Megan Gilbertson

LPCC, EAGALA Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Treatment Contract

Phone: 407-111-1234 | Fax: 407-222-1234

Megan Gilbertson
Mental Health Treatment Contract
Suite 2010 Orlando Drive
Orlando, FL

Megan Gilbertson
LPCC, EAGALA Mental Health Counselor

Experience:
I have been involved in the Mental
Health field for the past 10 years. I started working
as an Equine Specialist and Mental Health
Assistant at an experimental equine-assisted
psychotherapy program and saw the demand for
creative therapies. I have worked with children
and adolescents for the past 10 years in therapy and as a Dressage Riding
Instructor. My Bachelors of Applied Science in Psychology was received in
2012 from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and I achieved a Masters
in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University in 2020. Since then I
have worked and volunteered with several PATH and EAGALA certified
EAP programs. I am certified through EAGALA as an equine-assisted mental
health counselor.
Referrals:
EAP (Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy) is not for everyone and in the
event of the client requiring a specialist to better meet their needs alternative
counselors or programs may be recommended. As the counselor I am happy to
provide a list of services I believe would be better suited to meet your needs, it
will be the clients responsibility to contact referral services.

Megan Gilbertson

Cost and Fees:

Client will be billed for $70 per hour EAP session. We accept most
insurance policies and have scholarships available for individuals without
insurance or whos insurance will not meet the full amount.
Cancellation: There will be no cancellation fee if given a 24-hour notice.
Full amount is due unless proof of emergency is provided.
Treatment Modality:
EAP utilizes the horse as a therapeutic tool to address self-efficacy,
confidence, self-worth, communication, interpersonal skills, trust, setting
boundaries and limits and working effectively in groups. As reactive prey-drive
animals, horses respond immediately to their environment and serve as mirrors
to the reflective emotions of what the client is feeling. The counselor utilizes
this in a therapeutic setting with activities driving the client to work through
and analyze behaviors and reactions by observing and working with these large
sensitive animals. In addition to this Dressage is the foundation of riding that
drives strong communication, leadership and self-efficacy skills into the rider,
which in turn aids, the client in confidently handling stress and real-life
problems.

Records and Confidentiality:

All records and discussions in sessions are confidential between therapist
and client under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) except for the following cases:

You or someone else is in danger

You disclose abuse/neglect involving a minor, the elderly or disabled
We are under court order to disclose information
Communicate with parents when client is a minor

Megan Gilbertson

Why do we need counseling?

Maladaptive behavior can take root through several avenues. Theres the
Mental Illness that takes place well before birth; genetics from the parents.
Schizophrenia, Depression and Mania are all genetic disorders that have been linked
to prenatal events. The main culprit of where mental illness originates is stress and
the ways the body responds to stress caused in the environment and in prolonged
situations. The body has a limit on how much it can cope with and stressful
environments that involve any form of abuse, malnutrition, bullying, grieving and
loss, failure and more can bring on a host of brain maladys caused by the person
ineffectively being able to cope. Culture plays a large role on the increase of mental
health issues affecting America. This is a culture that stresses the importance of
success and independence; with a stigma of mental illness showing weakness and
failure. Children and adolescents are plagued with impossible body standards and
highly processed chemical foods with addictives and carcinogenic ingredients; there
is a damaging increase of physical illness running rampant in children with obesity,
early on-set diabetes and heart problems. The brain is part of the body; when the
body is that ill so is the brain.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS:
Your signature indicates that you have read, understand and agree to all information provided
in this document and will abide by its terms while receiving mental health care by this facility.

Client: ______________________________________________ Date: ___________________

Counselor: ___________________________________________ Date: ___________________

Megan Gilbertson