Mental Health Services
Learn how to get mental healthcare through your benefits. You do not need a referral from your primary care provider (PCP) to connect with a mental health provider.
Your HPSM benefits cover the following mental health services at no cost:
Psychotherapy (talk therapy)
Psychotherapy helps people understand their feelings and behaviors and learn different ways to cope. Talk therapy is a service most often provided by:
- Licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT)
- Associate marriage and family therapists (AMFT) with licensed supervision
- Licensed clinical social workers (LCSW)
- Associate social workers (ASW) and Associate Marriage and Family Therapists (AMFT) with licensed supervision
Mental health visits may be provided in person or by telemedicine (phone or video)
Telemedicine may be helpful as it can save you time because you don’t have to travel. Plus you can get services in a location where you are comfortable. After your session, make sure you give yourself time to shift back into the rest of your day, in case certain emotions come up.
Medication therapy
Medicine therapy helps treat symptoms of mental illness with medicines. This often works best with talk therapy. Medicines to treat mental health symptoms are most commonly prescribed by PCPs, psychiatric nurse practitioners or psychiatrists.
Talk with your PCP about your symptoms or call the BHRS ACCESS Call Center at 1-800-686-0101 to see what type of covered mental health service is right for you within your benefit.