be emailed to you from World of Wellness, this therapy practice, within 1-2 business days of your appointment request. The intake documents remain available for your completion online in the Client Portal. If you are unable to locate this email, it may be in your spam folder. Your intake documents are needed prior to session to prepare and consent for counseling and checkups.

Therapy Appointment Link

Your unique appointment link will be emailed 48 hours in advance and texted 24 hours in advance of each session.

Therapy Methods of Payment

Your credit card on file will be charged 24 hours in advance of your session and payment in full is needed to receive service, unless you provide information regarding your intent to file with eligible with insurance and upload the front and back of your insurance card to the client portal, in advance of your service. Any balance not covered by insurance is the full responsibility of the client and will be automatically charged to the client’s credit card or FSA on file once the insurance claim has been filed and processed.

Confidential Therapy

Your personal information is received and stored on a HIPAA compliant platform for your added security and privacy. Video sessions are offered through a HIPAA compliant video platform. Appointments are 53 minutes per session.

Therapy Late Cancellation

Late cancellations, defined as cancellations occurring less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled appointment, are subject to the full session fee, are not covered by insurance, and charged to the credit card or FSA on file, except where there is discussion at the following session, and mutual agreement that the circumstances were due to an emergency. Your Therapist offers up to 15 minutes grace period and is not available for the remaining session time, thereafter, when the client has not arrived within the first 15 minutes of session.

Therapy Missed Appointment

Missed sessions, defined as arriving to your session more than 15 minutes after session, are subject to the full session fee, are not covered by insurance, and charged to the credit card or FSA on file, except where there is discussion at the following session, and mutual agreement that the circumstances were due to an emergency. Your Therapist offers up to 15 minutes grace period and is not available for the remaining session time, thereafter, when the client has not arrived within the first 15 minutes of session.

A: Therapy is available Monday-Thursday 9:00 am until 6 pm CST.

A: Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 am until 6:00 pm CST. Since this is also the availability for counseling services, email is the fastest contact method: info@thejourneyinspired.com

A: Speaking engagement availability varies. Requesting speaker services at least 60 days in advance will significantly increase the likelihood of availability.

A: All major Credit Cards. Health Savings Accounts and some insurance is accepted for counseling only and with details below.

A: I provide Out of Network services for therapy and the documentation you will need if full or partial insurance reimbursement is available to you through your insurance. Your insurance member services will be able to indicate to you whether they may provide full or partial coverage for services or benefits, and how your insurance plan may compensate you for therapy services.

A: I accept insurance for therapy as follows: I accept BlueCross Blue Shield, Aetna and United Healthcare. Checking with your insurance’s member services will help you confirm what your plan may or may not cover for counseling based on:

1) your personal insurance plan coverage

2) my scope of services, and

3) whether I am in-network with your particular insurance.

A: You notice significant changes in the person. The person does not seem like themselves. While people grow and change, sudden changes in a person can be a key indicator that therapy is needed.

A: Regular or persistent discouragement in a perceived area of need. 5 Key Mental Health Stress Factors

A: To get help with achieving personal or professional goals. Even when therapy may not be necessary to repair what is hurt or broken, therapy can still be beneficial to strengthen and equip what is already strong. Therapy is not only about healing or addressing concern. Therapy can also be for preventive care, personal development and further leveraging opportunities.

A: Your physician or a Board licensed health professional are the professionals that can generally best help you determine if you may benefit from counseling. These professionals are trained to inquire of specific symptoms and indicators, to interpret the meaning of those symptoms and to make recommendations in the best interest of your mental health. If you have noticed significant changes in mood or function over the last 2 weeks, scheduling a therapy session would generally be best practice for self care.

A: Considering your goals and desired outcomes, and what would contribute to your sense of comfort and confidence in a Counselor can also be helpful. Key factors in choosing a Therapist can vary based on the individual and their current needs.

