Therapists Who Accept Blue Shield of California in California
ACT Family Counseling is a contracted Blue Shield of California provider. We bill your plan directly rather than asking you to pay and claim it back, and our staff confirms your benefits before your first session.
We are contracted with Blue Shield of California — Direct.
Does Blue Shield of California cover therapy?
Most people arrive searching for Blue Shield of California behavioral health and end up at the same question: which clinicians can you actually be seen by. Plans include mental health benefits; the part that trips people up is who administers them, because that decides the answer. As a contracted practice, we are one of the options open to you.
If you are not sure whether you need a referral or an authorisation before booking, ask us and we will find out. It is a short call and we would rather make it than have you wait on it.
People search for this in a dozen different ways — Blue Shield therapist, Blue Shield of California behavioral health, Blue Shield mental health providers or Blue Shield behavioral health — and underneath it is the same question: who can I actually be seen by. The answer here is the same however you phrased it.
What people come to us for
Therapy for anxiety is the most common single reason people call, alongside depression, grief and trauma. Couples see a marriage counselor here, and marriage counseling, couples counseling and premarital counseling all work the same way. Teenager therapy and counseling teens run at our Beach Boulevard office in Huntington Beach, where an ADHD therapist also works with the part that comes after a diagnosis.
Our therapists work in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), DBT therapy, and EMDR for trauma — if you want an EMDR therapist specifically, say so at intake and we will match you with one. Sessions are weekly to begin with and there is no minimum commitment. We do not carry out psychological testing; if that is what you need we will give you the name of a psychologist who does.
Where you can be seen
In person at Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, or by telehealth anywhere in California. You can also see the full list of plans we are contracted with.
Talk to someone
Request an intake appointment and our staff will confirm your Blue Shield of California benefits before your first session.
Clinical content reviewed by Nicholas Fittante, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #27161).
This article is for general information and is not a substitute for individual clinical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room.
A contracted Blue Shield of California provider
Benefits confirmed with your plan before your first session
Visits billed to your plan directly, not paid up front and claimed back
We check what your particular policy covers before your first session
We know how Blue Shield of California handles referrals and authorisations
Telehealth anywhere in California, or in person
Individual, couples and family therapy
Offices in Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach