Insurance Nuts and Bolts For Therapists

Finally understand insurance billing—without the jargon, fear, or guesswork.

February 13th, 2026 Live Virtual Training

Today's Price: $45

Insurance billing doesn’t have to feel like a mystery you’re constantly messing up.

If you’re a therapist who feels confused, anxious, or stuck when it comes to insurance, this training breaks it all down in clear, practical terms you can actually use.

Whether you’re:

Considering taking insurance for the first time
Newly paneled and overwhelmed
Already taking insurance but worried you’re “doing it wrong”

This training gives you the foundation you should have been taught—but probably weren’t.

What You’ll Learn:

In Insurance Nuts and Bolts For Therapists, you’ll gain a clear understanding of how insurance actually works and what’s required of you as a mental health provider.

By the end of this training, you will:

Understand how insurance functions (and why it’s tied to medical systems)
Know exactly what medical necessity means in behavioral health
Understand diagnoses, ICD-10 codes, and how they connect to billing
Learn which diagnoses and CPT codes apply to your licensure
Know how to document ethically and defensibly
Understand CPT codes, modifiers, and add-ons
Feel more confident submitting claims and reading claim statuses
Understand common insurance terms like deductibles, copays, and coinsurance
Know what to do when claims are rejected or denied

Who This Training Is For

Therapists in private practice
Therapists considering insurance panels
Therapists already billing insurance but lacking confidence
LMFTs, LPCs, LCSWs, and other behavioral health providers
Clinicians who want clarity, not overwhelm

Who This Training Is NOT For

Billing specialists looking for advanced coding minutiae
Therapists who want to avoid diagnosing and bill insurance
Anyone looking for shortcuts that compromise ethics

Meet Your Facilitator

Amanda Wallingsford, LMFT-S

Amanda brings over two decades of experience working in behavioral health across multiple systems, including:

Medicaid-funded programs
Program management and audits
State-level oversight with Health and Human Services
Private practice with multiple insurance panels

She understands insurance from every angle—clinician, administrator, and auditor—and teaches in a way that is grounded, ethical, and therapist-friendly.

Why This Matters

When you bill insurance, you are declaring that:

Your services are medically necessary
You are providing a medical service
Your documentation must support that claim

This training helps you do that confidently, ethically, and correctly—so you can stop second-guessing yourself.

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