John Paul Mulhern, LCSW-C, MBA
Virtual Counseling Services in Maryland & Virginia
Clinical Social Worker licensed in MD and VA
Tele-Behavioral Health Services
About the Practice
John Paul Mulhern, LCSW-C is a solely owned and operated fully virtual behavioral health specialty practice. Paul has over 30 years of healthcare delivery experience, including 25 years as a licensed social worker. Paul sees individual, couple and family clients of all ages, race/ethnic, sexual and gender identification, providing treatment for mental and addiction illnesses as well as recovery from grief and trauma. Paul also proudly provides services to veterans and civilian first responders. Many clients that seek treatment here have multiple health conditions and multiple significant life stressors, including circumstances directly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Paul is in network for many insurances and personally handles benefit confirmation, insurance, and co-pay/co-insurance billing on behalf of his clients. Paul takes a "whole health" approach to treatment, making sure that each client's treatment plan and goal(s) reflect not only a client's behavioral health concerns but also any physiological-based health problems and/or life stress or past traumatic experiences that may be affecting their whole health. It is the philosophy of this practice that the ultimate goal is help clients improve their overall health, experience a higher quality of life and promote wellness and resilience to navigate any challenges they may face.
Services
- Assessments (60 mins)
- Counseling Sessions (60 mins)
- Care Coordination with Schools
- Care Coordination with Primary Care
- Individual
- Couples
- Families
- Adolescents (ages 13-19)
- Adults (any ages)
Fees
Assessment (Initial) Session: $175*
Counseling Session: $145*
Missed Appointment (without 24 hour notice): $80
Care Coordination Correspondence: $0 (for clients in current treatment)
*For clients with insurance, out-of-pocket costs will vary according a client's healthplan. These costs will be contingent on the healthplan-set costs such as co-pays, co-insurances and deductibles. Clients are required to keep an active credit, debit or HSA card on file for payment of cost share as indicated by their health plan.
Insurances Accepted
Paul is often in the process of credentialing and re-credentialing with health insurers. This list below may not necessarily reflect the most up to date list of accepted insurances. Please contact Paul to check current list of accepted insurances.
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield (inlcuding Anthem of VA and Carefirst of MD, Federal Employees)
- Cigna
- United Healthcare/Optum
Make an Appointment
Please feel free to contact Paul by email or phone, or utilize the contact box* below:
Secure Client and Virtual Appointment Portal: https://www.therapyportal.com/p/johnpaul/
Email: johnpaulmulhernlcswc@gmail.com Phone: 240-344-0116
Please note that all appointments are by secure video or telephone.
*PLEASE NOTE: This practice is not able to accept new referrals at this time.
About John Paul Mulhern
John Paul Mulhern is a social worker, clinician and educator with thirty years of macro and clinical healthcare experience. This includes twenty-five years as a licensed social worker. Paul has provided direct social work and healthcare services in a wide range of healthcare settings, including general medical and behavioral health hospitals, emergency departments, outpatient hospital programs, crisis hotlines, elementary and middle schools and in private practice. Paul has provided care to children and adolescents as well as couples, families, and adults, civilian first responders and veterans; including a full range of age, racial, ethnic, sexual and gender identification diversity. Paul has extensive experience in providing treatment to those with addiction illnesses as well as mental illness, and practices with an understanding of the interconnectedness of physiological and mental health.
Paul also has extensive experience in macro level healthcare operations, program and project management. This experience has been in the private section and public sector. Paul has had the opportunity to gain a 360-degree view of the healthcare system through social work, management, and service delivery support for health plans, both commercial and public, including TRICARE, Medicare, and Maryland Medicaid. Paul has also provided these services in several Federal settings, including National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Veterans Health Administration and Department of Defense.
Paul began teaching six years ago and currently teaches graduate policy and clinical courses at University of Maryland’s School of Social Work and UMBC’s Master of Health Information Technology program. Paul has also taught bioinformatics and health technology courses for George Washington University. Paul developed new courses for UMBC and GWU. Paul continues to provide direct care in his own private practice, where he works with many public and private health plans to make care as widely available as possible.
Paul is licensed as social worker in Maryland and Virginia. Paul has earned his Master of Social Work at University of Maryland and his Master of Business Administration at Mount Saint Mary's University.
About Keira
Keira and Paul rescued each other at Frederick County Animal Shelter in 2017. Since then, Keira has served as a client greeter at John Paul Mulhern, LCSW-C. No one is better at conveying a warm welcome, even over telehealth!