I had that same insurance problem. Also I wasn't interested in a behavioral therapist, I was looking for a psychoanalytical therapist. After spending several hours calling the T's on the insurance company's list and finding each was a behaviorist, I called the insurance company and asked if all of their T's were of that orientation. They told me yes. I tried one who said she offered psychodynamic psychotherapy but in reality her preferred treatment was hypnotherapy. That didn't work for me, I wanted to talk.

I decided to go outside the insurance.

I contacted a psychoanalytic instituted (found via Google search) and asked if there was someone who is a candidate who was practicing in my community. They had several names and I that's how I found my T. She has been a therapist for over 20 years and is now a candidate at the Institute learning analysis.

She offered me a discounted rate, then discounted that again when we increased the sessions to every week from every 2 weeks. We'd like to increase them again but my resources are limited.

So I'm suggesting you go outside your insurance. It's a great investment. It's really wonderful that the insurance isn't involved. This is just between T and I and no one sticks their nose in to say how often or how long I can go. It is such freedom!

I hope that your search has resulted in a great T that you'll like very much. If you think you want to look further, you could contact a psychoanalytic institute in the nearest large city to you and see if they could recommend someone.

I'm hope you feel better soon!