Counseling Services
individual, family, & couples counseling
A good fit makes all the difference. At AHS we believe that counseling should be culturally relevant and open to anyone who is seeking care, change, and a place to process the complexities that come with being human. We care deeply about creating space for people and we hold to the highest ethical standards of inclusive work.
It’s for this reason, we ensure that you are linked with the therapist who will best meet your needs and preferences. With a diverse group of licensed therapists, we are able to provide you with native English, native Korean, or Bilingual speaking counselors who have varying backgrounds, specialties, and styles to support you in effectively meeting your therapeutic goals.
The Counseling Process
Making the Initial Appointment
Submit the AHS Client Interest Form to begin the inquiry process. The information you share allows our team to better understand your needs and determine how we can best support you. After reviewing your form, a member of our team will reach out with the next steps and additional details. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
The First Appointment
At your first appointment, your therapist will listen as you describe your hopes for outcomes from therapy and the circumstances or issues that prompted you to seek counseling. Your therapist will also answer any questions or concerns that you may have about the process.
Ongoing Appointments
You and your therapist will then collaborate to identify the focus and approach for your personal preferences, personality, and counseling goals. You will also discuss the many different facets of life that are supporting you or hindering you from being able to reach your goals, and problem solve together towards therapeutic ends.
Insurance & Billing
We offer direct billing as a convenience for our clients, meaning less money out of their pockets and fewer paperwork headaches. Our staff’s professional qualifications allow clients to receive reimbursement under most insurance plans. While AHS is a preferred provider for insurance companies such as AFSPA (FSBP) and Tricare, we work in conjunction with many insurance companies from around the world.
We are a preferred provider for many insurers and routinely direct bill the following:
- AETNA
- AFSPA(FSBP)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BUPA
- FEP
- GeoBlue
- Henner
- Scholars
- Cigna
- Tricare
- UHCG
- Healix
Unfortunately, Korean National Health Insurance does not cover counseling services at this time.
Reaching Therapeutic Goals
As you continue to meet with your therapist, you will collaborate to organize thoughts and emotions, focus on changes you want, and identify the best care for your needs until you feel that you have gotten what you need from the process.
When you feel you have gotten what you need from the counseling process, you will review with your therapist the changes that have occurred and ways to continue your growth outside the therapy room. We have found that some clients complete their initial goal but find they want to continue therapy with a new focus, while others complete counseling when their initial goal is met. Either way, the decision is always up to you.
- Increase self-understanding
- Make sense of past experiences
- Identify and reduce self-sabotage
- Overcome barriers in the way of your dreams
- Bolster connections with loved ones
- Decrease uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
- Learn healthy relationship boundaries
- Establish effective ways of coping
Common reasons for support
- Managing Strong Emotions
- Anxiety & Worry
- Depression
- Advice & Support
- Future Planning
- Strengthen Relationships
- Improving Habits/Behavior
- Trauma & PTSD
- Self Esteem & Identity
- Major Life Decisions
- Grief & Loss
- Child & Adolescent Questions
- Parenting Support
- Cultural Struggles
- Substance Use & Abuse
- Body Image/Eating Disorders
- Gender & Sexual Identity
- Conflict Resolution
- Family Dynamics
- Stress Management
- Learn Coping Mechanisms
- New Perspective
- Discover One's Best Self
- Enhance Communication
Did you know...
that having an empathetic, attuned counselor can actually increase the thickness of your pre-frontal neo-cortex (the problem solving, higher level thinking part of our brain)?
When trained caregivers join us on our journey of dreaming, healing, and transformation, it not only changes our lives, but also our brain structure. Very cool.
AHS Core Philosophies
Asking for help
is a sign of sanity, perhaps even wisdom.
Being heard
seen, and understood are basic human needs.
All deserve
to hope, grow, and have relief from pain.
Transformation
can be daunting, but is very rarely impossible.
