FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: How do I request an appointment?
A: I have appointments via tele-health and do not offer in person appointments. I usually have hours Mondays, Wednesdays, and alternating Thursdays. Please call 732-354-1890 or send a confidential email to bettyannenixonapnc@comcast.net and provide the following:
Patient Name:
Referral Source:
Date of Birth:
Age:
Name of Insurance:
Insurance #
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Reason for Referral/Symptoms:
Medication Management? Y/N
Current Medications:
EMDR Therapy? Y/N


Q: Are you in network with my health insurance?
A: It is highly recommended you call your health insurer directly to clarify whether or not I am in network. INSURANCES ACCEPTED- Medicare, New Jersey Blue Cross/Blue Shield- In network and INNER CIRCLE, Aetna- in network, Cigna/Evernorth- In network

Q: What psychiatric mental health services services do you offer?
A: I am a state licensed and Board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I am credentialed to provide Evaluation and Management services and counseling therapy.

Q: What kind of therapy do you offer?
A: I have a passion for utilizing the powerful benefits of psychodynamic therapy, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). It can be deep, relational, and rigorous. A priority is to facilitate a felt sense of safety for the client. EMDR therapy is client driven- in that a client may halt the process at any time if it feels sensitive, intense, or activating. EMDR incorporates principles of neurobiology, attachment, and psychodynamic wounding. I am an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association certified clinician with advanced training, skills, and experience in Attachment and Complex and Developmental Trauma.

Q: Can EMDR therapy help me?
A: While EMDR makes no specific promises related to successful outcomes, it is an evidenced based practice with a positive track record for many.

Q: How often do you see a client for therapy?
A: Treatment plans are individualized and composed in collaboration with the client. The schedule may be one time per week, once every two weeks, or for EMDRX (private pay intensive 90 minute) sessions. Generally, EMDR therapy is one time per week for 8-12 sessions for a specific course of treatment.

Q. Where and when will we work together?
A: I support EMDR clients who are physically in New Jersey for their sessions via tele-health only. There are currently 2 ways to format this:
* Adjunct intensive therapy (8-12 intensive sessions) in collaboration with your primary talk therapist.
* Personalized treatment programs for individuals (EMDRX Intensives)

Q: What is your commitment to your clients?
A: My mission is to be an effective and professional clinician who is skilled, informed, intuitive, and attuned to the client. I make every effort to communicate respect, kindness, and safety. Shared impressions are offered in this spirit and are sometimes forthright. I welcome and encourage feedback from clients on an ongoing basis to acquire new information about their therapy experience. I aspire to meet therapeutic needs, facilitate treatment goals, and provide skilled, knowledgeable, high quality clinical services.

Q: How do I know if we are a good fit?
A: It is paramount that you feel safe with your clinician. This is your space to do your work. Many clients in my practice have this experience with me. True, genuine, therapeutic work can feel rigorous or even, exhaustive. It is important to have time to rest and process between sessions. Therapy is also a fluid process. If at any point in the therapeutic relationship, the client and/or the clinician believe it is not (or is no longer)a good fit, it is can be appropriate to pause or discontinue therapy.