Very Good Counseling, LLC

Counseling is a collaborative effort between the counselor and client. Counselors help people identify goals and potential solutions to problems which cause emotional turmoil; seek to improve communication and coping skills; strengthen self-esteem; and promote lasting change and optimal mental health.

Most sessions are 45-55 minutes, but if agreed upon before the scheduled appointment, we can accommodate a longer session. We can also accommodate for 90 minute sessions for families and couple therapy. Starting we meet once per week. If at first, you feel that one session per week is not enough time, we can certainly consider more frequent appointments. The goal is to help you get to a place you do not need our services.

We accept cash, check, credit/debit card or health savings account cards as forms of payment. Most people elect to enroll in auto pay so they don’t have to worry about the payment for their sessions, and can focus on what they have come to therapy for. This can be set up when we contact you with your initial paperwork.

The reason we do not accept insurance is because insurance companies believe our clients should fit specific treatment diagnosis, goals and outcomes. After years of practicing at other agencies that accept insurance, we noticed that we would spend more time submitting documents and completing paperwork for insurance than focusing on you, the individual. With Very Good Counseling, you are given complete confidentiality and privacy that is not allowed by insurance companies, because they require that we diagnose you with a mental health condition in order for them to determine if they will pay for the help you need. Insurances also require that we justify that diagnosis for each session we have by providing them with notes on our services. We think it is wrong and insensitive to my clients to share our personal and emotional conversations with another agency for the sake of payment. By not billing insurance, no diagnosis is necessary. There will be no record of your services outside of my office that links your mental health history to your lifelong medical reports or associated with your social security number. This aids in having no potential restrictions or rejections later in life with seeking adoption, prescribed medications or treatments, and even acquiring insurance coverage itself due to a preexisting condition. By not billing insurance, you are also able to decide for yourself on the number of sessions you attend and when we are ready to stop services. In our practice, it is all about you and will never be about the insurance company. If you have out of network benefits and would like to use them. We will be able to provide you with a Superbill. Payment is due at the time of service in the form of cash, check, HSA, FSA, or credit card payment at the time of service. Superbills are provided on a monthly basis and are accessible via the Client Portal. Once you have the Superbill you will need to submit it to your insurance to see if they will reimburse you any out-of-network benefits. Keep in mind, a diagnosis is typically needed for reimbursement. It is highly recommended to speak with your insurance company to verify if they will reimburse you if a Superbill is provided.

1342 Colonial Blvd. Suite C21 Fort Myers, FL 33907 Our Fort Myers location is between Colonial Blvd and Royal Palm Square Blvd, one block east of McGregor Blvd and the Alliance for the Arts (South of the Midpoint Bridge) next door to Broadway Palm dinner Theater. We are on the second floor of the yellow building.