About
Positive Directions—Center for Prevention & Counseling is a non-profit behavioral health organization providing prevention, counseling, medication management, and support groups to adolescents and adults struggling with mental health or substance use disorders. Located in Westport, CT, they serve individuals and families in the mid-Fairfield County area. Their staff is comprised of talented, warm, and caring professionals who provide a continuum of services to foster mental wellbeing and prevent risky behaviors. They believe in removing financial barriers and providing supports beyond clinical treatment to ensure individuals can lead healthy, successful lives in supportive communities. Positive Directions offers outpatient treatment, peer and recovery support, and community prevention initiatives, including free online support groups and training workshops. They accept various insurance plans and never turn anyone away for inability to pay.
Insurance & payment
Positive Directions accepts Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna and Evernorth, ConnectiCare, Harvard Pilgrim, and HUSKY insurance plans, and never turns anyone away for inability to pay.
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- ConnectiCare
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Medicaid
- Magellan Health
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare
- Out of network
Listed fee: $225 per session, I accept insurance. Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.
Services & specialties
Prevention
Positive Directions provides prevention education, community-wide initiatives, and support groups to foster mental wellbeing and prevent risky behaviors.
Counseling
Their clinical team offers in-person and virtual counseling to children, teens, adults, and families struggling with mental health and substance use disorders.
Medication Management
Their staff provides medication management for symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, antepartum and postpartum, body acceptance, self-esteem issues, and mood disorders.
Peer and Recovery Support
They offer free online support groups, including SMART Recovery, SMART Recovery Family & Friends, Alternatives to Suicide, and Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support, as well as peer support and one-on-one peer support.