Specialty Programs: How Our Therapists Earn Their Specialization Badges
Therapists should bring more than warmth and compassion to every session. They should also bring the depth of understanding and expertise that can make a meaningful difference.
At Insight, learning doesn’t stop with a therapist’ eligibility to practice and professional registration. In fact, all therapists at Insight are expected to specialize and continually deepen their expertise in their chosen areas of practice through advanced training, certifications, case consultations, and increasingly complex clinical experience.
Our goal is simple: to turn our therapists’ continuous advancement in expertise into a greater ability to understand, guide, and help the people who trust us with their care. That’s because every client deserves the right expertise for their needs, so they can feel better understood, receive more targeted care, and make meaningful progress.
Specialty badges make that work visible to you. A badge on a therapist’s profile shows that they have met Insight’s stringent criteria for training and experience in that area, and whether they practice at the Core or Advanced level. It’s a simple way to see a therapist’s depth of training and experience in the area you need support with, so you can choose with confidence.
Badges are an Insight designation for additional development in specialization and expertise; not a credential issued by a regulatory body. Regardless of whether a therapist has a badge, their profile will specify the mental health areas in which they have the combination of training and experience to practice competently, and can be a good fit for you. Our team would be happy to help you find the right match.
Core Specialization
Practice-ready competency
A therapist with a Core badge is pursuing additional training and hands-on experience to advance their specialization and expertise in this area. They use established, evidence-informed approaches and are well prepared to support the concerns people most often bring to therapy in this area, including situations that are a bit more involved.
What you can expect:
- A therapist who understands the key approaches used in this area and applies them consistently in your sessions
- Care shaped by specific training, coursework, readings, and/or certification in this area
- 1 to 5 years of experience in this area
- Support for common concerns, as well as situations with a few more layers
- A therapist who is actively building their specialization and expertise in this area
In practice: A Core therapist is a confident, well-prepared choice for structured support in this area.
Advanced Specialization
Expertise and leadership
A therapist with an Advanced badge has extensive experience and advanced training in this area. They are well equipped to support people whose concerns are complex, long-standing, or call for a more specialized approach.
What you can expect:
- Advanced certifications, multiple trainings, extensive readings and/or a formal specialization pathway in this area
- 5+ years of experience in this area
- Experience supporting complex, long-standing, or highly specific concerns
- A range of therapeutic approaches to draw from, adapted to what fits you
- A therapist who shares their expertise by supervising, mentoring, training and/or case-consulting with other therapists, or providing guidance in program development. Such efforts strengthen the collective knowledge and expertise of our therapists, and more importantly, they enhance how our wider team supports clients in this area.
In practice: An Advanced therapist brings a high level of expertise to your care and helps guide how our team approaches this area.
Which Level is Right for Me?
For most people, a Core-badged therapist is an excellent choice for effective, personalized care. Core-badged therapists are well prepared to support the concerns people most often bring to therapy.
An Advanced-badged therapist may be a good fit if your concerns are complex, long-standing, or highly specific.
Not sure which is right for you? Reach out and our team will help you decide.
