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Counseling in Long Island
Garden City Therapy PLLC
** We are currently at full capacity please check back in late May **
Michelle Ambalu, Lcsw and group are therapists in Garden City, NY providing adult, child and teen counseling. We are licensed social workers and psychotherapists who specializes in Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders and Relational Issues. We accept most Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield , Fidelis and Optum United Healthcare insurance plans. Many managed Medicaid plans accepted. We help NYSHIP clients with out of network benefits. If you have another insurance you can ask us for guidance in what to ask your insurance company to receive potential reimbursement from them.
We accept most Fidelis (including managed Medicaid), UMR, Cigna, Magnacare, Healthfirst (including managed Medicaid), Aetna, and UnitedHealthcare Optum Oxford (including Community Plan managed Medicaid) insurances. Many commercial and federal BCBS plans accepted (excluding HP/MDC). Please do not assume coverage as we always need your insurance information to check if you are able to see our therapists under insurance and to quote network status and benefits.
The out of pocket fee per therapy session (if no coverage) is $80
courtesy information for help navigating or changing insurance.
Out of Network Plans:
If you have a different insurance, you can ask us for direction on how to find out about your out of network benefits to obtain potential reimbursement from your insurer.
The below list is subject to change as insurance companies may at any time change their status. Always be sure to check with us regarding ANY insurance carrier, Id, or plan level change of any kind. It is your responsibly to be aware or changes to your insurance on file with us and how this may impact your fee as we are not made aware of this be insurance and may only find out indirectly at a later point. You also want to avoid any balances accumulated due to not letting us know of changes.
List of insurance plans we are typically in network with:
Fidelis
Essential Plan
Fully Integrated Duals Advantage
HealthierLife
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Advantage Dual Advantage
Medicaid Advantage Plus
Metal-Level Products (Bonze, Gold, etc.)
Cigna
Open Access Plus
Many employer selected plans
and more
NOT in network with Cigna Medicaid
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Contracted with most commercial PPO, EPO, POS local plans
Federal Employee Program NY
Many Excellus Plans and more
NOT in network with Health Plus Medicaid
HealthFirst
(most managed Medicaid and commercial plans accepted)
Aetna
(most commercial plans accepted)
NOT in network with Aetna Medicaid
Optum - Oxford, UnitedHealthcare
UHC Community Plan managed Medicaid
United HealthCare ChoicePlus
Oxford Freedom Network
Optum UnitedHealthcare
and more including most Bronze, Gold, etc.)
Magnacare
Most Magnacare plans accepted by our therapists in Long Island
UMR
Most UMR plans accepted by our therapists in Long Island
NYSHIP Empire Plan
Although we are out of network with this plan, we are able to submit claims to insurance under your out of network benefits. We are able to match your in network copay, meaning the cost to you for sessions here would be the same cost as it would be with an in-network provider.
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Garden City Therapy PLLC is committed to your privacy. Your information is confidential or private information regarding your health condition when completing any form and submitting to Garden City Therapy.
We are affiliated with and support the following professional organizations: Anxiety Disorders Association of America, NYS Social Work Office of the Professions, Mental Health Association of Nassau County as well as the American Psychological Association. Please visit other links to community and national mental health resources here.
Psychotherapy and Mental Health Counseling for adults. We are committed to providing affordable, quality, mental health care by the best therapists in Long Island. We have extensive prior experience working at numerous mental health clinics in Long Island and Queens, we have provided counseling and psychotherapy to individuals with anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, difficulty adjusting to life changes, abandonment and trust issues, as well as other areas of exploration. We have Masters Degrees in Social Work and/ or Mental Health Counseling. Executive Director, Michelle Ambalu, LCSW has supervised social work students learning to practice psychotherapy and all of out clinical staff meet weekly to engage in advanced supervision towards advanced clinical credentialing and for the purpose or best treatment practices as seen fit by the state of New York. Services are $80 per session out of pocket. We also accept most Cigna, Empire BCBS, Fidelis (w/managed Medicaid), Optum UnitedHealthcare (w/managed Medicaid) Oxford, Optum UHC (w.Community Plan Managed Medicaid), Healthfirst (w/managed Medicaid), Magnacare and UMR insurance plans. We also submit claims for NYSHIP for out of network reimbursement and by doing so are typically able to match your in-network copay.
Fully HIPAA compliant telehealth counseling services.
Garden City Therapy PLLC
233 7th Street. STE 200 Garden City, NY 11530
516 828 2622
