Scheduling FAQs
Simple Scheduling @LOA Designed To Get You Past Anxiety As Rapidly As Possible
- Your first appointment will be an intake session.
- At the end of intake session, we will review our recommended treatment plan, and assign you a Light on Anxiety therapist who best meets your clinical and scheduling needs. We have reserved the appointment ongoing with the therapist you booked with, but you may be transferred if your clinical and scheduling needs align with another therapist or another practice that specializes in a clinical area more aligned with your treatment needs and goals.
To see our most up to date availability for each location, please check out the online scheduler on the website and select your preferred location(s). From there you will see our available therapists at each location as well as their available times for sessions.
Each case is different, but strive to make treatment as short term as possible. CBT is action oriented and the goal is for each client to become his or her own anxiety coach.
Once your appointment is booked, you will receive the link to our Intake Form. This form must be completed prior to your appointment.
The therapist that you meet with will assess your level of need and make a recommendation of how often it is best for you to meet from there. Sessions are typically held on a weekly or biweekly basis.
The LOA therapist who completes the intake will meet with your assigned LOA therapist to review your clinical history and treatment goals. That way you will be able to get to work on your CBT for anxiety treatment plan immediately.
There is no charge for a cancellation if it occurs prior to 24 hours before the session. To cancel an appointment, just email [email protected] and let us know the date of the session you would like to cancel and you will receive an email back confirming the appointment has been canceled.
Light On Anxiety clinicians offer out of office exposure based services and will work with you to make contact and then practice moving past anxiety, wherever it exists in your life. Sometimes out of office CBT and exposure based work may enhance what can be accomplished in the office setting. Note: client will be responsible for travel time for clinician to arrive at exposure location.
CBT Treatment FAQs
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Based Treatment Is Action Oriented, Empirically Supported & Practical
Yes, each of our therapists is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety & OCD and all specialize in CBT and ERP.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment model that focuses specifically on your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. It is an action-oriented approach that emphasizes skill-building and creating a coping skills toolbox. Throughout the first few sessions, you will learn how to apply CBT concepts in your life.
Only medical doctors, such as PCPs and psychiatrists, can prescribe psychotropic medication. There are no psychiatrists on staff at Light on Anxiety, however, we have close relationships with psychiatrists who we refer to if clients want to pursue medication. Light on Anxiety therapists will work closely with your providers to ensure the best collaborative treatment plan for you.
LOA offers brief psychological testing services to provide clients with differential diagnosis assistance, clinical resource and provider recommendations as well as treatment planning guidance.
Yes we do offer intensive outpatient treatment, with treatment frequency possible, depending on severity of symptoms, of as much as 5 days a week. The first step is to set up an intake session with any one of the Light On Anxiety therapists. From there we will create for you a customized treatment plan to assist you in moving past anxiety.
Child & Adolescent CBT FAQs
LOA Values Team Based Approach With Parent Playing Active Role In Treatment Plan
LOA values a team based approach where parents play an active role in the treatment of children and adolescents. Therefore, it is required that at least one parent/legal guardian be available to participate in each appointment. You will either be actively involved in the whole session, part of the session, or taking part in separate parenting sessions, without your child participating, depending on clinical recommendations of your LOA therapist.
No matter what, your participation will be a key component in the creation and implementation of successful CBT treatment plan for your child so be prepared for hard but important work that will assist your child in moving past stress and anxiety as rapidly as possible.
Light On Anxiety work with children and the families of children as young as one year old. When working with young children, the primary treatment entails working with parents on changing up the environment to extinguish ineffective behaviors and enhance more effective coping (stimuli control) and improve distress tolerance but we do at some point bring in the child in order to meet them to better tailor the treatment plan.
