Clinical Therapy Offered Outdoors, or via Telehealth
Why Nature Therapy?
Interacting with nature has proven to have positive impacts on mood, cognition, and creativity, in addition to assisting with stress management (Kasap, Ağzıtemiz, & Ünal, 2021). Studies indicate decreased symptoms of anxiety and depression via nature recreation (Lackey, et. al., 2019).
Even when we are not physically outside, many elements of nature can provide a reflection of our own inner nature, giving us a helpful perspective or bringing nourishment.
Kasap, E. Z., Ağzıtemiz, F., & Ünal, G. (2021). Cognitive, mental and social benefits of interacting with nature: A systematic review. Journal of Happiness and Health, 1(1), 16–27. Retrieved from https://journalofhappinessandhealth.com/index.php/johah/article/view/1
Lackey, N. Q., Tysor, D. A., McNay, G. D., Joyner, L., Baker, K. H., & Hodge, C. (2019). Mental health benefits of nature-based recreation: a systematic review. Annals of Leisure Research, 24(3), 379–393. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2019.1655459
Fee for Service, Good Faith Estimate
Telehealth counseling services will be $136.00 per ~55-minute session.
Nature therapy sessions will be $152.00 per 75-minute session. These extra fifteen minutes are helpful to leave time for movement and integration of what was explored. Feel free to ask if you are adamant about a 60-minute outdoor session. Telehealth is offered by request or in the event of inclement weather.
At times a two-hour session may be preferred outdoors. Two-hour sessions are billed at $220.00.
Payments are to be received on the day of service. Your credit card held on file will be charged the same day following your session through the electronic health record platform, Therapy Notes.
Missed appointments or cancellations less than 24 hours in advance of the appointment time will be charged a fee of $100.00, barring extreme circumstances.
Good Faith Estimate: A good faith estimate of client costs is available upon scheduling or at your request.
On Insurance
I operate as an out-of-network provider but can offer a ‘super bill’ to submit to your insurance provider for possible reimbursement. Please contact your insurance provider to determine the rules and restrictions around your mental health coverage.
If you need to verify out-of-network coverage or request preauthorization from your health insurance provider before we meet, my license is under Brittany Torgerson, license number LW 61531766 and my NPI is 1114748605.
Some questions to ask your insurance provider are:
Do I have outpatient mental health coverage?
What is my deductible and has it been met?
What percentage of my bill will be covered for services with an out-of-network provider?
How many sessions will be covered per calendar year?
Is approval required from my primary care physician?
When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.”