Services
Clinical Professional Counseling
We offer individual psychotherapy services for children, adolescents and adults. Esther Aykarethu also offers family and couples therapy. In your initial intake session with your therapist, you will explore your concerns and develop a treatment plan personalized to your needs and preferences.
We draw from a range of modalities for treatment, visit our About Us page to learn more about each therapist’s treatment approaches.
Payment Options:
Shannon Bagnara accepts Aetna and Optum/UnitedHealthcare insurance plans, or out of pocket cash payments. I utilize a billing service called Alma for processing insurance payments. Learn more about the process of using your insurance here.
Shannon’s cash payment fee schedule is as follows:
Intake appointments are 50 minutes and cost $150.
Subsequent individual psychotherapy appointments are 50 minutes and cost $125.
Esther Aykarethu accepts out of pocket cash payments. Esther is not contracted with insurance plans. You may request a superbill to seek out of network reimbursement.
Esther’s cash payment fee schedule is as follows:
Intake appointments are 50 minutes and cost $125.
Subsequent individual psychotherapy appointments are 50 minutes and cost $100.
Subsequent family/couples psychotherapy appointments are 50 minutes and cost $125.
Services
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective and evidence-based mental health treatment that can help heal the effects of trauma and distressing life experiences. EMDR was originally developed by Francine Shapiro, PhD, in the 1980’s to treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is now widely used for a variety of other conditions as well including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use disorders, chronic pain, eating disorders, low self esteem, and severe stress.
Research has shown that EMDR can often result in faster progress than traditional talk therapy because it incorporates methods that access the areas of your brain that store and process memories, allowing for both the desensitization of the traumatic memory and for new neural connections to be strengthened.
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Groups offer the empowering opportunity to address your therapeutic goals alongside others who share, understand and support in addressing your concerns.
In the past, Shannon has run counseling groups for teens and adults on topics such as self esteem, social skills, mindfulness and anxiety.
Are you interested in learning about future group opportunities?
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Shannon has provided community education to community centers, churches and schools on topics ranging from mental wellness, suicide prevention, mental health stigma, resilience, mindfulness, and grief.
Are you interested in community education at your organization?
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Shannon believes mental health and trauma recovery is best addressed holistically, taking into account mind, body, and spirit. Yoga, meditation and breath-work are powerful, effective and evidence-based tools for stress reduction and trauma recovery.
Shannon is a 200 hr certified yoga teacher with additional certifications in trauma-informed yoga, Yin yoga, meditation and breath-work. Currently she offers private yoga and breath-work services.