Teresa Cote

Teresa Cote accepts United Healthcare, United Healthcare/Optum, Prime Health, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Centivo, and Oscar FL. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Florida are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Teresa Cote is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Teresa is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and Florida, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Teresa’s Florida license number is MH21179, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Teresa Cote has been practicing therapy for 21 years. Teresa’s education and training include MA - Psychology and Counseling, Immaculata University. Over that time, Teresa has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Geriatric clients, Veterans, Blended families, and Students. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Teresa is part of that group.

Teresa Cote works with BIPOC, Black community, Geriatric clients, Veterans, Blended families, and Students and specializes in Anger Issues, Animal Loss, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Caregiver Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Relationship Concerns, Religious Trauma, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Stress, and Substance Use, among other areas. These are the areas where Teresa spends most of their clinical time. Teresa also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Teresa is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Teresa Cote draws on Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Teresa’s style is affirming, authentic, casual, empowering, and holistic. In Teresa’s words: “I walk alongside you toward a place of safety, peace, and lasting healing.”

Teresa Cote (she/her) offers therapy in English.

Teresa Cote offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Teresa is licensed in Pennsylvania and Florida, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Teresa Cote is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Teresa will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Teresa’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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