FAQ
Find answers to our most frequently asked questions here, designed to help you navigate our practice policies, logistics, and what to expect when working with us.
About & Treatment
CCBH is a specialty practice dedicated to the treatment of OCD, anxiety, and related conditions in children, adolescents, teens, and adults. That focus shapes everything we do, from the training our clinicians invest in, to the assessment tools we use, to the literature we keep up with. We know that many of our clients have tried general talk therapy before finding us and felt like their OCD or anxiety wasn’t quite getting addressed. That’s a common experience, and it’s typically because the gold-standard treatments for these conditions require specialized training that most generalist therapists don’t have. Working with a specialty practice means you can skip the trial and error.
Treatment with us is structured, intentional, and built around you. After an initial assessment, your clinician will work with you to build a treatment plan grounded in evidence-based approaches and shaped by your goals, history, and preferences. Sessions are active and collaborative, and you can typically expect a clear sense of direction from week to week rather than open-ended talk.
We also incorporate validated outcome measures throughout treatment to track how you’re progressing. This gives us real data about what’s working, helps us adjust course when something isn’t landing, and gives you a tangible sense of the change you’re making. We believe this is one of the most important ways we can hold ourselves accountable to delivering care that genuinely helps you get better.
Our primary approaches are Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) for OCD, along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for anxiety and related concerns. For families of children and adolescents with anxiety or OCD, we also offer SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), an evidence-based parent-focused treatment developed at the Yale Child Study Center. All of these are structured, well-researched approaches, and your specific plan will be tailored to what you’re working on and what tends to fit you best.
Most clients begin with weekly sessions. The first few appointments typically focus on assessment, building a shared understanding of what you’re working with, and developing a treatment plan together. From there, the work becomes more active and skill-based. Length of treatment varies depending on what you’re working on, but many clients begin to see meaningful change within a few months of consistent work. We’ll talk openly with you about what kind of timeline tends to make sense for your situation.
Logistics & Cost
CCBH is a self-pay practice, which means we don’t bill insurance directly. For clients who would like to seek out-of-network reimbursement, we provide superbills after each session that include the codes and documentation your insurance carrier needs to process a claim. Many of our clients receive partial reimbursement this way, though coverage varies considerably by plan. The best way to find out what yours offers is to call the member services number on the back of your insurance card and ask about your out-of-network outpatient mental health benefits.
Sessions with our master’s level clinicians are $195, and sessions with doctoral level clinicians are $205. We’ll provide a Good Faith Estimate before treatment begins, as required by federal law, so you have a clear picture of expected costs from the start. We also offer a limited number of sliding scale spots when indicated, so if cost is a concern, please let us know during your initial inquiry and we can talk through what might be possible.
Both. Many of our clients prefer the convenience of telehealth, and we’re set up to provide high-quality care virtually. Others prefer to come into our Belmont office, and some do a mix of both. Because Dr. Minnich practices under PSYPACT, the interstate compact for telepsychology, we are able to see clients located in any participating PSYPACT state, currently more than 40 states. In-person sessions are held at our Chicago office. If you’re not sure whether your state participates, just ask and we’ll confirm, or you can check the current list at psypact.gov.
Child & Adolescent Program
Yes! We work with clients across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, teens, and adults. Our work with younger clients is developmentally tailored, which means we adjust the language, pacing, and structure of sessions to fit where your child is. For OCD and anxiety in particular, the evidence base for treating young people with ERP and CBT is strong, and starting earlier often means less interference with school, friendships, and family life down the road.
A meaningful one. For most children and many adolescents, parents are an essential part of the treatment team. We’ll work with you to understand what your child is experiencing, coach you on how to respond in ways that support progress rather than inadvertently reinforce symptoms, and keep you informed about what’s happening in sessions in a developmentally appropriate way. The exact level of parent involvement depends on your child’s age, the presenting concern, and what makes clinical sense for your family. We’ll talk through this together at the start.
Yes, and we hear this often. Teens tend to arrive at our office somewhere on the spectrum from cautiously curious to actively resistant, and we’re used to meeting them where they are. The first few sessions are typically about building trust, understanding what your teen is dealing with, and finding a thread of motivation we can work with. Mandating treatment rarely works long-term, but a skilled clinician can often help a reluctant teen become an engaged participant over time.
Both. Alongside therapy, our Child and Adolescent Program offers comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations led by Dr. Abby Salat, who spent more than ten years as a school psychologist. An evaluation looks at how your child thinks, learns, and processes information, along with the emotional and behavioral factors involved, to pinpoint why they may be struggling and what will actually help. It often serves as an onramp to the right support, whether that turns out to be therapy, accommodations at school, parent coaching, or some combination. Evaluations are offered at a flat rate, so you have a clear picture of the cost from the start.
Yes. We know how schools operate because we have worked inside them, and we provide dedicated school advocacy to help your child get the right support. Depending on what your family needs, that can include reviewing school documentation and evaluations, advising you on which services or accommodations to request and how to ask for them effectively, and attending IEP, 504, or other school meetings with you so your child’s needs are clearly communicated. Our aim is to make sure the findings about your child translate into real support in the classroom rather than getting lost in the process.
The biggest difference is structure and communication. Therapy for children often loses momentum in the gap between the session and home, when a child makes progress in the room but the people around them were never told what to reinforce. We built this program to close that gap. Every child starts with a structured plan built around their specific needs and goals, and we stay in steady communication with you so the progress carries into home and school. You are part of the treatment team, not a bystander to it, and the work is grounded throughout in evidence-based treatment for OCD, anxiety, ADHD, and emotion regulation.
Getting Started
Reaching out is the hardest part, and we’re glad to make the rest of it easy. You can contact us through the form on our website here, or give us a call at 224-392-2897, and our intake coordinator will respond within 24 hours to set up a brief consultation. During that call, we’ll learn about what you’re looking for, answer any questions you have, and then schedule your first appointment with the clinician on our team who’s the best fit for your care.
