Discover your obstacles, define your new limits.
We aim to meet you in your place of need. We help individuals, adults and children, looking for growth and change.
We offer:
art therapy, verbal counseling, play therapy,
online counseling, & reiki energy healing.
Mood symptoms and disorders: Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, panic.
Relationships: Infidelity, divorce, strengthening, heart break, co-dependence, communication, separation, couples counseling women's issues.
General: Women's issues, transitional life changes, adjustment, work stressors, family life management, communication, LGBT needs, managing medical conditions, stress, grief/ loss, aging, change, trauma/PTSD, substance abuse
Children: Mood changes, acting out in school, distractability, attachment, abuse, shyness, anger, low frustration tolerance, tantrums, divorce, sibling rivalry.
Family: dynamics, changes, deaths, moving, divorce, single session consultations, in-home options.
(*We do not provide treatment for: eating disorder treatment, autism spectrum or immediate crisis appointments for new clients)
Our Residents-in Counseling specialize in teens and children.
The Summit Counseling Services Team
Licensed and Residents in Counseling available
Laura S. Maloney, ATR-BC, LPC, LMFT, BC-TMH
Clinician IV
EVMS graduate, art therapist.
20 years of counseling experience.
Treatment offered:
art therapy, verbal counseling, online therapy, reiki.
Specializes in Women's issues
Stephanie Gagnon, LCSW
Clinician IV
Skilled in short term, solution-focused psychotherapy.
Over 25 years of experience.
Treatment Offered:
verbal counseling: couples, individuals & families.
Eleanor Lampell, ATR-LPC
Clinician III
EVMS graduate, art therapist, equine therapist.
Treatment Offered:
art therapy and verbal counseling
play therapy, all ages.
Eleanor@summitcounselingservicesnorfolk.com
Melissa Avant, LPC, ATR-P, CSAC
Clinician II
EVMS graduate, art therapist, certified substance abuse counselor.Treatment Offered:art therapy, substance abuse, verbal counseling.Adult therapy focus.Stacey O'Toole, LCSW
Clinician II
Multi-faced clinical social worker with significant experience in community services board setting.
Stacey@summitcounseleingservicesnorfolk.com
Tuesdai Johnson, LPC-R, ATR
Resident in Counseling
Clinician I
EVMS graduate, art therapist.Treatment Offered:art therapy, verbal counseling.Teen and child focus.
Jaimee Foster,
LPC-R
Resident in Counseling
Clinician I
EVMS graduate, art therapist.
Jaimee@summitcounselingservicesnorfolk.com
Services & Rates
Feeling lost? Create the combination that works for you and your family.
Individual Counseling
Adults, Children, Teens
Counseling is not just for mental illness. Counseling can help people manage changes, stressors, transitions, reaching new goals, and improve relationship dynamics.
Counseling will be conducted by your choice of licensed professionals or provisionally licensed professionals (Residents in Counseling).
Fees:*
Licensed Clinicians (LPC, LCSW):Individual: 120-85$*self-pay rates may vary by clinician or code billedResidents-in-Counseling (LPC-R):Individual: 60-35$45 & 30 minute sessions availableRIC is a Master's level clinician under clinical supervision of a licensed clinician.*Insurance will alter out of pocket pay to contracted rate and your subsequent copay determined.
Self-pay rates vary per level of clinician (I-IV) selected.
Join Open Path for reduced rates for those who qualify 30-60$ a session with select clinicians.
Art Therapy
All ages and populations!
Summit Counseling has four art therapists on staff.
Art therapy is regulated by the American Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB).
The use of art processes and materials promotes insight, self-control, emotional regulation, problem solving, emotional stability and encourages creativity and personal growth.
An art therapy assessment yields insight into family dynamics and those clinical concerns more difficult to determine from verbal counseling.
https://www.pinterest.com/cathymalchiodi/trauma-informed-art-therapy/
Online Counseling
Get your needs met at home!
Online Counseling services, also known as tele-mental health, is therapy using an internet "platform" from your phone or computer. This reduces travel time and allows for more convenient scheduling. We have board certified tele-mental health (BC-TMH) counselors.
THE PLATFORM
We are using Zoom as our platform for online services. Counselors send a link to the meeting prior to session via email and/or calendar reminder. You can use your phone or computer. There is a virtual consent form for these services. There is a password protection on sessions.
Feeling apprehensive?
Contact us below to set up a free trial of this service.
