Therapist for Pratt Institute Students on Aetna Student Health — Online in New York

For Pratt Institute students

Art and design programs run on critique, deadlines, and the particular exhaustion of making things people will judge. Your Aetna Student Health plan is a full health plan, and it covers therapy with an outside therapist for a copay — you don't have to route it through the campus center.

Note for this year: Pratt's carrier was last confirmed for 2025–26; the 2026–27 waiver window is posted, and we verify your current card before the first session. We're a boutique, culturally attuned practice, in-network with Aetna, and most of the people we see are students and young adults. Everything below is specific to Pratt's plan.

The Pratt plan, in plain terms

What Pratt enrolled you in.

Carrier

Aetna Student Health

Administered by

Academic HealthPlans

Who's enrolled

All students, auto-enrolled; waivable by Sept 18

Plan year

2025–26 confirmed; 2026–27 waiver window posted · waiver deadline Sept 18, 2026

Last confirmed for the 2025–26 academic year; 2026–27 details were still being posted when this was written. Plans change yearly; we verify your card before you're charged anything.

What it covers here

Therapy for a copay, from wherever you are.

Because Pratt's plan runs on Aetna's network and we're in-network with Aetna, sessions here are a covered benefit: 50 minutes over secure video, billed through Headway, with your copay shown up front. Most students book weekly and keep going through breaks — the plan year runs through the summer.

What we work on with students, most often: anxiety and burnout, identity and self-esteem, being a child of immigrants far from home, AAPI experience, relationships, and the transitions that pile up between eighteen and thirty. EMDR is available when talking alone hasn't reached something.

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Pratt student questions

Does Pratt's student health insurance cover therapy off campus?

Yes. Pratt's plan is Aetna Student Health, a full health plan with outpatient mental health benefits. You can see an in-network therapist in the community — including us — the same way you'd see any doctor. The campus counseling center is one option, not a gate you have to pass through.

Are you in-network with the Pratt Aetna plan?

Yes. We're in-network with Aetna, and Pratt's plan runs on Aetna's network. Billing goes through Headway, so you see your copay before you book. We confirm your specific plan details before the first session.

Do I need a referral?

Aetna Student Health plans are PPO-style plans, and most don't require a referral for outpatient therapy. We check yours when we verify benefits, so there are no surprises.

Will my parents see it?

A student health plan is usually in your own name, so statements typically come to you, not a parent. If you're on a parent's plan instead of the school plan, tell us and we'll walk through what the policyholder does and doesn't see.

Where do I have to be for sessions?

Anywhere in New York State at the time of the session — Clinton Hill, Brooklyn counts, and so does a library carrel with headphones. A summer at home in another state means we pause; Florida is the one other state we're licensed in.

Other Aetna Student Health schools in the city: Columbia · Barnard · NYU · Fordham · The New School · St. John's · all Aetna schools · every New York student plan.

Pratt students: your Aetna Student Health plan covers therapy here.