Animal-Assisted Therapy of the Triangle currently has office locations in Clayton, Raleigh and Powell’s Point NC.
We accept the following insurance plans:
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Aetna
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Cigna
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United Healthcare
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Optum
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UMR
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Medcost
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Tricare
Please contact us at 919-243-1505 to confirm that we accept your specific insurance plan.
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Our private pay rates are as follows:
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Intake session is $225
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On-going 55 minute session is $200
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We accept cash, checks, debit cards, and major credit cards for the payment of insurance
co-payments or the full session fee.
COVID-19 PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
Therapists and Staff at Animal Assisted Therapy of the Triangle convey our sympathy and concern to everyone affected by COVID-19. We have been following any outbreaks and adjusting our protocols to assure the health of our Clients. With that in mind, here are the preventative measures that have been put in place at our practice locations.
1. Information posters from the CDC on COVID-19 infection are posted in our office locations.
2. Therapists, staff, and clients are being asked if they have symptoms to stay home when sick and remain there until they are fully recovered.
3. Our lobby is closed and we have asked clients to wait in their car or outside until their appointment time at which point their therapist will come collect them.
4. If you need to speak with our practice manager after an appointment, we have marked appropriate social distancing spaces in the lobby for people to stand and wait.
5. We will provide tissues, hand sanitizer, and soap to all our clients. Hand sanitizer is located in each office, the bathrooms and our lobby area.
6. Clients, therapists, and staff will wear masks in any common areas (e.g. the lobby, hallways, etc.). It is for each client and therapist to decide about wearing masks within the therapy office.
7. Our Therapists and Staff will practice good cough and sneeze etiquette, and they will utilize appropriate hand hygiene (washing with soap and water for 20 seconds or hand sanitizer).
8. All Therapists and Staff will cease close contact with clients (e.g. no shaking hands or hugging).
9. We will be wiping down the door handles with sanitizing wipes throughout the common office space multiple times a day.
10. Each therapist will practice a specific cleaning protocol of their office and wipe down their therapy animal between sessions.
11. We are suspending our cancellation fee policy until further notice in the event appointments have to be cancelled at the last minute due to clients become uncomfortable leaving their home to come to their appointment.
We will be monitoring the COVID-19 infection spread closely and will continue to update our protocols in line with local, state, and federal recommendations. Your physical and mental health is important to us and please bring any concerns to our attention. We thank you for your patience if any of our preventative measures pose a temporary inconvenience.
At this time, we are sorry to say that we will not have any internship or practicum opportunities for the year 2024.
We serve as a team of licensed mental health clinicians and social workers to provide mental health counseling services and mental wellness workshops for organizations. Our clinicians operate within a wide range of specialties and serve a variety of populations. Our main specialty is working alongside animals and incorporating them in therapy via animal-assisted interventions. We follow the American Counseling Association’s Animal Assisted Counseling Competencies. Animals, through the Human-Animal Bond, provide many psychological and even physiological benefits in therapy for the humans and the animal!
No-Our clinicians rely on professional trainers and organizations to help train our therapy animals. If you are interested in having your animals trained, we suggest you look at the requirements with Pet Partners and Canines for Therapy.
While our clinicians and therapy animals are qualified to visit other settings, we are more accustomed to meeting with our clients at our offices. If you are interested in having a therapy animal visit your organization on a volunteer basis, we suggest checking with Pet Partners or Canines for Services to book a volunteer team. However, we do provide custom tailored mental wellness workshops for organizations; please contact us for availability and rates.