THERAPY SERVICES
Therapy Designed to Help You Move Forward
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, losing confidence, or trying to manage the pressure of school, work, athletics, or everyday life, therapy can help.
Ascend Therapy provides individualized virtual therapy for teens and adults throughout New York, with specialized support available for athletes and high-performing individuals.
Individual
Support for anxiety, stress, emotional wellbeing & life's challenges
Individual therapy provides a confidential and supportive space for clients to explore personal challenges, strengthen coping skills, and improve emotional wellbeing. Sessions focus on helping individuals navigate anxiety, stress, life transitions, and other mental health concerns while building confidence and resilience.
At Ascend Therapy LLC, therapy is tailored to each client’s unique experiences and goals. Using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), clients develop practical tools to better understand their thoughts and emotions, manage stress, and create healthier patterns moving forward.
Individual therapy may support clients experiencing:
• Anxiety and stress
• Depression or low mood
• Life transitions and personal challenges
• Confidence and self-esteem concerns
• Emotional regulation and coping skills
• Performance pressure related to academics or athletics
Performance Therapy
Mental Health Support for Athletes & High Performers
Performance therapy combines evidence-based mental health treatment with an understanding of the unique pressures faced by athletes and high-performing individuals.
Sessions may focus on performance anxiety, confidence, perfectionism, fear of failure, mental blocks, burnout, difficulty recovering from mistakes or setbacks, and managing the pressure to perform.
Together, we'll work on practical strategies to manage anxiety, strengthen confidence, improve focus, regulate emotions, and develop a healthier relationship with performance and success.
Performance therapy is available for teen and adult athletes at all levels, including equestrians and other competitive performers.
Clinical Consultation
For Therapists
Professional consultation for LMSWs, early-career clinicians, and helping professionals seeking practical support as they build confidence in their clinical work.
Consultation may focus on case conceptualization, treatment planning, documentation, challenging client dynamics, professional boundaries, burnout, and working with anxiety, teens, athletes, and high-performing clients.
Sessions are collaborative and practical, providing a space to think through difficult cases, strengthen clinical skills, and feel more confident in your work.
Virtual consultation is available throughout New York.
Consultation is educational and supportive in nature and does not replace employer-based or state-required clinical supervision.
Fees & Payments
Session fees vary depending on the service provided. Payment is due at the time of service unless other arrangements have been made.
Individual Therapy
$160 per 53-minute session
Ascend Therapy accepts select insurance plans. Coverage, copays, deductibles, and other out-of-pocket costs vary by plan. Clients are encouraged to verify their individual mental health benefits prior to beginning services.
Performance Therapy
$160 per 5 -minute session
Performance therapy may be eligible for insurance coverage when services meet criteria for medically necessary mental health treatment. Coverage varies by individual insurance plan.
Clinical Consultation
Contact for current consultation rates
Clinical consultation is a private-pay professional service and is not billed to health insurance.
Insurance
Ascend Therapy currently works with select insurance plans, including:
Aetna • Anthem/BCBS • Cigna • Highmark • Humana • Optum • Oscar • Oxford • UnitedHealthcare
Insurance participation and coverage may vary by plan. Acceptance of an insurance carrier does not guarantee coverage for a specific service.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to ask questions, discuss what you're looking for, and determine whether Ascend Therapy is the right fit.