I cannot find a psychologist

Churches and chapels are usually open and they are free. Pastors and ministers are there to offer comfort and they, too, are free. Friends, if you seek out the right ones, can be a blessing.

Churches and chapels are usually open and they are free. Pastors and ministers are there to offer comfort and they, too, are free. Friends, if you seek out the right ones, can be a blessing.

Churches and chapels are usually open and they are free. Pastors and ministers are there to offer comfort and they, too, are free. Friends, if you seek out the right ones, can be a blessing.

I sought grief counseling after my mother died. In trying to resolve unrelated issues since then (temporary anxiety/depression), I was able to reconnect with that counselor on a private basis--technically, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Might be another option for some.

It is really pathetic that Medicare does not cover mental health counseling. Aging has so many issues mental health counseling could help manage.

Medicine has definitely changed since COVID - seems like everything is a wait.

Be patient.
I began looking for a good psychiatrist in 2013. I finally found one in 2022.

@slarson14
Medicare does pay for psychiatric and mental health counseling. I have been seeing a pyschiatric specialist at Mayo since 2015.

If you are talking about Medicare Advantage it is important to know that when you transfer to an Advantage program you are no longer in Medicare you are in the insurance company you chose to move to. Those can or don't allow seeing or covering medical and mental health services that Medicare will.

I do know that you can go on Medicare and search for medical and psychological services in your area that take Medicare.

@slarson14
Medicare does pay for psychiatric and mental health counseling. I have been seeing a pyschiatric specialist at Mayo since 2015.

If you are talking about Medicare Advantage it is important to know that when you transfer to an Advantage program you are no longer in Medicare you are in the insurance company you chose to move to. Those can or don't allow seeing or covering medical and mental health services that Medicare will.

I do know that you can go on Medicare and search for medical and psychological services in your area that take Medicare.

@slarson14
Medicare does pay for psychiatric and mental health counseling. I have been seeing a pyschiatric specialist at Mayo since 2015.

If you are talking about Medicare Advantage it is important to know that when you transfer to an Advantage program you are no longer in Medicare you are in the insurance company you chose to move to. Those can or don't allow seeing or covering medical and mental health services that Medicare will.

I do know that you can go on Medicare and search for medical and psychological services in your area that take Medicare.