Services
At The Briggs Institute, Inc., we provide two different types of services:
Whether you are seeking individual, couple, or family therapy or you are interested in our consulting services, we welcome the opportunity to work with you.
Therapy Services
Marriage and Family Therapy is a mental health profession similar to psychology, social work, and counseling. Marriage and family therapists diagnose and treat depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and many other mental health problems while also addressing relationship concerns including couple conflict and parent-child issues.
Whereas counselors and psychologists work mainly with individuals, marriage and family therapists treat individuals, couples, and families from a relationship-centered perspective, evaluating how clients’ interactions with family, friends, and coworkers affect their mental, social, and emotional health.
Individual Therapy
Most of our sessions at the Institute are individual therapy. In these one-on-one discussions, clients and their therapist talk about many aspects of the client’s life and work together to help clients reach their goals. Individual therapy is something that we greatly enjoy and we welcome the opportunity to work in this context.
Couple Therapy
All Institute clinicians have years of training and experience working with couples. Whether a couple is coming in for “communication issues” or something else, we love couple therapy work. Our work with couples often involves helping them learn to think and behave in ways that may come unnaturally at first but have been shown by researchers to lead to more satisfying relationships (here is an example of what this looks like).
If you are interested in making your relationship more satisfying, we encourage you to reach out and get into couple therapy.
Family Therapy
As marriage and family therapists, Institute clinicians have extensive training in family dynamics and years of experience helping families learn to function better. When a family is functioning well, life becomes more manageable and satisfying. Please know that there is reason to hope that family life can improve whenever its members are willing to make changes and they are working with a competent clinician. We promise to do our best for you and your family should we have the opportunity to work together.
Telehealth
Telehealth services allow for remote treatment using a computer, tablet, or mobile device. Telehealth is ideal for clients who are in Tennessee but are unable to meet on location in our Nashville office. Our telehealth services are state-of-the-art and allow for high quality care for our clients when in-person therapy isn’t the best fit.
Another benefit of telehealth services is that they allow us to serve all Tennessee residents, not just those who live in an around Nashville. If you’re interested in working with an Institute clinician via telehealth, please feel welcome to get in touch.
Evidence-Based Practice
All therapists at the Institute practice an evidence-based approach to therapy. This means our treatment plans for you are significantly influenced by scientific theory and research. We will ask you to contribute to this process by inviting you to complete brief questionnaires that let us know how you feel about your life in general, your relationships with others, and your experience in therapy. We use this information to track your progress and to inform our decisions as we try to help you reach your goals. We look forward to finding out what therapy can help you accomplish.
Consulting
As consultants, my team at The Briggs Institute, Inc. and I (Dr. Briggs) use our substantial knowledge of systems theory, cybernetics, scientific assessment, relationship dynamics, and human development to help our clients understand how the various interrelated and interdependent parts of their personal and/or business lives function and fit together. When individuals, couples, families, businesses, and corporations learn more about their strengths and growth areas, they are able to make changes that can lead to:
Increased life, relationship, and work satisfaction
Greater efficiency
Increased productivity
Improved work-life balance
Better personnel management
An enhanced corporate culture
Over the years, my colleagues and I have worked with mid-level managers, small- and mid-size business owners, executives and administrators at Fortune 500 and Silicone valley companies, as well as high-profile individuals and couples including actors, musicians, athletes and other personnel in the worlds of entertainment and professional sports. No matter who you are or how big or small your company is, we would be happy to partner with you.
Systemic Assessment
The consulting services we provide often include systemic assessment of individuals, couples, or company personnel. This assessment may include use of personality inventories and other questionnaires designed to help our clients understand themselves, their co-workers, and their corporate environment better.
Feedback
Our consulting clients are the experts on their lives, health, relationships, product, their market, and/or their customers. The feedback we provide as consultants is focused on helping individuals, couples, companies, their leadership, and/or company personnel function optimally and sustainably.
Consulting is not Therapy or Counseling
The consulting services we provide at The Briggs Institute, Inc. are different from our individual, couple, and family therapy services. As consultants, our focus is on improved functioning of our consulting clients without any focus on mental health diagnosis, documentation, and treatment. If you have additional questions about the differences between consulting and psychotherapy, please give us a call (615-593-3999).
Cost
Therapy Fees
The standard fee per 50-55 minute session is $60-$225+ depending on the clinician. Our outcomes page provides a cost estimate based on average duration of treatment. Our site also provides information about obtaining a good faith estimate of total treatment costs. If finances are an issue, please ask about our sliding fee scale for services.
Consulting Fees
Consulting fees are determined on a case-by-case basis and depend on the scope of the work and the length of time needed to complete our assessment and provide feedback.
Getting Started
After therapy clients have talked with a clinician and agreed to work together, the next step for them is to read, complete, and sign intake paperwork forms before having their first session. Please note that I (i.e., Dr. Briggs) may change the terms of the Consent Form and the changes will apply to all information I have about you. Reasons for any future changes to this form may include, but are not limited to, upgrading security protocols, improving operational efficiencies, and revising policies and procedures to reflect changes to industry standards and state and federal laws. Any updated documentation will be available online and upon request.
Client Intake: Providing as much information as you can on this form will help us to get to know you better. This form can be completed on your phone, tablet, or computer.
Consent Form: Please read, initial, and sign this form. Be sure to notice that there is a separate section for parents to sign to give their consent for therapy with their child(ren).
Notice of Privacy Practices (included in the consent form): Please read, initial, and sign this form. I recommend keeping a copy of this form for yourself for reference should you have questions about how we use and keep your personal information confidential and secure.
Google Meet Statement of Understanding (included in the consent form): Please read, initial, and sign this form. To broaden our ability to serve and promote continuity of care, there are times when Institute clients use telehealth services to meet with their therapist. Telehealth services allow for encrypted video conferencing between therapists and clients. Our business associate agreement with Google allows us to use their video conferencing service, Google Meet, to conduct telehealth therapy sessions. The Google Meet Statement of Understanding introduces our clients to this service and gives instructions on best practices for maintaining confidentiality when meeting with their therapist remotely using their computer, tablet, or mobile phone.
Good Faith Estimate (included in the consent form): Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges.
More Questions?
Please feel welcome to check out our frequently asked questions page.