Payment Options
Our therapists are all people who love what they do and did not get into counseling in order to become wealthy beyond belief. Having said that, expecting payment for services rendered is an unavoidable financial reality.
High-quality mental health can be expensive
The PORCH philosophy is that every person should have access to mental health treatment.
For those without insurance, we have a sliding scale program in which a modest per-session payment is based on how many people are in your household and your annual income. See the scale here.
Insurance
Each PORCH therapist decides which insurances they will become credentialed in. The credentialing process takes time, and they must receive individual approval from each carrier.
Having said that, we have good coverage among most major carriers spread among our ten therapists. Please call our main office at 417-815-6313 if you have a question about whether or not we have someone who can accept your insurance.
(January 2025) Currently, we are having difficulty placing those with Medicare or Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) for therapy. We only have one therapist credentialed with Medicare, and BCBS seems to have come to a dead stop in approving new therapists for billing credentials. Hopefully, this will change in the near future.