About
Handspring Health - Therapy for Children & Young Adults is a pediatric mental health care provider that offers personalized and evidence-based therapy designed to build lifelong confidence and skills. They provide support for the whole family, including children ages 8-12, teenagers ages 13-17, young adults ages 18-26, and parents of children over 2. Their therapists primarily use CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), the gold-standard, first-line treatment for anxiety, depression, and other common mental health challenges. They also offer scheduled parent training sessions using BPT (behavioral parent training), a research-backed approach that helps parents manage emotional and behavioral challenges at home with confidence and consistency. Handspring Health has multiple locations, but the primary location mentioned is West Orange, NJ. They are proud to provide best-in-class mental health care for a wide variety of emotional and behavioral challenges, with a team of licensed therapists and clinicians who are specially trained to work with children and adolescents across all stages of development.
Insurance & payment
Handspring Health accepts a wide range of insurance plans, including Aetna, AmeriHealth, BlueCross and BlueShield, Cigna and Evernorth, Independence Blue Cross, Optum, Oscar Health, and Oxford. Most families pay less than $30 per session.
- Aetna
- AmeriHealth
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- UnitedHealthcare
- Out of network
Listed fee: $125 per session, I accept insurance. Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.
Services & specialties
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
The gold-standard, first-line treatment for anxiety, depression, and other common mental health challenges.
BPT (Behavioral Parent Training)
A research-backed approach that helps parents manage emotional and behavioral challenges at home with confidence and consistency.
Parent Coaching
Ongoing training and support for parents to help them manage emotional and behavioral challenges at home.