There can be many goals for the counseling relationship. Some of these will be long term goals such as improving the quality of your life, learning to live with mindfulness and self-actualization, and/or resolving deeply rooted trauma. Others may be more immediate goals such as decreasing anxiety and depression symptoms, developing healthy relationships, changing behavior or decreasing/ending drug use. Whatever your goals, they will be agreed upon by you and your therapist. The therapist may make suggestions on how to reach each goal, but ultimately you are in control of what you achieve.

Here at The Practice we offer a variety of mental health counseling services including Individual, Couples, Family, Child, Adolescent, and Parenting Counseling. Please refer to our “Services” tab to learn more about each option and which one might work best for you.

Our clinicians use the Diagnostic Statistical Manual for Mental Illness edition V to assess and diagnose. A diagnosis is simply seen as a set of reactions, responses, and/or behaviors developed to process and resolve real life stressors & events.

Some of the challenges we treat include: Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Complex Trauma, Depression, Eating Disorders, Emotional Abuse, First Responder Trauma, Grief and Mourning, Intergenerational Trauma, Medical Trauma, Military/Combat Trauma, OCD, Pre- and Post-Natal Trauma, PTSD, Racial Trauma, Relational Trauma, Religious & Spiritual Trauma, Sexual Trauma, Vicarious Trauma, and more.

To get started simply click on the “Get Started” button located at the top of any page here on our website. This will take you to our Request for Services Form. Once you complete the form, we will receive a notification and begin matching you with one of our dedicated clinicians. We base your match on the current reason for seeking services as well as your availability for services. Once we hav matched you to a clinician, we will contact you to get scheduled. This entire process should take no longer than 2 business days. If you have not heard from us within 2 business days of completing your request for services, please reach out by calling us at (209)742-5080 or emailing us at: [email protected].

Our fee for service is flexible and accommodating when it comes to selecting payment options. We are contracted with several insurance panels, however insurance coverage is just one option. We also work with many of our clients through private pay/self pay. Please complete a request for services form or contact us directly to discuss payment options further (209) 742-5080 ext. 1. We have faith that we have a fee option that will work for you.

Yes. We are contracted with several insurance and managed care providers. As a curtesy, we will bill your insurance company directly, however please be sure to call the customer service phone number on the back of your insurance card to discuss your benefits and plan coverage for therapy services. Knowing the details of your plan to include coverage benefits, co-pays, no-show and late cancellation policies, and reimbursement rates is the client’s responsibility. Any fee for service not covered by insurance is also the client’s responsibility.

Here at The Practice, we offer both in-person therapy at our Mariposa office located at 5079 Hwy. 140, as well as online therapy sessions via Telehealth.

Telehealth sessions are therapy services that can be received from the comfort of your own home via a computer, smart phone, or tablet. Each therapist has their own confidential virtual therapy room, which your clinician will send you a link to via email.

All of our Clinical Staff are duly either licensed or registered mental health practitioners or interns with either the California Board of Psychology or the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. All are expected to follow their respective professional code of ethics. Each clinician or intern will have their license or registration available for inspection and will provide you a copy of their professional code of ethics if requested. Please allow five business days processing time to provide you with requested documents. Each is expected to provide services only within their scope of practice and of competency, and to maintain confidentiality to the fullest extent of the law. Our practice ensures that the Lead Clinical position be staffed by a licensed clinician. If you feel at any time that any staff member of Evergreen is not fulfilling their duties as outlined above, we encourage you to address this with the management team via phone (209)742-5080, or email: [email protected] or with the appropriate government oversight agency.

Each therapy session is scheduled for 50 minutes. The overall period of time you spend working with a therapist , varies for each individual. Some may find that three to six months is sufficient in helping them recover from a recent life stressor, major loss, or significant life event. Others, aiming to address past trauma, or deeply ingrained psychological patterns, may require a longer amount of time engaging in the therapeutic process. Rest assured, you and your therapist will regularly assess if it is the right time to conclude your therapy sessions.

No. In the event that your clinician recommends medication services, a referral will be made. Your clinician can work along-side your psychiatrist to ensure your needs are being met.

When scheduling an appointment, a specific time slot is reserved exclusively for you, agreed upon by you and your therapist. Your therapist will try their best to accommodate any changes you may need, provided you give a minimum of 48 hours' notice for rescheduling or cancelling. Missing a session without 48 hours notice will result in our cancellation fee being charged to the card on file (more details will be provided on our Billing Agreement form upon intake). If you miss more than five sessions within a year, you may be subject to termination of services.

Yes. The information shared during your sessions is kept confidential, except in specific situations where information is reported or collected to include:

an immediate threat of harm to oneself or others,

suspicion of abuse towards children, dependent adults, or elders,

court subpoenas or legal proceedings involving your mental health.

Rest assured, your therapist will go over these details and our office policies with you in your first intake session.

Yes. Your counselor will provide you with a personal voicemail phone number that you may leave confidential phone messages at any time. You will also be provided with your our front desk and your clinician’s email addresses during the intake process, in case you have any questions along the way. We will do our best to communicate back with you within 2 business days, if not sooner. To preserve your confidentiality and abide by HIPAA standards, your counselor will not leave you a return voicemail or discuss anything with someone else beside yourself who may answer your telephone unless you have given specific permission to do so. The Practice at Evergreen is not an emergency clinic, so if you are in crisis or need immediate attention, please call 9-1-1 or the Crisis Team at: 209-742-7000.

The Practice at Evergreen is located at 5079 Hwy 140 in Mariposa, Ca. Upon arrival, please take eighth or ninth street to locate our parking lot. Our parking lot is located directly behind our building on Jesse street. Once in the parking lot you can use the stairs on the side of our building to access the street level and main entrance.

Unfortunately, our clinicians ar registered and licensed in the state of California only. This means that they are only permitted to provide therapy to clients residing in the state of California. If you plan to leave the state for any reason, your therapy services must pause until your return.