How do I get started? What are my next steps?
Getting started with therapy can feel stress to say the least. You’ve been scouring the internet for therapists that is a right fit for you or your loved ones. You may question whether or not you can trust a therapist and if they can genuinely help you. And you wonder if therapy will really work to resolve whatever is presently challenging you.
If you’re interested in a consultation or learning more about therapeutic interventions used, scheduling an intake appointment, or general questions about Breakthrough Recovery of Colorado please complete the form below.
All of the required intake and consent forms will be emailed you through Intake Q prior to scheduling your initial intake session. This is a great way to knock out most of the boring paperwork from the comfort of your home. This will also give us more time to chat and get to know each other during the initial intake session.
Once completed, we will then schedule your intake. All intakes and psychotherapy sessions are conducted online via VSee. You will be asked to download VSee prior to your intake session.
The initial intake session is separate from any EMDR assessments.
what is intake q? how to i use it?
Intake Q is a web-based platform used by Breakthrough Recovery of Colorado to securely send intake documents, consent forms, and Releases of Information (ROI). Client’s can sign any form electronically and easily submit it without any hassle or worry.
You will create your own unique username and password to access Intake Q.
Using the therapy notes client portal
Breakthrough Recovery of Colorado uses Therapy Notes as our Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for all clients. Therapy Notes is a robust system that allows clients to complete intakes from the comfort of their home, bill insurance providers, and securely share documents.
The Therapy Notes Client Portal allows clients to be in control of viewing billing docs, make payments, sign treatment plans, and share confidential health information with their clinician.
You will be sent an email link to your personalized Therapy Notes Client Portal following your initial intake session.
Do you take insurance?
In-Network Insurance Providers Accepted by Breakthrough Recovery
United HealthCare/Optum
Cigna/Evernorth Behavioral Health
Health First Colorado (Colorado Medicaid)
Colorado Access ONLY
Community Health Alliance (CCHA) ONLY
Important Info Re: Health First Colorado (Medicaid)
Currently, Breakthrough Recovery of Colorado only accepts Colorado Access and Community Health Alliance (CCHA) RAE’s (Regional Accountable Entities).
Your RAE is dependent on the location of your Primary Care Physician (PCP), which may change if you move residences or change PCP’s. If your coverage changes to an RAE that is not accepted by Breakthrough Recovery of Colorado, you will be immediately discharged and referred to an appropriate treatment provider, as it is unlawful for Medicaid providers to accept private pay or out-of-pocket payments from a Medicaid member.
If you have questions about your RAE, please contact Health First Colorado at (303)839-2120 or 1(888)367-6557 for more details.
What are your fees? Do you offer a REDUCED RATE FOR CLIENTS IN NEED? What types of payment are accepted?
Individual Counseling (Self-Pay Only): $125/50-minute session
* All self-pay clients are entitled to receive a Good Faith Estimate (GFE) that details the estimated cost of treatment (assessed on an annual basis), as well as additional fees for services provided by Breakthrough Recovery separate from the session fee. You may request a GFE at any time during your treatment.
Fees may be offered at a reduced rate for those who may struggle to afford quality counseling or do not have insurance. Breakthrough Recovery of Colorado is willing to explore reduced rate options with you during your phone consultation and/or prior to scheduling your initial intake session. Fees are subject to change each quarter of the current year (January, April, July, October). You will be given a 30-day notice of any fee changes for the upcoming quarter.
Clients utilizing in-network and/or out-of-network insurance benefits are ineligible for sliding scale fees.
Payment is rendered at time of service unless previously organized prior to session. A receipt may be provided to you upon request. We currently accept cash, check, or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) for all service payments.
What are your hours? How will I know when you are available?
Office Hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 7:30pm
Friday: 10:00am - 2:30pm
Breakthrough Recovery of Colorado does not have an emergency number for after-hours mental health emergencies. If you are unable to reach your therapist for any reason, please contact the following support lines below. If you are at imminent risk of harm, please call 911. Please immediately notify your counselor either verbally or in writing if/when you contact any of these support or emergency numbers, and/or are assessed or admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Colorado Crisis Support Line: 1(844)493-8255
Colorado Mental Health Line: 988 (call or text)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1(800)273-8255
If you are at imminent risk of harm, please call 911 and not the after hours number.
Teletherapy & In-person sessions
Currently, we only offer online (teletherapy) for all clinical services through VSee.
We will update clients when we resume in-person sessions.
Client’s may download VSee through the Apple App Store, Google Play, or at https://my.vsee.com/download.
How long before I feel better?
Many people understandably would like to know how long therapy will take to complete. There is no way to tell, as therapy encompasses a wide-variety of factors that are unique to each person and their situation. The first 3-5 sessions are generally used for building trust and rapport, gathering information, and goal planning. Some resources and coping skills are given during these initial sessions, and many people do report some relief fairly quickly.
But real change and healing tends to come during the middle phase of therapy – when our shame gremlins and fears start to come out, when we start to gain awareness and insight into how we experience and relate to the world, and where goals are being achieved.
The length of therapy depends on several factors, including the goals you would like to achieve, the layers and complexity of the issues you’re facing, and degree of observation and support in-between sessions.
In my professional experience, it tends to take clients an average of 6 months to build a solid foundation of wellness and gain some growth momentum. However, some clients, such as those seeking EMDR therapy to address traumatic memories or those with more complex mental health issues or addictions may need more time to heal.
It is your right to choose how long you want to continue your therapy. You can always pause therapy and come back at any time. Our door is always open to those in need. We will collaborate together to make sure your counseling needs are addressed once you leave therapy, and I will give you referrals to other professionals as needed.
Do you diagnose people?
Diagnoses are often short-hand for a cluster of symptoms which may or may not speak to your causes. We are trained and licensed in the State of Colorado to diagnosis mental health or substance use disorders. Those who elect to use any health insurance benefits to pay for therapy are required to have a mental health or substance use diagnosis by their insurance provider, and this information will become part of a client’s permanent health record.
However, we are more interested in you as a person and helping you reach you personal goals. Our roles are to guide through your recovery journey. Together we will explore the story of YOU and give voice to those experiences that impacted you most. This will help us gain better insight and awareness into some of the causes and roots of our present problems. Some sessions we will work on building coping skills to help you better manage stressful thoughts and feelings, while others may focus more on identifying practical solutions to implement.
What is your Therapeutic philosophy?
Our philosophy believes people have an innately powerful ability to recover and heal from any wound – physical or mental – but often get in our own way due to our insecurities and self-doubts triggering self-destructive behavioral patterns. We help clients get out of their own way by providing them with a safe container for self-expression, use a variety of different interventions to help them navigate the stormy seas of uncomfortable emotions, and help them build the tools and resources they will need to conquer those pesky inner demons that have always held us back in order to build the life and relationships they desire.