For students located in Virginia, services are also available through telehealth. SMH services are covered by student fees and are entirely separate from your insurance benefits. No charges are submitted to your insurance provider when you seek services under the SMH program.
SMH clinicians have no involvement in academic evaluations of clients under their care. As noted, SMH provides evaluations, consultation, and brief psychotherapy i. The initial appointment generally lasts for about one hour. Depending upon the presenting problem, at the end of this initial evaluation, a client will either be scheduled for short-term treatment through SMH or referred to appropriate resources in the community for longer-term or specialized services e.
Students are encouraged to consider coverage when choosing a provider. Sessions for short-term psychotherapy are scheduled in advance. Although walk-in appointments cannot be guaranteed due to the time-intensive nature of individual evaluations and psychotherapy, SMH can sometimes offer appointments on the same day depending on schedule availability. Currently, the maximum number of sessions per fiscal year i. Although the following list is not all inclusive, some common problems that may benefit from short-term treatment include:.
Because SMH offers evaluations, consultation, and brief psychotherapy, long-term treatment options are not available through SMH. When a client may benefit from long-term care, SMH will provide a referral for services in the community. In this case, the client would use his or her insurance benefits.
Referrals to community providers are primarily made for long-term psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, or both services. If you are in a crisis situation that may be life-threatening e. In this type of situation, proceed immediately to the nearest emergency room or call Crisis services can be accessed by calling and pressing option 2 on the phone tree.
