Choosing and Using Your Benefits Choosing and Using Your Psychotherapy Benefits Time was, the hardest part of psychotherapy was finding the right therapist.
Plans differ widely in how they treat psychotherapy benefits.
Still others will allow you a specified number of sessions, usually five to ten, before the review process takes effect. But in return, the cost per session will probably be much less than in an unmanaged plan. Managed plans are based on new philosophy of treatment. Traditional psychotherapy generally continued until a patient felt ready to terminate. Thus, a person whose ability to function at work suffers after a loss can expect a managed care company to approve treatment until he or she is able to return to work.