Services
Individual Counseling
Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to
accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals (ACA, 2010).
Bledsoe Counseling, LLC, combines face-to-face (Oxford, MS) and telehealth (online) counseling services for clients anywhere in Alabama and Mississippi. I provide telehealth counseling via a HIPPA-compliant video conferencing platform, and it is just as effective as in-person care and convenient and accessible.
Counseling provided by trained professionals can profoundly impact the lives of individuals, families, and communities. My therapeutic approach to counseling is a client-centered form of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy that improves current behaviors, relationships, and circumstances. During sessions, I will create a safe space to identify goals and solutions to offset personal and professional challenges and take effective control of your lives.
Individual Counseling is designed to:
Identify and achieve the client’s goals by:
Encouraging via supporting, listening and providing empathy
Equipping clients with new skills and resources
Empowering clients to think, feel, and behave differently
I primarily work with mature and young adults who desire to make effective changes in their lives, personally and professionally. Gleaning from years of experience, research, and teaching, I specialize in:
Anxiety
Depression
Personal development
Life-stage transitions
Coping skills
Grief and loss
Relationship problems (e.g., family, peers, dating)
Communication Skills
Self-care and wellbeing
Work and life balance
Work stress
College and school stress
Postsecondary planning (e.g., College, Career Exploration )
Group Counseling:
A small group of individuals who all face similar concerns or problems
Groups are wonderful way to give and receive support
Meets once per week
Groups are cost effective
Groups enhance social skills
Supervision
As a supervising counselor, I strive to model principles that create a friendly and supportive, yet challenging environment that will promote counselor skill development with my supervisees.
My approach to supervision is influenced by the Discrimination Model, an empirically supported model that enables a supervisor to concentrate on a supervisee’s focus areas: counseling performance skills, cognitive counseling skills, self-awareness, and professional behaviors. As your supervisor, I will fluctuate between the role of a teacher, counselor, and consultant.
Individual (1 supervisor; 1 supervisee) weekly sessions
Dyad/Triad Supervision (1 supervisor; 2 supervisees) – when appropriate
Group supervision – (1 supervisor; up to 8 supervisees) when appropriate
Assessment of counseling skills and techniques
Feedback on the application of theories, ethics, and differential diagnosis
Feedback on recorded client sessions (when feasible and appropriate)
Review of case notes and other documentation
Reassurance and support
Consultation
Bledsoe Counseling, LLC offers counseling consulting services. We value partnerships and attempt to work collaboratively to assess, rectify problems, and provide necessary supports to schools and businesses. For more information or to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation, please contact me.
Insurance and Self Pay Rates
Insurance
BlueCross and BlueShield (BCBS) Provider
We do not participate with Medicare or Medicaid
All other insurances are Out-Of-Network (ONN)
Receipts provided for ONN clients to submit for reimbursement with their insurance company
Payment (e.g., insurance co-pay, self pay) is expected at the time of service
Self Pay Rates are as follows:
Individual Counseling
Evaluation and Diagnostic Assessment (e.g., Intake session) - $185 - $208/hour
60 minutes - $153 - $189/hour
Group Counseling
60 minutes - TBD
Supervision
60 minutes - $100/hour
Methods of Payment
Payment is expected at the time of service. We accept payment by major credit card (e.g., Visa, Master Card) or mobile payment app (e.g., Venmo, Pay Pal).
Dr. Bledsoe accepts a limited number of sliding scale fee clients for those that are experiencing financial hardship. If you are in such a position, we can discuss a reduced rate as a possibility.
Miscellaneous
Services (e.g., phone calls, emails, letters) initiated, requested, or required outside of a typical counseling session and subpoenaed paperwork will be billed at the rate of $250 per hour (pro-rated, billed in 15-minute segments) and includes time spent creating, writing, processing, and delivering the documentation. If you need documentation beyond a copy of existing records, please inform Dr. Bledsoe and discuss before scheduling to verify if she can meet your needs.
Bledsoe Counseling, LLC, reserves the right to bill at the rate of $250 per hour, not to exceed four hours per day, for in-person requests. Bledsoe Counseling, LLC, reserves the right to waive fees at the provider’s discretion.
Cancellation Policy
Bledsoe Counseling, LLC, requires that you give at least 24 hours advance notice when canceling an appointment. The practice reserves reserves the right to charge up to $150.00 for cancelled sessions without 24 hours advance notice. We will take medical emergencies or other extenuating circumstances are taken into consideration for rescheduling requests.