Hey guys, my boyfriend is going through insurance hoops to get approval but he is having a hard time finding a therapist to see him to get his psych eval done. We have called around 15 therapists and none of them have been helpful and won't see him since it would just one consultation. Just wondering if anyone lives in the Boston area and if so, who did you see for your psych eval?

Thanks!

I am surprised that the nutritionist or surgeon did not recommend a psychologist or social worker. You should ask them.

Best wishes to both of you.

His surgeon is out of state so they told him to find someone in his area and his nutritionist is enough of a hassle to deal with since she is against him getting surgery so young (even though he is 23). I'm so surprised that we haven't found a therapist. It's literally the last appointment he has to schedule before he can submit to insurance.

Bariatricpsychevaluations.com

I can't say enough about how easy the process was! Good luck!!

They evaluated you online? What insurance do you have? I'm just afraid using something online or by phone won't be good enough for his insurance company (he has BCBS Fed)

You register online and answer an extensive questionnaire.

You also input insurance information and they will contact you to let you know if your insurance covers the appointment or not. If they do not cover it there is a flat fee of $100.

I have BCBS and they covered mine.

The consultation itself is done over the phone. You schedule a time that works for you, night and weekends included and it takes about an hour.

Edited October 23, 201510 yr by Nurse_Lenora

Okay, thank you so much! I will definitely have him look into that

Good luck!

If you call the bariatric program at St. Elizabeth's in Brighton they can probably fax you the list of psych doctors they have. I have it somewhere and if you like you could message me and I'll get you the list. Let me know

Was he able to get the eval completed?

Yes he did! They ended up calling to reschedule for the next evening, but when he did actually get the call, it went smoothly. They apologized a bunch and faxed in his clearance immediately after the call ended. Thank you for your suggestion!

Wonderful! Glad it went well.