Counseling

3 Women’s Center psychotherapy options to suit your needs

How do I get started?

Give us a call or fill out the online counseling request form. Our Care Coordinator will read your request and follow up in 2-3 business days.

Everyone deserves support! 

Mental health challenges can be a signal that something in our life needs attention. Let’s work together on the things that matter to you.

Soundings

Sliding-fee therapy based on ability to pay

Room To Talk

Insurance-based or private pay therapy

Jumpstart

Single-session short-term problem-solving and support

Soundings
sliding-fee therapy

Soundings may be for you if you:

  • have reached the end of authorized sessions

  • have not met their deductible

  • cannot afford their co-pay

  • are between insurances

  • or are looking for that extra layer of confidentiality that being off the insurance grid allows.

Each 50-minute session is based on a sliding-fee scale according to your household income.

Many people don’t have enough income or health insurance to cover personal counseling. We want to change that. Our goal is to make therapy accessible for everyone. Together we will come up with an amount that you can manage from week to week.

“The best thing about therapy was being seen. The relief that comes with having a witness to the feelings I have about my story.”

Soundings therapists

Room To Talk
insurance-based therapy

Our Room to Talk multi-specialty practice, which shares The Women’s Center’s space and philosophy, accepts a variety of health insurances.

Insurance may be commercial (e.g., Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, Michigan Health Plan) or public (e.g., Blue Cross Complete, Medicare). With your permission, we can check your insurance ahead of time and let you know how much each session will cost.

Jumpstart
single-session therapy

Jumpstart is a solution-focused, resource-identification 90-minute session for folks who need some targeted, immediate problem-solving and support.

"Shop around" for the right therapist

You’ve decided to try therapy. Is it okay to shop around for the right therapist?

Absolutely. In fact, we recommend it.

The therapist’s personality and approach need to be the right match for you.

Therapists come in all colors, ages, approaches, and education levels. Your licensed professional counselor, social worker, psychologist, or psychiatrist may have an impressive string of letters after their name. But “more” is not necessarily better. Sometimes, it’s just more expensive.

Tell the potential therapist that you’re checking around. It should be possible to ask a few questions over the phone:

  • “How much do you charge per hour?”

  • “Could you describe your approach?”

  • “How do you measure success?”

You need a therapist you feel safe and comfortable with. If you aren’t feeling it after 3-6 sessions, it’s time to move on.

A good therapist understands that they cannot be all things to all people. They may even recommend someone who might be a better fit.

In addition to consulting friends or Google for recommendations, you may also search by insurance, therapist name or specialty using the Psychotherapy search feature in the middle of our Counseling and more page.

Therapy is a partnership. Like any good partnership, trust must be present and the “chemistry” has to be right.