Billing & Admin 101
This is the standardized code you use to bill a 53+ minute psychotherapy session
What is 90837?
Experiencing sadness for a few days after a big break-up
What is Nah?
"Client showed up sad today"
What is: "Client presented with low mood/tearfulness/reported decreased motivation over the past week."
The residents of this Seattle apartment building need sessions on grief, boundaries and surgical burnout
What is Grey's Anatomy?
Often misused on TikTok, this "style" can range from secure to disorganized
What is attachment styles?
This insurance term refers to the fixed amount a client pays at each visit
What is a copay?
A child is displaying persistent inattention and hyperactivity across home and school for over six months?
What is Diagnosis (ADHD)
"Client gossiped about work"
What is: "Client processed workplace stressors, identified challenges with supervisor and explored coping strategies"
This group of NYC friends might resolve half of their drama if they did communication skills training
What is Friends?
Sometimes called "Big Feelings" on social media, this describes the physical alarm system in our bodies
What is the nervous system?
Under which SOP section would you find information on client retention, termination and transition
What is Section 1: Client Lifecycle Operations?
Being organized, a perfectionist and detail oriented but no impact to functioning or relationships
What is Nah?
"Client didn't feel like talking today"
These teen residents of Mystic Falls could benefit from boundary work, grief counseling and a serious conversation about codependency
What is The Vampire Diaries?
This term refers to thoughts that aren't actually based in fact - but feel so real
What are cognitive distortions?
Under which SOP section would you find information on treatment planning, documentation and supervision?
What is Section 2: Clinical Operations?
Daily panic attacks for more than a month plus worry about future attacks
What is "Diagnosis?" (Panic)
"We did CBT stuff"
This group of coworkers navigating life in Washington D.C. could use therapy for political stress, secrets and some very complicated romantic entanglements.. with a lack of boundaries
What is Scandal?
Often confused with avoidance, this refers to protecting our own health and limits
What are boundaries?
This modifier is added to telehealth CPT codes to indicate a service was provided virtually
What is modifier 95?
Recurrent, intrusive memories, nightmares, avoidance of reminders, hypervigilance, and sleep disturbances persisting for over one month after a car accident
What is Diagnosis? (PTSD)
"Client is doing better than last time."
What is: "Client demonstrated improved functioning, reporting reduced symptoms, increased social engagement, and effective use of coping strategies"
Characters on this show experience constant rejection, jealousy, and emotional vulnerability — a perfect case for coping skills and self-esteem work.
What is Love is Blind?
This - often thrown around incorrectly - refers to our ability to tolerate distress without falling apart
What is window of tolerance?