help finding a mental health provider before surgery

treating with dr randall. neither of the mental hlth providers associated with him take my insurance. have to find someone on my own. i don't want to just pick someone out of phonebook. any recommendations? i live north of boston

Find out who your insurance does cover and ask Dr. Randall if he has had any dealings with them. Also run the names by your PCP. Hope this helps. I paid out of pocket to see Dr. Crump.

Thanks for responding. I have been trying to get input from my pcp but she has not called me back yet. I was thinking of paying out of pocket too since this is the only obstacle I have right now to having the surgery. Of course it depends on the cost.

I was in the same situation as you. Dr. Crump didn't except my insurance at the time, I was going to be self pay but I knew with my insurance i would have had to seen her at least three times. I ended up going to Merrimack Family Couseling in Nashua N.H. I beleive his name was Dr. Flynn who specializes in WLS pateints mainly at a different office but I saw him in Nashua N.H. His number is (603) 888-4347. I tried to go through my insurance book and most people had no idea what I was talking about. Dr. Flynn served the purpose. Good Luck!

Thank you.

Thanks for the info. It does help.