Anxiety is the most common mental health concern in adults, and most of what comes through our door does not look dramatic from the outside. It looks like staying productive while running thin. Treatable, almost every time.
Port Jefferson runs from the harbor and the Bridgeport ferry down through the LIRR line and east toward Mount Sinai. The Village proper sits next to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital and St. Charles Hospital, and Stony Brook University is a short drive west. The patient population we see in Port Jefferson reflects that: healthcare staff working long shifts, university families, retirees in Belle Terre, and parents of older kids navigating Stony Brook and SBU Hospital while still keeping their own households running.
How anxiety therapy works here
Most outpatient anxiety therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure work, or acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). All three are evidence-based, and most people see meaningful change inside eight to sixteen sessions. Our Clinical Director is also EMDR-trained, which is useful for panic and phobia work with an identifiable trigger.
What it costs
Port Jefferson households use a heavier-than-average share of healthcare-system plans (Northwell Direct, Mather, Stony Brook) plus commercial PPOs through Long Island employers and the university. We are in network with the major plans and verify your specific benefits in writing before the first session. With most in-network plans (Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Northwell Direct), the typical out of pocket cost is between $0 and $40 per session, depending on your specific plan. Coverage may vary; we check your specific benefits in writing before your first session at no cost. Send your insurance information here.
If we are not in network with your plan, you may still have out of network benefits that reimburse a portion. The payment options page walks through the Mentaya tool to check that quickly. Self-pay rates are listed there too.
Same-week openings, most weeks
We hold intake capacity so most weeks we can get you in within days, not months. Sessions are in person at our Long Island office or by secure video anywhere in New York State.
How to start
Three options:
- Call or text 631-371-2718.
- Send a note via the contact form.
- Verify your insurance first on the verify insurance page.
For more on the clinical side, see the full anxiety therapy guide.