More Commonly Asked Questions...

Below are some of the most frequently asked questions concerning counseling in general and our practice in particular. If you have other questions, please ask by calling us or clicking here. How does your sliding scale work? The sliding scale at Compass Resources is based on the total number of people living in your home and your total family income. Do you take insurance? In the insurance world these days the question is usually not do we "take" insurance, but will insurance pay for these particular services from this particular counselor? With managed care and insurance panels, insurers often will not reimburse for counseling services unless you use "their" providers. Another major difficulty with using insurance for mental health concerns is that these diagnoses will remain in your medical record, where they many different companies (e.g., various insurance companies) can access them. Finally, many of the problems treated in outpatient counseling do not meet the rigid requirements for mental health diagnoses, so clinicians are forced to artificially inflate the problems for clients to make use of their insurance plan. For these reasons, and to keep costs per session low and make our sliding scale available, we have chosen not to focus on insurance plans at this time. I want to come for marriage counseling, but my spouse doesn't. What should I do? Your first step should be to determine why he or she doesn't want to attend. If there are objections or concerns that you can answer, you're already on the right track because you're talking! If not, you may wish to schedule an appointment to talk over possible solutions with a counselor. Though not optimum, we can often find solutions that will move things in the right direction. How do I know what healthy sex is? God designed sex to meet our deepest intimacy needs. A healthy sexual relationship is one that draws us closer to our spouse and leaves us more open to connection with God. Any kind of sexuality that leaves us disconnected from God and from our spouses is probably unhealthy, and may require intervention. For some people, sex becomes an addiction, a way to avoid emotional pain and/or loneliness. This is always unhealthy and does require treatment to get better; the good news is that treatment can be remarkably helpful. mailto:info@compassresources.net?subject=Questionshapeimage_4_link_0