Money steers mental health care more than most clients realize. Here Matt explains how insurance incentives shape clinical decisions and shows how time-limited, skills-based therapy plans can deliver effective care without open-ended treatment. Tactical Counseling clarifies its private-pay model and new superbill option while emphasizing planned, collaborative endings.   Read More…

Tags: insurance, superbills, privatepay, therapy tools, sfbt, dbt, counseling, outcomes, policy

This post explores the parallels between EMS protocols and mental health diagnostics, particularly the use and limitations of the DSM-5-TR. While diagnostic labels offer clarity and structure, psychotherapy helps humanize those labels, bridging the gap between clinical language and lived experience.   Read More…

Tags: mental health care, diagnosis, dsm-5-tr, counseling, EMS, trauma-informed care, psychotherapy, first responder wellness, anxiety, acute stress disorder, ptsd