A: As a Therapist, here are key things that I have found are valuable when looking for a Therapist:

-Speciality or expertise in your areas of concern

-Experience in treating or helping with your goals

-Experience, and evident personal and professional commitment to regard and support your cultural, racial, and spiritual needs

-Relevant and in-depth education and training: Many professions sound alike but vary greatly in education and training. When it comes to mental healthcare and personal development, I prefer at minimum, a Board Licensed Professional Counselor because they have received extensive education (a Master’s of Arts which takes a minimum of 2 years), passed The National Counselor Examination (NCE) which is a 200-item national examination designed to assess knowledge, skills and abilities determined to be important for providing effective counseling services, must practice for 2-5 years for at least 3,000 hours (1,500 hours must be direct counseling) under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor before practicing independently, are required to complete annual continuing education to ensure ongoing counseling education and development, adhere to standards of law and ethics, and are accountable to a regulating Board regarding the practice of professional counseling.

A: You may consider questions to help you determine if your insurance may cover the full or partial cost of therapy service, such as:

(1) Does my health insurance plan include mental health services and benefits?

(2) What are the various mental services and benefits included in my plan?

(3) Do I have a deductible, copay, or coinsurance?

(4) Does my plan limit how many sessions I can access per year? If so, what is that limit?

(5) Do I need written recommendation from my Primary Care Physician in order for services to be covered?

(6) Is Tizita Seifu an in-network provider?

(7) If you are seeking family counseling, do you cover family counseling?

A: The length of therapy depends on key considerations such as your primary concerns, your goals for therapy, how significantly your concerns may be affecting your mood and function, the length of time you have had your concerns, your general capacity to manage your concerns, and your medical history. It is especially important to continue therapy consistently when concerns include improving your ability to function as needed. The length of therapy is ultimately decided by the client and their goals for therapy. Continuing therapy can be a wise decision when both the client and Therapist can observe healthy benefits or value to the client’s mood or function. I will need to see you for approximately 1-3 sessions before I can make clinical recommendations about treatment, such as length of treatment.

A: Finding a Therapist in the state where you will be receiving counseling is needed. A Board licensed Counselor is only able to see clients located in their state/s of licensure. Since I am licensed in Texas, Virginia, and Georgia and since I provide video-based counseling, I am available to see those located anywhere within these 3 states.

A: You can initiate counseling for a minor for whom you have independent legal consenting rights for medical care.

A: Consider forwarding my website www.thejourneyinspired.com to your loved one or person of concern to help them find a Therapist and get motivated to start counseling.

A: In an emergency, calling 911 is needed.

A: Non emergent mental health crisis resources are offered here: Mental Health Crisis Resources

A: I know that it can be hard to find a Therapist that is available to help you in achieving your goals. Even if my specialties of anxiety, career, culture, depression, life purpose, Christian faith, race, spiritual health, workplace wellness, parent/child relationships may not meet your needs or that of your child, I still care about helping you find resources for your mental health.

The following databases and directories are provided solely as a resource, is in no way offered with any intention to serve as a recommendation, endorsement, promotion, agreement, or professional advise, and doing your own research will be necessary for you to determine if the individual you may find has the education, license, credentials, specialty, expertise, availability, and fees you are seeking and is capable of supporting you toward achieving your goals. By utilizing the following resources, you agree to assume full personal responsibility and liability with doing so:

Dallas Seminary-Find A Counselor

Therapy for Black Girls-Find A Therapist

Psychology Today-Find A Therapist

Biya Belayneh Foundation for Mental Health-Directory

A: Counseling is provided in English as this is my only language of fluency and because I believe a client is generally best served by a Therapist that is fluent in their language in order to increase understanding. I also understand how difficult it can be to find an Ethiopian Therapist that speaks Amharic so I offer resources above and the following additional response below.

A: Where an individual may be having difficulty finding an Ethiopian Counselor that provides Amharic Counseling or appropriate interpretation services, providing therapy in Amharic will be considered on a case by case basis and where the prospective client is agreeable to the understanding that fluency in Amharic is not available.

A: Coaching services are only provided in English due to fluent language proficiency solely being available in English.