6572 River Park Dr, Suite 101-H, Riverdale, Ga 30274

Yes, we currently accept :

• Ga Medicaid,

• Cigna,

• Anthem/ Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia,

• United Healthcare/Optum,

• Aetna, and

• Oscar Health Insurance

Other program and plaforms where you can schedule services with

Ms. JohnBaptiste:

Springhealth EAP, RULA, TAVA Health, and Grow Therapy.

Scheduling a session is easy! Click on any of the "schedule now" buttons or the "client portal" button. You will be prompted to either sign-in if you are a returning client, or sign-up if you are a new client.

To reward a client’s commitment to the therapy process and as a protective measure of my time and availability to other clients, when you sign up for therapy with GHA, you agree to the following terms:

You are committing to a weekly or biweekly (every other week) time slot. I will try my best to set a consistent time aside for you until you discontinue therapy.

You can discontinue therapy at any time for any reason.

There is a charge of $150 for cancellations or rescheduling that provide less than a 24-hour notice.

Cancellation fee will be waived if a session can be rescheduled by phone or in the office within 2 business days of the missed session. This is subject to the therapist’s availabilityItem description

In therapy, you may learn to pay attention to your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships, which may result in changes. Participating in therapy may be uncomfortable at times and may evoke feelings of guilt, anxiety, anger, sadness, and fear. There will be times when your therapist will help you challenge your thinking patterns and offer different perspectives. Please feel free to discuss any concerns you have regarding your progress in treatment with your therapist. Due to the varying severity of issues and individual uniqueness, your therapist is unable to predict the length of treatment. Your therapist also cannot guarantee any specific result. The therapy process includes intake, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and discharge planning. Below, you can find more information about these various aspects of the therapy process: 

• Intake - Your therapist will collect information from you using an intake questionnaire. This information includes contact and demographic information, reasons for seeking treatment, goals for therapy, medical and psychological treatment, substance use history, family medical/psychological history, risk assessment, and other factors.

• Assessment - After your therapist has collected information from you using an intake questionnaire, they identify, evaluate, analyze, and address the problems and circumstances that brought you to therapy. This step is essential in the therapist understanding you.

• Diagnosis - This is the process of comparing your symptoms with the diagnostic criteria of a classification system. For example, therapists in private practice and mental health agencies use the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) to provide diagnoses. Insurance companies require diagnoses to authorize payment for services.

• Treatment Planning - This is a collaborative process between you and your therapist which includes the development of a written document that outlines the proposed goals, plan, and methods of therapy. It will be developed by you and your therapist to guide the therapy process and to promote the successful completion of your treatment goals. 

• Discharge Planning - A critical component of your treatment, discharge planning helps you prepare for the ups and downs of life after therapy. Discharge planning begins at the onset of treatment, and includes a plan for you to follow should your symptoms become unmanageable. 

Yes, we offer both in-person, and telehealth (video) -based therapy sessions year-round.