Reiki
Holistic Healing
Reiki is an ancient healing art, designed by utilizing source energy to balance your energetic system. Reiki is intuitive healing work which targets pain, mood and emotional distress. Contact us below to learn more.
These links offer more information:
https://iarp.org/history-of-reiki/
https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/how-can-reiki-help-me
Fees:
Reiki Single Session 75$
Reiki Counseling Package 90 minutes: 125$
Reiki Package 3 sessions = 210.00 (save 12%!)
* We currently only accept cash, checks, paypal or cash app for these
Insurance
Cash, Checks, Credit Cards accepted for self-pay and insurance based clients.
We require a credit card on file to participate in services per payment policy at this time.
Insurance
Summit Counseling accepts insurance plans and self-pay clients.
Self-pay clients (not using insurance)
- Self-pay is an option to see any provider.
- Residents-in-Counseling have reduced rates and accept self-pay. They also accept Medicaid AND Cigna.
- Licensed providers accept most insurance plans.
- Reiki is a self-pay service.
Insurance Paying Clients:
Your insurance will be verified pre-visit. If it is possible to determine copay or co-insurance we will do so. However, it is ultimately your responsibility to call and get your benefits specifically. Credit cards are required to be on file for copays, and co-insurances and contracted rates for deductible plans.Cards are charged automatically for these fees as well as missed appointment fees.
Clients are responsible for following up with their insurance companies if they disagree with the rate determined as their amount due for claims to be reprocessed. Until then, clients are responsible for the rate indicated as client responsibility by the insurance plan. Clients will be reimbursed when insurance company issues payment to us.
*Most insurances cover tele-mental health (phone/online).
Accepted Insurance
Optima, Cigna, Aetna , Anthem
Optum / United Behavioral Health, Magellan
Tri-Care*, Medicaid for all plans listed
*Tricare- we are pending going certified NON-Network
Active military duty members are required to get their own authorization/ referral, PRIOR to scheduling with us, please call your referring agency to obtain this prior to starting the scheduling process.
*TriCare4Life- We do NOT accept this subgroup despite being listed.
Updates: We are planning to leave EAP networks. Until further notice, we are in all EAP networks except for Anthem but will be leaving and your rates and insurance will need to switch to your insurance.
Residents accept Cigna and Medicaid plans ONLY
Sliding Scale Rates
Residents in Counseling can negotiate sliding scale rates
Clinicians can do so at discretion and upon meeting criteria.
The SCS Offices
We're currently virtual! All sessions are conducted via Zoom.
SEE MAPS BELOW
LOCATION 1 : 821 West 21st Street #209 & #210 Norfolk, Va. 23517 (off of Colley Ave)
Providers: Eleanor (209) & Melissa (210)
Directions: There will be a Walgreens on your left on 21st . Past Fresh Market is too far. Building is brown with large circular windows and sign out front reads "Ghent Center". We are Located above the AOC Salon - Parking: Lots available on either side of the building & street parking.
Getting inside to offices: There is an outdoor stairwell located between the buildings and an indoor stairwell on the side closest to the Antique Center (black building). Enter through the doors marked "Ghent Center." Head to the second floor to the back waiting area. There will (possibly) be forms for you to fill out. Have a seat and fill them out, and your provider will be with you shortly. There is an arrival button/ light to press to alert your provider of your arrival.
LOCATION 2 : 957 West 21st St. Ste L Norfolk, Va. 23517
Providers: Laura, Stacey, Stephanie, Tuesdai, Jaimee.
How to find: We are at past Fresh Market in Ghent & "The Tap House" and Caddy corner to Ghent Veterinarian. From Hampton Boulevard, we are right near William Wood Realty.
Important ***The Front of Building The building says "The Therapy Network" on the front.
We are at the BACK SIDE of this building. There are no visible street numbers. May want to use "Therapy Network" for GPS.
Building is cream colored with large dark windows, located on the corner of Azalea and 21st St. If you are coming down 21st St, make a Left when you see the building, then a quick right into our small lot. There is also street parking on the other side.
Office Navigation: Get to the back parking lot. Once in the lot, we are the door on the very end, there is a sign to the right of the door. Enter that door- if locked, please text 757 280 -1042 unless your provider gave you an alternate #. Once inside, go straight to the end of the hall, we are the door at the end of hall, Ste L. Enter and look to wall on left for provider bin for paperwork (if applicable as all paperwork is transitioning to online permanently.
If our office door is locked, have a seat in the main lobby, and we'll be with you shortly.
