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Psychotherapy

Dr. Cathie Simpson believes our brains change when we spend time with a compassionate person who listens. Let her listen as she helps you overcome grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, identity issues, matters of death, transition, and plain old being stuck.

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Pet Loss Group

The Pet Loss Group is a self-help, professionally facilitated gathering. It provides understanding, support, and education about coping with the loss of a companion animal through the compassionate discussion of common feelings.

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Dogs In Therapy

Many articles have been written about animals in therapy, which is why you will often see my dog in the room.

It has been scientifically shown that spending time with dogs and other animals lessens fear and anxiety significantly more than music or art.

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About Therapy

What is therapy and how it works? Dr. Simpson has gleaned these ideas over the years from the pages of books, magazines, journals, and newspapers and her own experience. Learn what therapy could mean for you.

“Therapy is a relationship between two people united in common cause: to figure out what is going on.”

— M. GUY THOMPSON

Cathie Simpson psychotherapy services

Questions about fees?

Dr. Simpson charges $140 for the first session and $120 for each session after that. She accepts checks and cash. She doesn't take credit cards, but arrangements can be made to pay with PayPal.

She is a provider for the following insurance companies:

Aetna, Allstate, American Behavioral, Beacon Health Options, CDPHP, Cigna, Corphealth (Humana), Coventry, EBS-RMSCO, Empire, Excellus, FidelisCare, GHI, Great West, Harris, Healthnet, HealthNow, HealthyCT, Humana, Life Solutions (PsychCare), LifeSynch (Humana), Lifetime Benefit Solutions, Molina, MVP Health Care, Multiplan, OptumHealth, PHCS (Multiplan), POMCO, Providence, PsychCare, Today's Options of New York, Tufts Health Plan, Unicare, United Behavioral Health, United Healthcare, Univera, and ValueOptions.

All of this is rather moot as Dr. Simpson is not accepting new patients at this time.