As a Certified Counselor will clients be able to use their insurance to cover the cost of working with me?
By law, Certified Counselors will not be allowed to diagnose or treat mental illness. In most instances insurance companies will not reimburse you. As a Certified Counselor you will not be able to use the diagnostic codes required for most insurance reimbursement. However, some self-insured company plans may cover the services of a Certified Counselor. It is also possible that if you are seeing a client who was referred to you by a licensed professional, such as a Medical Doctor, insurance may cover your services as part of the licensed professional’s overall treatment plan. “What kind of counseling does not involve diagnosis and treatment?” The new law states that: “Counseling” means employing any therapeutic techniques, including but not limited to social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, and hypnotherapy, for a fee that offer, assist or attempt to assist an individual or individuals in the amelioration or adjustment of mental, emotional, or behavioral prob
