About Natasha Young

Who I am

Hi, I’m Natasha, I am a person with an affinity towards helping others. I have over 15 years of experience helping people in various settings. 

How I work

I practice compassion by being an emphatic and non-judgmental listener. I am softly direct, interactive, honest and kind. 

I offer all mental health services on an equal basis, regardless of sexual orientation and behavior, gender identity and expression, intersex conditions, marital status, race, ethnicity, body size, mental or physical ability. I commit to taking steps to make my practice fully inclusive of LGBTQ+ people in all forms, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) I use a dual approach to figure out if verbal counseling alone, art therapy or blend of both is appropriate. No prior artistic experience is necessary. 

No one is ever expected to engage in the art making process during counseling sessions, but the invitation is always there. Regardless of age, art interventions can help individuals increase insight, express and/or contain difficult feelings, and gain a sense of control over parts of one's life that have felt unmanageable.

Education

I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Indiana University with a focus on creative arts therapies and outdoor recreation. I became very interested in the power of the creative process to transform lives and improve wellness that I went on to earn my Master’s degree in Art Therapy, as well as obtaining my license as a professional counselor.

• Anthem

• Blue Cross Blue Shield 

• Cigna

• Aetna 

• UMR

• United Healthcare 

• Medicaid (MO Healthnet)

• UHC Community Plan (Commercial & Medicaid) 

• Optum/UBH

• EAP (Optum/UHC & Cigna) 

Current and prospective clients are responsible for verifying and understanding the limits of their insurance coverage.

To determine if you have mental health coverage, we recommend you first check with your insurance carrier. To help you navigate this process, we've outlined the following questions to ask your carrier about your coverage:

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• What are my mental health benefits?

• Do I have out-of-network benefits?

• How much does my plan allow for an out-of-network provider?

• What is the "reasonable and customary"/"universal cap" per session?

• How many therapy sessions does my plan cover?

• Do I have a deductible? Have I met my deductible?

• Is approval required from my primary care physician?