MagnaCare Therapists in Queens, NY

Does MindView take MagnaCare in Queens?

Yes. MindView Therapy is in the MagnaCare network at our Jamaica office, and by telehealth throughout New York State.

You pay your plan’s cost share, not the full session fee, and you are not billed the difference between our rate and what the plan pays.

What is MagnaCare, exactly?

MagnaCare is not a traditional insurance carrier, and that trips people up.

It is a regional PPO network and third-party administrator covering the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area. It provides the provider network and processes the claims for health plans that are funded by someone else: a union or Taft-Hartley welfare fund, a self-funded employer, or another carrier that rents the network.

So when you hand us a MagnaCare card, the network is MagnaCare but the benefits belong to the plan behind it. That plan sets your copay, your deductible, your coinsurance, and whether a referral is required. MagnaCare administers those rules rather than writing them.

MagnaCare is especially common among New York union members and welfare funds, and union behavioral health benefits are frequently better than people expect. It is worth checking rather than assuming.

My card does not say MagnaCare. Am I still covered?

Possibly. Many members carry a card with their union fund or employer plan name on the front and MagnaCare listed only as the network, often on the back in small print.

If you see the MagnaCare name anywhere on the card, or if you are not sure, send us what you have. Working out which network sits behind the card is our job, not yours.

What will I actually pay?

That depends on the plan behind your card, and we will not invent a number.

Some plans use a copay per session. Some use coinsurance, a percentage of the negotiated rate. Some apply a deductible first. With a fund-based or self-funded plan, all of those are decisions made by the plan sponsor.

We verify your benefits before your first session and tell you what you will owe. No surprise bill afterward.

Where is the Queens office, and what does therapy here involve?

Our Queens office is at 89-14 Parsons Boulevard, Suite 24, 5th Floor, Jamaica, NY 11432, serving Jamaica, Hillcrest, Briarwood, Kew Gardens, Fresh Meadows, Jamaica Estates, and the neighborhoods around them. Telehealth is available anywhere in New York. Call (646) 493-4007 with any questions.

Every client follows the same clear structure. The first session is an intake, where your therapist asks what brought you in and what you want to change. The second is a psychosocial assessment, a fuller picture of your history. The third is where you and your therapist build your treatment plan together.

From there, sessions are weekly. Once a month you complete standardized measures, such as the PHQ-9 and GAD-7, and your therapist reviews the trend with you. If something is not working, the plan changes. Therapy here is measured, not guessed.