Depression rarely looks like the textbook version. In Islip Township it more often looks like the slow drain of doing too much for too long. Treatable, almost every time.
Islip is broad and varied. Bay Shore and Brentwood at the west end, the Islip and Connetquot school districts in the middle, Sayville and Bayport along the bay. Healthcare staff at South Shore University Hospital, teachers, contractors, and a deep retiree population. The depression pattern we see in Islip cuts across that mix and tends to settle in after a long stretch of doing for everyone else.
How depression therapy works here
The most studied outpatient depression therapies are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), behavioral activation, and interpersonal therapy (IPT). All three are evidence-based, and most people start feeling traction inside eight to twelve sessions. Our Clinical Director is also EMDR-trained, which can be useful when depression has roots in a specific loss or earlier experience.
What it costs
Insurance in Islip runs through a wide mix: commercial PPOs, public-sector unions, hospital plans, and trades. We are in network with the major plans and verify your specific benefits in writing before your 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.