Counseling
What is Counseling?
Counseling is an option to improve your ability to cope with family relationships, help with difficult life transitions, understand your personal goals and values, and allow for personal growth. Our hope is to be able to work together to identify new solutions for you and your family. Counseling is tailored to the family or individual since everyone’s experiences are unique and different. Your spirituality can also greatly affect counseling. We can incorporate your spirituality into each session to aid in your decision-making and personal growth.
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The Best Referrals Come From Previous Clients...
"We have seen other counselors and none have been able to give us the 'tools' to get our marriage back on track. You truly have a gift... not just to listen, but to really 'hear' what we are saying and come up with ideas and solutions that are 'outside the box'!" - remarried couple
"Thanks for not making me feel afraid to tell you things. If I thought that you were judging me or in shock about what I tell you, I wouldn't be able to tell you everything. If I hold back things I don't know if I would get any better" - divorced mother 45
"It was good to talk to someone that helped me feel normal and helped me through my healing process of accepting a death in my family"
- Mother of three kids 42"thank you for going the extra mile for me" - female 45
"your ability to combine objectivity, compassion, and faith is a rare gift, and we thank God for bringing you into our lives" - remarried wife 55
"I learned a lot about dealing with my particular situation when everything fell down a month and a half ago, and I'm really grateful for that new understanding." - female student 19
"Rick is an amazing guy and I couldn't have made it through my difficult times without him" - female 44
"I couldn't believe my daughter would actually say yes to counseling, but after you talked to her.. thank you" - mom 42
"wish you could do counseling for my ex in Houston!"
- male 33"you're good... you don't say much, but when you do it's awesome!" - single mom 35
"you are one of God's true Angels [for my son]... thank you" - widowed mother 44
"thank you Rick for helping my family when we were in need"
- dad 42"I had a bad experience with a counselor 3 years ago, but I feel comfortable with you" - single mom 24
What are the initials after your name?
Richard Zapf, MS, LMFT, BCPC, CRSThe MS is my degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. I received a Masters of Science in Psychology, Specializing in Marriage & Family Therapy.
The LMFT is my state license in Marriage & Family Therapy.The BCPC is a certification of excellence from the
APA (American Psychotherapy Association) as a
Board Certified Professional Counselor.The CRS is an additional certification of excellence from the
APA (American Psychotherapy Association) as a
Certified Relationship Specialist.
What about your fees?
The first question is... will we be billing insurance?
My fees are already preset and approved with the following insurance companies:
Aetna, Beech Street/Concentra, Blue Cross BS of Tx-Parplan, Community First,
Corporate Health, Humana, Magellan, Medicaid-PCCM, MH Net, Multiplan
PHCS, Superior/IMHS, Texas True Choice, TRICARE Humana, and UNICARE
If we are billing insurance, then we will have to follow billing procedures for your co-pays, deductibles, out-of-pocket, and visit limitations. Please note - some insurance plans have exclusionary riders for certain diagnoses and problems.
Click Here for More on Insurance Billing!If your insurance company is not listed, let me call to find out your specific insurance qualifications. Please note - many insurance companies have different behavioral health providers than the name on the front of your card (for example, Humana may use MH Net). Let us call and check your coverage for you!
If we are not billing insurance, then my fee is $95 for 45-50 minutes. Other session durations and fees are available. Webcam and Phone Consultations are billed at $2 per minute. If you feel this is not affordable, please ask Rick about other payment options. Rick will work with each family or individual to provide affordable counseling services.
We accept cash, check, or credit cards.
If you have any questions regarding Counseling Services, please Email Rick or call (830) 249-8521.
