Therapy Services in Albany, NY and Across New York
Trauma-informed psychotherapy for adolescents, adults, and elders
Bhagwat Psychological Services offers individual psychotherapy for people ages 16 and up in Albany, New York and online across New York State. We specialize in trauma and PTSD, while also working with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship stress, substance use, and major life transitions.
Virtual Therapy
Virtual therapy offers a convenient and flexible way to access compassionate, professional mental health care from wherever you are in New York or Massachusetts. Whether you are looking for support with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance use, or a difficult life transition, virtual sessions provide a secure space to talk, heal, and move forward without the stress of travel.
This option is especially helpful for people with busy schedules, privacy concerns, mobility limitations, or long commutes. With the same thoughtful, individualized care offered in person, virtual therapy makes it easier to get support that fits your life.
In-Person Therapy
In-person therapy offers a grounded, face-to-face space to work through trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance use, and life challenges with direct support from a clinician. For many people, meeting in person can feel more personal, focused, and reassuring, especially when they want a consistent setting for their work.
Sessions take place at the Albany office and provide a private environment where clients can talk openly, reflect deeply, and build practical strategies for healing and growth.
Our Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Individual psychotherapy offers a private, supportive space to work through personal challenges, better understand patterns, and move toward meaningful change. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and may focus on emotional regulation, coping skills, insight, and relief from distress.
Trauma Therapy & Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment
Treatment for PTSD focuses first on reducing, managing, or eliminating symptoms such as intrusive memories, nightmares, hypervigilance, avoidance, and emotional numbness. PTSD treatment usually begins with an application of evidence-based therapies that have demonstrated effectiveness and efficacy in peer-reviewed research, which includes cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) among others. Beyond those specific interventions, trauma therapy also encompasses a holistic approach to problems in living and functioning that are linked to trauma or exacerbate post-traumatic stress symptoms. These problems can include relationship issues, substance abuse, and other similar concerns.
Treatment for Anxiety
Treatment for anxiety often derives from cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and aims to help clients better understand worry, fear, stress, and the physical symptoms that often come with them. Therapy can focus on calming the nervous system, identifying triggers, and building practical tools for managing anxious thoughts and feelings.
Treatment for Depression and Mood Disorders
Treatment for depression and mood disorders targets low mood, hopelessness, fatigue, disconnection, anhedonia, and loss of motivation (among other symptoms). The most effective therapies for these issues often target behaviors and actions that are improving or impeding recovery from depression, then focus on building insight to prevent or mitigate future episodes.
Substance Use and Addiction Counseling
Substance use and addiction counseling supports people who want to better understand their relationship with alcohol or other substances. The focus is on reducing harm, building insight, and creating a path forward that aligns with the client’s goals and needs.
Life Role Transitions and Change Support
Life transitions and change support is for people navigating shifts in identity, relationships, work, family roles, or other major life changes. Therapy can provide grounding, perspective, and support during periods that feel uncertain or overwhelming.
Relationship Issues
Relationship issues work helps clients explore recurring patterns, communication struggles, conflict, boundaries, and emotional disconnection in their relationships. The goal is to better understand what is happening and support healthier, more intentional connection.
Support for Healthcare Professionals
Support for healthcare professionals is designed for people working in demanding care environments who carry high levels of stress, responsibility, and exposure to difficult experiences. Therapy can offer a space to process pressure, prevent burnout, and strengthen emotional resilience.
Fees, Insurance, and Other Information
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If insurance does not cover psychotherapy, or if we are not in-network with your insurer, a standard session of 45-55 minutes is $250 for patients of Dr. Bhagwat and $175 for patients of staff clinicians.
We are able to offer some flexibility in rates depending on the circumstances. Staff clinicians can see patients on a sliding scale. We accept cash or credit card. For security reasons, we cannot accept payments via Venmo, Cash App, or other peer-to-peer mobile payment apps. We prefer not to take personal checks if avoidable. -
Dr. Bhagwat is in network with Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York, Capital District Physicians Health Plan (CDPHP), and Medicare.
Staff clinicians are currently in-network for CDPHP patients only.
If we are in-network for you, your individual costs and copays will be determined by your specific plan.
For all other insurance plans, we work on an out-of-network, non-participating provider basis. Usually, this means that either you or the practice will submit claims to those insurance companies, receive reimbursement directly from them, and bill patients for the balance. The amount owed can vary significantly in these cases, and not all insurance plans provide out-of-network coverage.
If applicable, please call your insurance plan to find out how out-of-network costs will work for you.
We will always discuss the specifics of your insurance and finances on the phone prior to treatment commencement, and make sure that you understand what to expect in costs for therapy. We follow the billing practices mandated by the state of New York regarding surprise bills, Good Faith Estimates, etc. enumerated here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumers/health_insurance/surprise_medical_bills -
Your personal health information (PHI) is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). I cannot disclose your PHI to anyone other than yourself without written consent from you to disclose to that specific person or entity. If you have already provided written consent to disclose your PHI to another party but have changed your mind, you have the right to revoke that consent to disclose at any time as well.
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We do not accept referrals for any form of court-mandated treatment, and we typically avoid work in circumstances where a patient’s treatment records are mandated to be disclosed to a probation officer or other agent of the justice system without patient’s explicit consent. We do not do court-mandated evaluations (whether for substance use issues or otherwise). We are always happy to provide documentation of any services you receive from us if, for instance, you need provide documentation that you attended your appointments. This can and should be discussed on a case-by-case basis prior to starting treatment.
The law requires that we provide records to the judicial system if directly ordered to do so by a judge (i.e., via “court order”). This is an extremely rare occurrence given the scope of care that we provide, but it can happen. Feel free to ask us about that if you have questions or concerns about it. -
We use a HIPAA-compliant electronic health records (EHR) system to store all patient information. We do not keep any “hard copies” of patient documents unless absolutely unable to do otherwise. Paper documents with PHI, on the rare occasion that we are asked to keep them, are stored in a manner compliant with relevant law (e.g., HIPAA).
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Our practice is explicitly designed to be one where clinicians receive high-quality, intensive training in the practice of psychotherapy, in pursuit of independent licensure to practice. As such, clinicians will eventually “graduate” their own independent pursuits at some point, and new clinicians will join the group.
For current staff roster, see our profile on Psychology Today or TherapySearch.
When your clinician “graduates,” you are not obligated to terminate services with them, nor are they obligated to end their work with you. Our priority is for people to find the care they need with the providers that meet their needs. You are free to continue working with your therapist once they make their transition to independent practice, regardless of whether they remain in our group or go elsewhere!