CLIENT PORTAL

FOR EXISTING CLIENTS TO VIEW PROVIDER AVAILABLTY AND MAKE APPOINTMENT REQUESTS
Client Portal
Offers Telehealth
Appointments
Accepts
Online Payments
Accepts
Insurance

About

Compassionate Heart Centered Mental Health Care

Open Minds Counseling is a women owned counseling practice established in 2022. Located in Durham Ct. Serving clients in all of Connecticut via telehealth and in-person services. Our Mission At Open Minds Counseling, our mission is to empower clients through trauma-informed care, fostering healing and guiding them on a journey towards authentic living. Committed to providing ethical, effective, and authentic care, we support clients in self-actualization, enabling them to manifest a life aligned with their truest selves. We are dedicated to upholding social justice, advocating for racial and gender equality, and warmly welcoming individuals from all walks of life, backgrounds, orientations, identities, and religions. Our practice is a sanctuary for growth, understanding, and the pursuit of genuine well-being, where every individual's unique path to healing is honored and respected. Our Vision At Open Minds Counseling, our vision is to be a beacon of transformative mental health care, where our commitment extends beyond client healing to fostering professional growth and mentorship within our diverse staff. We envision a practice that champions ethical and effective therapies, including expressive arts modalities, as integral components of our holistic approach to mental well-being.
Jennifer Simmons
Licensed Professional Counselor

Services

Individual, Family, couples and group counseling services

  • Child or Adolescent
  • College Mental Health
  • 60+
  • Couples Counseling
  • Women's Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Life Transitions

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Biofeedback
  • Music Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Drama Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Cigna
  • Optum
  • Medicaid
  • Magellan
  • United Healthcare
  • Tricare