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@naturegirl5

@lsittll There are many psychologists and social workers who offer online therapy. The "corporate" online therapy sites such as betterhelp.com typically do not take insurance. It's all out-of-pocket that you would pay with a credit card and the therapist has contracted with betterhelp.com. I personally do not like that model or option for mental health treatment. Depending on the state you live in it is generally the case that the therapist you see online must be licensed in your state. So, for instance, if you are receiving your online therapy in Illinois your therapist must be licensed in Illinois.

Psychology Today has listings for psychologists and social workers who see clients in person and online. The individual clinician will indicate in their advertisement if they do online therapy. You can locate a clinician by state, and speciality and then check their qualifications, and their payment options including insurance.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
While I prefer therapy in person I have had therapy online and I'm comfortable with that option too.

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Hello @naturegirl

Thank you for the information. I have noticed betterhelp.com does not take insurance but sondermind.com does accept some insurances.

Today most therapy is teletherapy or Zoom so if I need a counselor I'll do it this way as long as Cigna says its okay.

@ldittll

I have received an online site that is used by Cigna. There are therapists and different different types of doctors. It doesn't sound quite like what I want. It seems like it's more 24 hour medical care. But if I must do things Cigna's way I must. I get such a runaround from it. The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.