Dr. Eric Bender

So hopefully the doctor can give some guidance

Because a lot of times people say, I don't know, do I start with a psychiatrist?

Do I start, you know, how do I know?

And I'll tell people, a psychiatrist can prescribe medications.

If you think medication might be a part of your treatment, like, well, how will I know?

And I'll say, that's a good question.

So why don't we have you just try to start with finding someone you're comfortable talking to?

Are finances a concern?

Do you have insurance?

What will you be paying out of pocket?

So really looking at all the factors that have to go in.

It's an ugly world when you think about it that way, but-

there's a huge range of what people charge.

And some people have what's called a sliding scale and some people don't.

And you find out what your insurance covers is someone in your network, meaning that your insurance company has contracted with that provider to allow that provider to give services to people with that insurance.

That's a lot easier.

That's when you pay a copay, a small fee for going and that's it.

Or is the psychiatrist out of network?

Do you have to pay them out of pocket and at the end of the month, they give you a bill that shows you've paid and then you could submit that to your insurance for what's called out of network reimbursement?

Saying, do you have out of network reimbursement?