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If you're planning to utilize insurance benefits to pay for therapy sessions, it's important to provide your therapist with accurate and up-to-date insurance information. Please find below, a step-by-step guide on how to provide insurance information to your therapist for verification purposes:

1. Contact your insurance company and ask for the necessary information to provide to your therapist, including your member ID number, group number, the name of your insurance plan, and the telephone number for behavioral health benefits.

2. Ask your therapist what method of communication she prefers for receiving your insurance information. This could be via email, fax or by scanning a copy of your insurance card.

3. Once you have your insurance information and are familiar with your therapist's preference, gather the necessary information and send it to her in a timely manner.

4. Double-check for accuracy. This includes making sure your name, date of birth, and policy number match the information on your insurance card.

5. If your therapist needs additional information such as a referral from your primary care physician or an EAP authorization number, be sure to provide that as well.

6. Finally, ask your therapist to confirm that she has received your insurance information and has successfully verified your benefits prior to your initial session, as this will reduce the chance of surprise regarding payment or coverage.

By following these steps you can ensure that your therapist has the necessary insurance information to verify your benefits so that you can receive the mental health services you need.