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Individual Counseling and ACT Skills Groups
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Appointments
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Insurance

About

Valerie Akins, LCSW, LCDC, LCAS

*** Waitlist for ACT clients only, RO DBT waitlist closed. I specialize in disorders of emotional overcontrol and perfectionism. My approach incorporates ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and RO DBT (Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Treatment with me focuses on improving psychological flexibility, acceptance of thoughts and emotions, mindful and valued living, and social connections. I treat adults age 18+. I provide individual therapy and lead psychoeducation classes to provide guidance on emotions, thoughts, social connection and coping skills.
Valerie Akins, LCSW, LCDC, LCAS
valerie@openacceptance.com

Services

  • Overcontrol
  • Perfectionism
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Personality Disorder
  • Eating Disorders
  • Avoidant Personality
  • Obsessive Compulsive Personality
  • Loneliness
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Disorders
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Self Esteem
  • Mindfulness
  • Work Stress
  • Women's Issues

Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Radically Open DBT (RO DBT)

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Ambetter
  • Optum
  • Out of Network
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare
  • Medicare
  • Aetna Medicare
  • Humana
  • Superior
  • Harvard Pilgrim
  • Meritain Health

Fees

  • 45 Minute Individual Therapy: $150
  • 55 Minute Individual Therapy: $175
  • Group Therapy: $50