Mental Health Resources

The Narrator Alliance is committed to de-stigmatizing both mental illness and the therapeutic process. 

If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, loneliness, or isolation, know that there is a community ready to receive and support you. A great place to start is NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness). You can find them at: https://www.nami.org/Home.

Our Alliance encourages all its members to seek professional support for emotional

and mental health challenges whenever they may need them. Here are some resources to get you started in finding a therapist!

If you are covered under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, here is a step by step guide to generating a list of covered therapists in your area:

Step 1.    Visit: https://www.sagaftraplans.org

• Select: “SAG AFTRA Health Plan” (Don’t login!)

Step 2.    Select: the “Benefits” tab.

• Under "Provider Networks" click on the third blue link: “Carelon Behavioral Health”.
• This link will take you to: SAG-AFTRA's Mental Health Benefit Provider.
• https://www.achievesolutions.net/achievesolutions/en/sag-aftra/Home.do
• If you have trouble with this link (apparently some browsers are less compatible) you can try https://www.beaconhealthoptions.com/members/beacon
• You do not need to login here either.

Step 3.   Select:

• "Find Services→Providers→Find A Provider"

Step 4.   You are now at the Provider Search Page. Enter your location to search for providers in your area.

·  If you are looking for therapy, filter for “Counselor” under “Provider Types”.

·  The results page will allow you to toggle to only show providers within a radius.

Make sure to filter for any areas of expertise you’d like them to have, gender, language capabilities and cultural background. All are important in finding someone who really gets where you’re coming from.

Step 5.   With the generated list, look up some of the providers on www.psychologytoday.com where you can learn a little more about who they are and what their focus is. (Reba here: I recommend you contact 2-3 counselors to start to ask about setting up an appointment. You will find that some already have full practices/schedules so casting your net a bit wider is always wise.)

* In-Network therapy visits have a $25 copay. You do not need to meet your deductible for these visits.

If you cannot find anyone covered by insurance who feels like a good fit (trust me, it happens a lot) you are covered for "Out of Network" visits at 70% after a $500 deductible. This means you can see any therapist you like, pay them in full up front, and submit a Superbill to Carelon Behavioral Health for reimbursement. Therapists are very familiar with giving clients Superbills. Depending on the way therapists process their billing they may give you one after every session or once a month. You can file claims after every visit or save up a couple months worth and submit them all together.

(NOTE: If you have enrolled your spouse in the SAG AFTRA health plan, Carelon may not be automatically notified. There have been some reported lapses in communication between the two companies. To avoid having a claim denied, give Carelon a call before your spouse schedules a mental health appointment and make sure they are updated with any necessary Coordination of Benefits forms.)