Telka's mental health services

Telka's Services

Telka's brief, short term services are effective in the treatment of:

1. Stress & mood disorders: adjustment disorders, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, obsessive compulsive disorders, panic, perfectionism, procrastination, poor impulse control, social anxiety and recovery concerns.

2. Relationship Stress: dating dilemmas, break-ups, separation and divorce adjustment, blended family issues and parenting concerns.

3. Life stuff: bully bosses, career concerns, college adjustment, compassion fatigue, difficult people, obesity, excessive spending, low self esteem and other self defeating behaviors.

Due to a high demand for services, Telka is only accepting returning, former clients at this time. No evening or weekend hours are available. Telka does not accept walk-ins or offer crisis intervention.

For mental health emergencies contact 911 or Community Mental Health.

To request services

Telka schedules her own phone counseling appointments. Telka does not have a doctor or a nurse associated with her services. If you have medical concerns such as shortness of breath, chronic pain, insomnia, appetite changes or other indications of need for medical assistance, please contact your primary care provider or urgent care center.

For non-medical concerns, Email is the fastest way to contact her at Therapy@TelkaArend-Ritter.com

For all service inquiries please include the following information:

Name, age, occupation and employer. (Services limited to ages 21 to 62)
As a returning client, when did you work with Telka in the past?
Please name your insurance type and if you are aware of and comfortable with your copay or deductible.
Have you located Telka as a covered provider within your insurance mental health directory?
What would you like help?

Still have questions about Telka's services? Visit the Frequently Asked Questions Page

Understanding your insurance coverage

1. The customer service number on the back of your insurance card may assist you with details of your outpatient mental health coverage and a list of contracted providers.

2. Be sure to clarify that your provider search is for a mental health therapist.

3. Clarify your copay and deductible amounts to determine your "out-of-pocket" expense. Inquire cost of teletherapy for procedure codes 90791 and 90837.

Telka 's "in-network" provider status

Telka is a contracted "in-network" mental health provider for : *Aetna, ASR, *Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Blue Care network (BCN), *Cigna, *Cofinity, HAP, Health Plus, PHP Messa, and McLaren and SPN.

If you do not find Telka listed in your provider directory, check your "out of network" coverage.

Telka is NOT contracted with: Cigna Behavioral Health, Humana, Ingham Health Plan, Medicaid, Medicare, Tri-Care or Employee Assistance Programs.

*Specific policies have complicated rules and exclusions so the bottom line is to search your mental health provider directory using Telka's National Provider ID of 1013066067

Cancellation Policy

To cancel or reschedule a telephone counseling appointment, please provide 24 hour or more advance notice via Email to Therapy@TelkaArend-Ritter.com. Please keep in mind that “no-shows” and short notice cancellations prevent others from receiving services during that appointment time. Although Telka does not charge cancellation fees, repeated cancellations indicate that current scheduling practices are not working. Repeated cancellations may result in termination of services.