How to use Blueprint for counseling
Please read the FAQs below and let your counselor know if you have any questions
Hundreds of thousands of people use Blueprint to stay connected to their mental health care plan and track progress between sessions. It makes the classic “how are things going?” question a little bit easier (and more accurate)!
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Blueprint helps you and your therapist understand how therapy is going and whether it’s helping with the concerns that brought you here. Your therapist chooses brief questionnaires relevant to your care, which may explore symptoms, daily functioning, or relationships.
Together, you review your responses over time alongside what you share in sessions. This helps you notice progress, identify concerns that need more attention, and decide whether to adjust your treatment goals or approach. If the results don’t match your experience, that’s important to discuss. Your perspective matters, and a score never tells the whole story.
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We use these check-ins as part of your care so you and your therapist can keep track of how things are going. The fee helps cover the cost of providing Blueprint throughout treatment.
Where the fee applies, it is $15 per month for an individual receiving individual therapy or $15 per couple receiving couples therapy. If you attend both individual and couples therapy, you aren't charged the fee twice. Before you begin, our billing team can confirm whether the fee applies to your care and explain when charges begin. For session fees and insurance information, see our rates page
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At The Counseling Hub, the Blueprint fee is billed separately and is not submitted to insurance. Insurance coverage for your therapy sessions does not mean this separate fee is covered. Our billing team can explain the charges that apply to your care.
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Clinics use different assessment tools and handle their costs differently. We use Blueprint and charge a separate fee to help cover its cost. We can't speak to another clinic's pricing, but we can explain our fees so you know what to expect before starting.
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We charge for Blueprint monthly, separately from therapy sessions. It is not an additional charge each time you attend a session.
Having no appointment in a particular month does not automatically stop the fee. If your care is formally paused and you are not having sessions, you are not responsible for the fee during that pause. The charge stops when your services at the Hub end. Ask our billing team how your care status affects your charges.
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Insurance companies may review clinical information to determine whether mental health treatment meets your plan’s requirements for coverage, including whether treatment is medically necessary.
Blueprint assessments provide additional information about your symptoms, progress, and ongoing treatment needs. Your therapist can use these results alongside other clinical information to explain why your care is needed and support requests for coverage or continued treatment.
Your insurer makes the final coverage decision based on your plan and its requirements. Completing assessments does not guarantee coverage.
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Blueprint offers much more than just assessments. In the app, you can use daily journaling prompts and symptom trackers, both of which land in your clinician’s inbox, so to speak. These are especially helpful if you struggle with remembering what has happened in-between sessions, or if you want to take note of how changes–in life or therapy–might affect your symptoms.
Additionally, Blueprint gives you the opportunity to use worksheets, such as Thought Records, Diary Cards, and Skill Sheets. You can even set up reminders to complete them! Reviewing them is a great way to prepare before counseling sessions.
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Blueprint doesn’t replace clinical knowledge. Rest assured that your clinician still relies on their in-depth expertise to determine best practices, diagnosis, and therapy goals. Remember that therapy is a process; not everyone will improve at the same pace. Your clinician is aware of that, and also knows how to adequately diagnose you independently from Blueprint data.