Embracing Balance Counseling Solutions

Virtual counseling practice serving clients in Florida, Pennsylvania and Georgia, with a particular focus on LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples and families.

Winter Park · Telehealth offered · Takes Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna +3

Open TUESDAYS: 9AM-5PM

ADHD & attentionPracticeLGBTQIA+ individuals, couples and families · MothersTelehealth

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At a glance

Telehealth: Virtual across Florida, Pennsylvania and Georgia
Insurance: Blue Cross/Blue Shield · Aetna · Cigna · United Healthcare/Optum/Oscar · Quest Behavioral Health
Self pay: Self-pay

ADHD care

Lists ADHD, Autism, Executive functioning among the concerns it addresses, according to its website.

ADHD

Autism

Executive functioning

About

Sarah Hoskens, MA, LMHC, LPC, NCC, owns Embracing Balance Counseling Solutions and is a licensed therapist who believes therapy works best when clients can show up as their whole selves, without having to censor, explain or defend who they are.

The practice officially opened on May 8, 2017, with a commitment to serving LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples and families and others who have historically struggled to find affirming providers.

Gottman Method couples therapy
Gender-affirming letters and referrals
Kink-knowledgeable, sex-positive care
Affirming non-monogamy care

Concerns they commonly address

Recovery from abusive relationships

Works with survivors of abuse, including abuse by a partner, parent, caregiver or friend, on trauma, shame and rebuilding boundaries and self-trust.

LGBTQIA+ identity and minority stress

Supports clients with identity, coming out, family and relationship concerns, discrimination, and minority stress.

Couples relationship challenges

Helps partners with arguments, disconnection, recurring patterns, communication, trust and healthy conflict.

Motherhood

Supports mothers dealing with exhaustion, resentment, guilt, identity loss and relationship changes.

Neurodivergence

Works with ADHD, autism and other forms of neurodivergence, focusing on understanding rather than making clients function like neurotypical people.

Services

Gender-affirming assessments and letters

Provides assessments and letters for HRT and gender-affirming procedures, plus referrals to surgeons, physicians and community resources.

Couples counseling

Works with couples using training in the Gottman Method, including communication, intimacy and rebuilding trust.

Clinical supervision

Provides clinical supervision and mentorship to emerging therapists.

Founder

Sarah Hoskens, MA, LMHC, LPC, NCC

Sarah Hoskens is the owner of Embracing Balance Counseling Solutions and is licensed in Florida, Georgia and Pennsylvania. She has completed Levels 1, 2 and 3 of Gottman Method Couples Therapy training and is a Florida Qualified Supervisor. She is an Orlando native and served as a volunteer and counselor following the Pulse massacre in 2016.

Insurance, self-pay and costs

Insurance listed by the practice

Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare/Optum/Oscar, Quest Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan, Carelon Behavioral Health, Ascension (Smart Health), The Health Plan. Confirm your benefits with the practice and your insurer.

Self-pay

Self-pay: .

No evening, after-hours or crisis availability

The practice does not offer evening or after-hours appointments or crisis availability.

Government plans not accepted

The practice cannot accept primary or secondary plans through Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare, and ChampVA.

What to know before contacting

Who it sees

LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples and families, Mothers.

Care setting

telehealth: Virtual across Florida, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Not an emergency service

For mental health crisis support, call or text 988. For emergencies, call 911.

Questions families ask

Does Embracing Balance Counseling Solutions provide ADHD care?

Its website lists ADHD, Autism, Executive functioning among the concerns it addresses. Confirm with the practice.

Can I use telehealth?

Yes. The practice lists telehealth: Virtual across Florida, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

What insurance does Embracing Balance Counseling Solutions list?

Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare/Optum/Oscar, Quest Behavioral Health, Curative, Providence Health Plan, Carelon Behavioral Health, Ascension (Smart Health), The Health Plan. Always confirm coverage with the practice and your insurer.

What are the self-pay rates?