Free To Be Wellness Counseling services is not available 24/7 to support crisis needs.

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency please contact:

Clark County Crisis at 800-626-8137; Cowlitz County 360-423-0452 x138

NAMI 800-950-6264

WARM Line 360-903-2853

Veterans Crisis 800-273-8255

Trans Lifeline 877-565-8860.

You can also text: NAMI at 741741, teen2teen to 839863, or Trevor Text by texting START to 678678.

You may also call 911.

There is no set time frame for how long healing or personal growth takes. Some individuals meet their counseling goals in just a handful of sessions, while others may require support over a longer period of time.

You are in control and have the choice to end counseling, or pause it, any time you want.

While there is a significant amount of science supporting counseling approaches, it is still an art form and organic process.

Your counseling experience will include repeated opportunity to evaluate and discuss your progress to ensure that sessions are effective and meeting client needs.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders (as described by the EMDR International Association).

It is a powerful tool for healing and supports the body and brain’s natural recovery processes. EMDR does not require individuals to talk in detail about their traumatic experiences and includes learning relaxation strategies to help calm the body’s nervous system, which is often negatively affected by distressing experiences or trauma.

Please visit www.EMDRIA.org for more information.

Initial individual 80-minute initial (intake) or EMDR session - $175

Individual 50-minute session - $125

Payments (by check, cash, card, HSA funds) are expected at time of service.

If for any reason there is a cancellation, 24 hours notice is required, otherwise you, as the client, are still responsible for the full fee payment.

Phone calls, emails, text messages or other communication made by the counselor at your request are prorated at the hourly fee.

A $45 fee will be charged for returned checks in addition to any bank charges. Your payment options may be modified and/or limited should your check be returned.

Free To Be Wellness may use outside professional businesses for billing, administrative assistance and collection purposes. These businesses are under the same HIPAA regulations as Free To Be, in that we both use appropriate safeguards to prevent the misuse or disclosure of your personal health information.

Reduced rate services may be available through Open Path Collective. Jessica Johnson will soon be accepting up to two clients at a time from Open Path Collective.

Using cash-pay counseling services provides you the most freedom and privacy. You are able to choose the provider who fits you best, without limitations often imposed by insurance networks. You get more choice in many elements of your care including: length and duration of visits, modalities used, privacy of your PHI and medical records, and confidentiality of diagnosis and treatment plan.

Managed care plans can deny payment or reduce benefits for care obtained outside of their network or with out their pre-approval. Additionally, your number of appointments or treatment options may be limited.

Lastly, insurance companies require counselors to provide a lot of a client’s personal information, including: diagnosis, treatment type, service dates, copies of notes, treatment justifications, progress reports, and financial information.

Choosing a cash-pay counseling service provides you the greatest level of control and privacy of your life, family, finances and mental health.

That’s great! Payment is due at time of service. Once you confirm your out-of-network benefits, we can create a receipt (called a Superbill) for you to submit to your insurance for partial reimbursement.

Receipt (a.k.a. Superbill or Statement for Insurance Reimbursement) is provided to you containing:
- Member name, address, phone number, and ID
- Primary insured name
- Provider name, address, phone number, tax ID, NPI, licensure
- Diagnosis code
- Date of service
- Service, CPT code, billed amount

Counseling sessions are held remotely, using a secure and HIPAA-compliant video meeting platform.

Counseling services are only for individual adults, age 18 and over. Jessica Johnson has several years experience counseling youth and couples, however is focusing her practice on serving adults at this time.

Counseling can still focus on family, relationship or parenting concerns if this is desired.

You can reach out to your primary care physical for referrals if you are seeking medication management. Jessica Johnson is not licensed to prescribe medication or manage any medications already prescribed to you.

If you are seeking group therapy or inpatient Jessica Johnson can provide you these resources. In the PDX metro area there are resources such as Unity Hospital (Portland) or Rainier Springs (Vancouver) for partial hospitalizations and stabilization programs. Substance abuse resources are also available if you are needing referrals.