I offer individual, couples, and family therapy sessions in West Hartford, Connecticut, and one-on-one Insight Intensives for deep healing.

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We will begin the therapy journey by scheduling a free phone or video consultation, depending on your needs and preference.

This is a great opportunity to share any questions or concerns you may have about therapy or my approach, as well as determining if we are a good fit for working together.

Trust within the therapeutic relationship is essential for your care and healing, and we will begin that important connection during your consultation.

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Next, we will schedule your ongoing sessions. We will discuss what is affordable, and based on your budget and level of care needed, we can determine the frequency of sessions (weekly, biweekly, monthly, or as needed).

Here are my current rates for individual, couples, and family therapy sessions, which I offer both online and in person at my office.

Individual Therapy: $225 for 50-55 minute sessions

Couples and Family Therapy: $275 for 50-55 minute sessions

For those who are seeking deep emotional processing using psychodynamic therapy, meditative and insight practices from Contemplative Science and intimate human connection, I also offer one-on-one Insight Intensives, lasting 6 hours per session.

I draw upon a psychodynamic and family systems perspective to understand the forces that shape us. As we explore, I weave in IFS therapy, somatic work and meditative, mindfulness, and insight practices from Contemplative science to nurture healing and freedom.

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Insight Intensives are held on Fridays or Saturdays from 10am - 4pm and consist of the following steps:

  • Pre-intensive interview to discuss your chosen focus (one week before)

  • Unburdening of your specific concern or pain

  • Psychodynamic examination of the origin of your struggle

  • Contemplative teachings related to the nature of your struggle

  • Direct application of these teachings to your life

  • Insight practices for cultivating self-awareness, understanding, compassion and clarity

  • Sitting meditation

  • Walking meditation

  • Healthy lunch, snacks, and tea provided and served in silence

  • Rest periods w/ reflection and journaling

  • Review/discuss insights from intensive

  • Plan for at-home practice (Practice materials included)

  • Integration session (1 week following intensive)

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You might ask why you should choose an Insight Intensive over regular, ongoing therapy sessions. Here are some of the unique benefits of this type of treatment:

  • Time to deeply process your pain/suffering

  • Nervous system stabilization

  • The experience of stillness (unplug from all devices and to-do lists)

  • Receive care and kind attention

  • Understand where your suffering comes from

  • Learn to work with yourself in a non-pathologizing and wholesome way

  • Learn teachings which point to your freedom

  • Learn how to apply contemplative practices to your daily life

  • Experience deep work not possible in a traditional hour session

  • Experience a unique blend of therapy and spiritual practice

  • Glean insights from both a Western and Eastern perspective

Insight Intensives are guided by me, Teressa Cohen – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Buddhist practitioner, currently enrolled in the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science.

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Whether you choose ongoing therapy sessions or Insight Intensives, I accept the following self-pay methods:

  • Cash

  • Check

  • Credit card

  • HSA and FSA cards

  • Superbills for those with out-of-network insurance benefits

    • As an out of network provider, you would pay me directly for sessions. If you have out-of-network benefits, I can provide you with a monthly superbill which you would submit online to your insurance carrier to collect partial reimbursement for sessions.

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There are a few important reasons why I have chosen to be a private pay (or out-of-network) therapist. First and foremost, I want to serve your greatest good as my client, which requires the freedom to provide therapy in my own way, without answering to third party payers.

Insurance companies are imposing increasing limitations on the kind of treatment, the frequency of sessions, the length of session time and the longevity of services. All of this means I am not able to practice this important work in the way I feel is best. Being a private pay therapist also means:

  • Better protection of your confidentiality, as only you and I have access to your records

  • No forced diagnosis required by insurance providers to receive care

  • More control over your treatment, including how often you meet with me and for how many sessions, rather than having this decision being dictated by insurance providers

I greatly value cultural and economic equity in access to care and am committed to maintaining a flexible and ethical business model.

This means holding several places in my weekly schedule for reduced fee/pro bono work.