Is M.E.N.D.E.D.™ right for you?
M.E.N.D.E.D.™ is designed for professional women who are functioning — often at a high level — but who know that something needs to shift. Women who are not in crisis but are not fully okay either. Women who are competent, accomplished, and carrying more than anyone around them realizes.
You might be here because you are exhausted in a way that rest does not fix. Because you have achieved what you set out to achieve and still feel like something is missing. Because your relationship is strained by pressures neither of you created. Because you are a new clinician navigating a licensure process that feels more confusing than it should.
If any of that sounds familiar, you are in the right place.
If you are currently experiencing a psychiatric emergency or require intensive mental health services please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room.
How it works.
Getting started is a four-step process. It is designed to be simple, low-pressure, and respectful of your time.
Step 1. Reach out.
Send a message through the contact form, call the office, or email directly. You do not need to have your words perfectly organized. You just need to make contact. Someone will respond within one to two business days.
Step 2. Have a brief consultation.
Before any commitment is made you will have a short consultation by phone or video to talk about what you are looking for and whether M.E.N.D.E.D.™ is the right fit. This is not a therapy session. It is a conversation. There is no charge for this call.
Step 3. Complete your intake.
If we are a good fit you will receive a brief intake packet through the client portal. This includes standard clinical paperwork, consent documents, and a short background questionnaire. It typically takes about twenty minutes to complete.
Step 4. Begin.
Your first session is scheduled and the work begins. Most clients meet weekly or biweekly depending on the service and what fits their schedule and goals.
Our Services
What you might be wondering.
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The work you do at M.E.N.D.E.D.™ is not incidental. It is deliberate, structured, and designed to produce real and lasting change in how you live, work, and relate. The fees below reflect the depth of that work — and the expertise, training, and lived experience that Cherysh brings to every session.
M.E.N.D.E.D.™ is a private-pay practice. This means your care is not filtered through insurance requirements, session limits determined by a third party, or administrative oversight from anyone outside your therapeutic relationship. It is determined by you, your goals, and what the work actually requires.
For many of the women who come to M.E.N.D.E.D.™, that structure matters for a specific reason.
When therapy is billed through insurance, your treatment information becomes part of a claims record that your insurance company can access, audit, and act on. For professional women in leadership, law, medicine, government, and other fields where perception carries professional weight — that record carries real risk. Private-pay therapy keeps your clinical information where it belongs — between you and your therapist. No claims are filed. No insurance company has access to your records or your treatment. The full confidentiality protections that law and professional ethics require are exactly what you receive — without the additional layer of insurance company involvement.
You decide if, when, and to whom you ever disclose that you sought support.
If cost is a consideration, please bring that to your consultation call. A limited sliding scale may be available, and that conversation will be held with honesty and without judgment.
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Individual Therapy
Initial Intake Session — full clinical assessment: 60 min — $250
Individual Session: 60 min — $175
Individual Session: 45 min — $150
Aetna, Carelon, Cigna, and Optum accepted through Alma. Private pay also welcome.
Couples Counseling
Initial Intake Session — full clinical assessment: 60 min — $250
Couples Session: 60 min — $225
Couples Session: 45 min — $200
Aetna, Carelon, Cigna, and Optum accepted through Alma. Private pay also welcome.
Clinical Social Work Supervision
Individual Supervision: 60 min — $150
Group Supervision: 60 min — $85 per person
Private pay only.
Licensure Preparation
Individual Licensure Preparation: 60 min — $125
Group Licensure Preparation: 60 min — $75 per person
Private pay only.
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M.E.N.D.E.D.™ holds appointment times exclusively for each client. When a session is cancelled or missed without adequate notice that time cannot be filled by another client who may need it.
Cancellation within 24 hours of a scheduled session — 50% of the session rate.
No show without notice — 100% of the session rate.
If you need to reschedule please do so as early as possible using the link in your confirmation email or by contacting the office directly. Life happens — and that conversation can always be had with grace.
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M.E.N.D.E.D.™ accepts the following insurance plans for individual therapy through Alma, our credentialed billing platform:
— Aetna — Georgia and Alabama
— Carelon — Georgia and Alabama
— Cigna — Georgia and Alabama
— Optum — Georgia only
If you are using insurance, please contact your provider before beginning services to confirm your mental health benefits, your deductible, and any applicable copay or coinsurance. Questions to ask your provider — do I have in-network mental health benefits, what is my deductible, and what will my cost per session be after the deductible is met.
For clients whose insurance is not listed above, individual therapy sessions may be submitted to your insurance provider for potential reimbursement through out-of-network mental health benefits. Upon request a superbill will be provided for this purpose.
Please note — supervision, licensure preparation, and couples counseling are offered as private-pay services only and are not eligible for insurance reimbursement.
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In accordance with the No Surprises Act, M.E.N.D.E.D.™ provides a Good Faith Estimate of expected costs to all private-pay clients prior to beginning services. This document outlines the anticipated cost of your care based on your service type and expected session frequency.
Your Good Faith Estimate will be included in your intake packet. If you have questions about it before your first session please reach out directly.
For more information about the No Surprises Act visit cms.gov/nosurprises.
Questions people ask before they reach out.
These are the questions that come up most often before a first conversation. If yours is not here reach out directly — there are no wrong questions and no pressure to have everything figured out before you make contact.
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Yes. Not every service at M.E.N.D.E.D.™ is therapy. If you are uncertain which service fits your needs the consultation call is the right place to figure that out — with no obligation to proceed.
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They are separate services that serve different purposes. Clinical supervision fulfills your statutorily required supervised hours toward licensure. Licensure preparation support helps you navigate the exam, the application process, and the regulatory requirements. Some clinicians benefit from both. Others need only one. Bring this question to your consultation call and we will sort it out together.
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That is always a possibility and it is an honest one to name. If at any point the work is not serving you, you are free to say so. M.E.N.D.E.D.™ is not interested in keeping clients who are not being served. If another provider or approach would better meet your needs that conversation will be had with honesty and without pressure.
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Yes. Virtual sessions are available for clients anywhere within the states of Georgia and Alabama. In-person sessions are also available at the South Georgia office location.
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Consultation calls are typically scheduled within 72 hours of initial contact. Your first full session is scheduled after the consultation and depends on current availability. The best way to find out what is available is simply to reach out.