WPATH-Informed Care
Identity-Affirming, Virtual Individual Therapy for Adults in MA, ME, and WA
You should never have to spend your energy educating your therapist on the fundamentals of your identity, nor should you have to perform a simplified, unedited version of your gender journey just to access professional care. Authentic Arch Counseling provides a collaborative, secure, and completely non-pathologizing environment aligned with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) guidelines. This is a space built on mutual respect, complete context, and absolute respect for your self-determination.
Beyond the Gatekeeper Model
Many traditional mental health systems approach gender-diverse individuals through a rigid framework of evaluation and gatekeeping—treating your identity as something to be scrutinized, tested, or cleared.
In this practice, we completely discard that hierarchy. I do not sit across from you as an institutional judge. You are the ultimate author of your own life, your body, and your transition path.
Whether you are navigating the complex social dynamics of coming out, preparing for medical transitions, healing from religious or familial rejection, or simply looking for a therapist who understands your context while you process unrelated issues like burnout, anxiety, or grief—your whole, unedited self is entirely welcome here.
Our Approach to Letters & Continuity of Care
We recognize that navigating insurance and medical systems often requires clinical documentation. To protect the integrity of our clinical work and ensure our practice scope matches your needs, we maintain a clear structural policy regarding letters of support:
Integrated Support Letters: We proudly write comprehensive, WPATH-compliant letters of support for gender-affirming medical care, hormone therapy, and surgical procedures as an integrated part of an ongoing individual therapy relationship.
No Standalone Evaluations: To preserve our focus on long-term clinical care, we do not provide standalone, single-session evaluations or one-off letter-writing services for individuals who are not active, ongoing clients of the practice.
The Practical Framework: Scope, Fees & Access
We believe that professional therapy requires absolute transparency around logistics, fees, and boundaries. Clear, predictable structures build clinical self-trust and clarity, allowing us to focus entirely on your growth. Because Authentic Arch Counseling operates across multiple states and partner networks, your care parameters and billing options depend on how you access our practice.
Telehealth Focus: All sessions are conducted via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. You must be physically located in Massachusetts, Maine, or Washington at the exact time of your session.
Practice Scope: This is an outpatient practice for individual adults only. We do not provide child/adolescent therapy, couples counseling, family mediation, or emergency/crisis services.
Evaluations Policy: Our work is strictly clinical and therapeutic. We do not offer standalone psychological testing, forensic evaluations, or documentation for court proceedings, custody disputes, disability claims, FMLA leave, or third-party lifestyle assessments.
Direct Private Pay Rates: Initial Intake Assessment is $250. Standard Individual Sessions are $200 (53-minute duration).
Insurance & Funding Pathways: We do not accept or bill health insurance networks directly under the Authentic Arch practice name. However, you can utilize your standard in-network insurance benefits strictly when booking and billing through our approved outside platform partners, such as Tava Health. If you choose direct private pay but carry out-of-network benefits, we can provide a monthly clinical statement (a "Superbill") for potential partial reimbursement. We also coordinate with programs like Atreyu Therapy Cottage, Pineapple Support, and Tau Mental Health (Coming Fall 2026) to provide specialized access pathways for eligible individuals.
Coverage & Access Verification: Eligibility, documentation requirements, and actual out-of-pocket session fees vary significantly by platform, state, and your specific insurance policy. We cannot guarantee network coverage or immediate platform availability. It is always your responsibility to verify your out-of-network or platform benefits with your insurance carrier prior to requesting care.
Live Your Truth Unedited
You do not need to smooth out the complexities of your journey or hide your human limits to be entirely safe and respected here. Let’s map out a steady path forward together.
Administrative Notice: Submitting an inquiry via Cal.com is an administrative request to check scheduling availability and cross-state licensing compliance. It does not establish an active clinical relationship. A formal therapeutic contract is established only after clinical fit is mutually confirmed and your intake portal documentation is completed. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or acute crisis, please call 911 or call/text 988 immediately.