Seneca Counseling Associates

Welcome to Seneca Counseling Associates! If you are looking for compassionate and highly skilled care you have come to the right place. Therapy at Seneca Counseling Associates is grounded in evidence based practices that is tailored to fit each person’s unique needs. Using evidence based practices ensures that therapy has the highest likelihood of success. Life can be difficult at times but you don’t have to do it alone. Whether there is a specific issue you would like to work on or if you would just like to know yourself on a deeper level, therapy can help.

In Person And/Or Teletherapy Sessions

Seneca Counseling Associates is located at:

8929 Shady Grove Court,

Gaithersburg MD 20877

Seneca Counseling Associates offers in person and teletherapy sessions in Maryland and Virginia. Therapy can be fully virtually, fully in-person or a combination. However, some counselors are only offering virtual sessions.

About

Sharon Millsaps, LCPC

MD License# LC7244
VA License# 0701012526

Sharon Millsaps is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Goucher College and she obtained her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The Johns Hopkins University. She also serves as a clinical supervisor providing clinical supervision to developing therapists. 

Working in the inpatient and outpatient setting for the past decade has provided her with the skills necessary to treat a broad range of diagnoses. She has a lot of experience working with clients on a variety of issues including eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, substance abuse, depression, relationship issues and self esteem issues. Sharon utilizes a variety of evidence based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness techniques. She has expertise in the treatment of eating disorders and she has advanced training through Columbia University in the treatment of complicated grief. Sharon enjoys working with clients of all ages but she particularly enjoys working with college students and young adults. Sharon’s aim is for each client to be their most authentic self and feel like they can talk completely freely without fear of judgment. She strives to create an LGBTQIA+ affirming and sex positive therapy space. She believes that therapy is a collaborative process where she will partner with you to achieve your goals.

Sally Kim, LCPC

MD License# LC15113

Sally Kim is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland, College Park and her Master’s in Counseling from Dallas Theological Seminar. She is currently seeing clients for virtual therapy on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.

She has a wealth of experience working with individuals across the lifespan but she particularly enjoys working with adolescents and young adults. Sally enjoys helping her clients build their confidence, deal with life stressors no matter how big or small, and learn new coping strategies. Sally can do therapy in both English and Korean. Sally sees clients with a variety of presenting concerns including but not limited to depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and low self esteem. Sally practices from an eclectic framework incorporating expressive therapy techniques, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Her goal is to help equip clients with tools and skills so that they can make healthier choices and live their best lives. In her free time, Sally loves to spend time with her family, reading, and baking.

Insurance and Fees

Accepted insurances include:

  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Carefirst BlueCross and BlueShield
  • United Healthcare

Accepted insurances can vary between therapists at the practice.

Please check with your insurance company regarding copayment, co-insurance and deductible amounts.  

We can offer an invoice (also known as “superbill”) to those clients using out of network benefits with their insurance. In this case, the individual would pay for their sessions up front and submit the superbill to their insurance company for reimbursements. Please check with your insurance company regarding your out of network benefits. Insurance companies typically reimburse 50% to 80% of the session cost.

GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE

According to the Good Faith Estimate, No Surprise Act, all health care providers are required to give uninsured patients, those who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance, an estimate of the amount they will be billed for scheduled items or services or upon request for other non-emergency items or services. Anyone with or without insurance may also request a good faith estimate. 

If you are uninsured:

You have the right to receive a good faith estimate of the amount you will be billed for scheduled or non-emergency items or services.  The estimate should include costs for items and services anticipated to be provided with the visit, such as medical tests and hospital fees.

You are entitled to receive the estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your scheduled medical service or item.  You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a good faith estimate before you schedule an item or service.

If you are insured, you also may request a good faith estimate of the amount you will be billed for non-emergency items and services that you might like to schedule.

Whether or not you have insurance, if the estimate you receive for the anticipated items and services substantially exceeds the amount billed to you as your responsibility, you can dispute the bill.

Services

At Seneca Counseling Associates, we aim to treat each client holistically as there is a strong mind and body connection. Therapy can help you to examine how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact for the purpose of bringing about positive change. Therapy can help you to identify and overcome those barriers towards personal growth. Seneca Counseling Associates offers individual mental health counseling to children, adolescents and adults. Evidence based practices are used to bring about meaningful change in the shortest amount of time possible. We treat: 

  • Eating Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Low Self Esteem
  • Relationship Issues
  • Life Transitions
  • LGBT Specific Concerns
  • Body Image Concerns
  • Grief and Loss
  • Anger Management
  • Addiction

Contact Us

Address: 8929 Shady Grove Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Phone: 240-600-0982

Email: info@senecacounselingassociates.com