In my central Kentucky private practice as a clinical psychologist, I see adults, adolescents, children, and couples for psychotherapy. While the difficulties people face vary, some common presenting problems include excessive worry, prolonged sadness, loss of joy, overwhelming grief, feeling out-of-control and overly stressed, social anxiety, spiritual emptiness, etc. Many of my clients are having a hard time coping with new life circumstances, such as becoming a parent, getting divorced, changing jobs, moving to a new area, losing a loved one, and so on.

In addition to working with individuals, I also see couples for premarital and marital counseling. Frequent couple issues I treat include poor communication patterns, unresolved conflicts, financial strains, in-law interference, blended family challenges, sexual difficulties, unforgiveness, affairs, and disagreements over children.

When I work with children or adolescents, I stay in close contact with parents and often talk as much with the parents as I do the child. Parents are with their children many more hours each week than I am; thus, parents are in the best position to affect positive changes in their children’s behavior. Many of the young people I work with are struggling with low self-esteem, making and maintaining friendships, depression, angry rebellion, separation anxiety or panic.

I also provide psychological testing and evaluations, such as Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder evaluations, intellectual/learning disability evaluations, and personality measurement. I do not provide child custody evaluations or substance abuse treatment. Because I am not a physician, I cannot prescribe medication, but I can work with your doctor (or refer you to a good psychiatrist) if medication would benefit your treatment.

I view clients with a “whole person” perspective and treat them mind, body, and soul. For example, we might explore how to handle emotions well and think more positively (mind), how to improve sleep and nutrition patterns (body), and how their particular faith practices could benefit them emotionally (soul). Most of my therapy clients have some sort of faith background, although I do accept psychotherapy clients who have no particular interest in faith. I have found that clients who are willing to incorporate their faith into their treatment get better faster, but I also respect clients who do not wish to discuss spiritual issues as part of psychotherapy. I tailor my psychotherapeutic interventions to each client’s individual needs.

My therapy practice is located at Interfaith Counseling Center, the counseling center of Calvary Baptist Church in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. The Center is located at 240 Rodes Avenue, which is situated between High Street and Maxwell Street, and can be accessed via Martin Luther King Boulevard. I prefer to see therapy clients in person and do not provide psychotherapy via the phone or Internet.

My psychotherapy fee is $125 for a “fifty-minute hour”. I am considered an “out-of-network” provider for HMO or PPO insurance plans, such as Humana, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Bluegrass Family Health, etc. If you would like to use your insurance benefits, please call the mental health/substance abuse phone number or general information phone number printed on the back of your insurance card. Ask the representative about your “outpatient psychotherapy” benefits, including whether or not you have out-of-network coverage, deductibles, whether you have met any of your deductible this year, number of sessions allowed, how much of the fee they will pay, and if preauthorization is required prior to your first session. If you do not have out-of-network coverage, your insurance will not cover any of my fee.

Through generous donations from local churches and individuals, Interfaith Counseling Center offers scholarship funds for clients who are unable to pay the full fee. By completing a Fee Reduction Form, you may qualify for a fee as low as $82 an hour, depending on family size, income and financial situation.

Interfaith Counseling Center accepts cash or checks; however, we do not accept credit or debit cards. We ask that you pay your full fee at each visit. If you provide us with your insurance card, we will bill your insurance company and they can reimburse you directly for your treatment. Unfortunately, medical insurance does not cover marital counseling.

I have late afternoon and evening appointment times available, but do not keep Saturday hours. If you have further questions or would like to schedule a psychotherapy appointment, please call Interfaith Counseling Center at (859) 258-2060 and leave me a message with your name and phone number. You may also email me at Jennifer@creatingchristianchange.com with the same information—just please make sure to identify yourself as a potential therapy client instead of a life coaching client. I will get back to you as soon as possible.