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Why Clients Seek Therapy:
Clients seek therapy for many reasons including:
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Realizing something can’t keep going the way it has, even if the new way isn’t clear yet.
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Feeling stuck between who they’ve been and who they’re becoming.
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Navigating burnout, grief, loneliness, or change that’s shaken their sense of self.
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Carrying past experiences that keep echoing into the present.
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Craving a different way of being... one rooted in authenticity, values, and agency rather than autopilot.
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A desire to better understand themselves and improve their relationships.
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Getting to the "root causes" of concerns or patterns to change more than just symptoms.
Topics and Themes:
Clients often seek therapy to explore a range of personal and relational concerns, including:
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Anxiety, Depression, and Mood: Managing anxiety (generalized, social, or situational), depression, overwhelm, stress, and burnout.
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Life Transitions: Navigating major life shifts and complexities, such as breakups, relationship changes, job/career changes, loss and grief, and family structure changes.
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Trauma Experiences: Healing from past experiences and significant life events, including developmental, relational, or acute trauma.
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Relationships: Deepening connection and communication, setting and maintaining boundaries, working through conflict or disconnection, and navigating complex dynamics in families, partnerships, or friendships.
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Personal Growth and Self-Discovery: Building self-esteem, increasing self-awareness, living more present and authentically, exploring spirituality, and overcoming internal barriers.​
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Sexuality Exploration: Exploring identity, sexual orientations, attraction, lived experiences, curiosities, interests, "coming out," relationship configurations and ethical/consensual non-monogomy, and kink/fetish/BDSM.
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Men's Sexual Health Concerns:
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Supporting men in exploring their relationship to masturbation, pornography, body image, and early experiences—such as circumcision—and how these may impact their sense of identity, intimacy, and sexual wellbeing.
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Working through sexual shame, performance anxiety, and the impact of past sexual trauma or formative experiences.
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Supporting communication around intimacy, desire, and pleasure within relationships, including differences in sexual needs and connection.
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Addressing and adapting to erectile and ejaculatory concerns, changes, and differences.
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Addressing out-of-control sexual behaviors (OCSB), sometimes referred to as compulsive, addictive, or problematic behaviors, such as "sex addiction" or "porn addiction.
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What Clients Report:
As a result of therapy together, clients have shared they've benefited in the following ways:
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More room for other things in life because of processing trauma.
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Greater self-awareness, insight, and emotional understanding.
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Change in how frustration and other emotions are expressed, and being able to keep from "spiraling."
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Symptoms may still be experienced, but it doesn't interfere with life anymore.
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Making changes that help feel more seen, heard, and respected in relationships.
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A nuanced understanding of emotions and their origins, as well as ability to express emotions more effectively.
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Reduced anger, guilt, and shame tied to past experiences.
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Clarity on identity and purpose.
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Improved ability to prioritize self-care and well-being.
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Confidence in setting and maintaining boundaries.
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Improved ability to reframe and trust in intuition.
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Feeling a lot clearer, and more present, active, honest, and engaged.
Fees and Investment (self-pay):
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Individual (one-on-one) sessions: $115 per session.
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Relationship sessions (couples, individuals in relationships, family, friends): $130 per session. Please note that insurance cannot be used for relationship sessions.
To support accessible care for individuals of all income levels, Craig works with a limited number of clients at a reduced fee through the Open Path Psychotherapy Collective and a sliding scale based on financial capacity. Please inquire about availability for services at a reduced fee and sliding scale options.
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​Payment Methods: Credit/Debit (Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover) or Health Savings Account (HSA).
Insurance Information:
I am an in-network provider with the following insurance plans in Indiana:
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Traditional Medicaid
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Anthem Medicaid Plans (Healthy Indiana Plan, Hoosier Healthwise, and Hoosier Care Connect)
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UnitedHealthcare and UnitedHealthcare Medicaid (Hoosier Care Connect)
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MDwise Hoosier Healthwise and Healthy Indiana Plan
If you have one of these insurance plans, you may be eligible for coverage of a portion of the costs of therapy sessions. Please check with your insurance provider to confirm your benefits and any copay or deductible requirements. For additional questions about using your insurance, feel free to contact me.
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For other insurance plans, I am considered an out-of-network provider, meaning I am not able to accept other insurance plans directly at this time. I can provide you with a superbill for potential insurance reimbursement, depending on your plan's out-of-network coverage.​​​​
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Session Length: 55 minutes (unless otherwise agreed upon).
Format: Sessions are currently offered in-person or virtually for clients living in the State of Indiana and virtually for Colorado residents. ​​​​​​​​​
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There are a number of ways to reach me with questions or to request an appointment. You may fill out the contact form, email, text, or call and leave a voicemail. I'll follow up with you.
Craig Pelka, LCSW, LCAC, CST (he/they)
819 East 64th Street
Broad Ripple
Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
317-268-8220