ABOUT CHALLENGER POINT PRACTICE
Since December 24, 2018, Matthew Carlson, LPC, LAC, LMHC, founder of Challenger Point Practice has been offering licensed mental health and substance use treatment in Colorado, Texas, and Florida. The practice is named after "Challenger Point," a 14,087' mountain in Colorado that was named in honor of the astronauts that died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986. At the top of the mountain there is a plaque that reads "Ad Astra Per Aspera", which is Latin for "To the Stars Through Adversity." This is the motto and the spirit of Challenger Point Practice.
Matthew is highly specialized in providing disability related services. This includes facilitating emotional support animal and psychiatric service dog assessments, advocating for clients to secure reasonable accommodations for housing, employment, school, and travel. Matthew will also work with client's that request short-term disability or FMLA rights at work to address mental health concerns. Matthew is proficient working with insurance companies, disability claims processors, human resources, and supervisors to ensure that adequate workplace accommodations are established, thus allowing clients to have equal opportunities as those without disabilities.
Matthew takes great care in educating clients about the use of emotional support animals and psychiatric service dogs along with the applicable laws involved. He takes pride in being able to utilize client health insurance benefits and health savings plans to offset some or all of their costs associated with clinical services.
Matthew also offers counseling, consulting, and wellness services for law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, dispatchers, military veterans, and other uniformed services.
Most recently, Matthew has been offering assistance with families that have a need to develop a comprehensive parenting plan as an alternative to litigation. This includes numerous appointments, co-parenting education, consultation, and both individual and family therapy necessary to understand the dynamics and to make clinical recommendations on the best interests of the children involved. This area of practice is also highly specialized and because of the complexity involved, families are encouraged to contact Matthew for a free consultation.
MATTHEW WILLIAM CARLSON
A Message from the Founder of Challenger Point
Since 2012, I've been counseling clients throughout Colorado, Texas, and Florida. Prior to my career in psychology, I worked as a Firefighter and Driver Operator (Engineer) with the Oshtemo Township Fire Department from 2004-2013. During that time, I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following the accumulation of several traumatic incidents. After going through the Worker's Comp process to access counseling, and wanting to make treatment easier for first responders and military veterans to get help, I enrolled in a graduate counseling program. I retired from the fire service in 2013, although I keep my certifications and licenses current - just in case!
State of Michigan
Firefighter & Hazmat Specialist
Emergency Medical Responder #1599396
I've been running Challenger Point Practice since December 24, 2018. That was the night it was born, Christmas Eve! Since that time, the Practice has grown tremendously and has served over 6,000 unique clients - mostly working to approve and support clients with emotional support animals, psychiatric service dogs, or those clients diagnosed with PTSD and seeking a medical marijuana prescription. I love to help people and with this Practice, I wake up everyday excited to just that.
Being a licensed mental health professional is not an easy task. However, it is meaningful and necessary. Although my main office is in Winter Park, Colorado and I'm licensed in Colorado as a Licensed Professional Counselor #12306
and Licensed Addiction Counselor #621, in Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor #86425, and also Florida where I'm Licensed Mental Health Counselor #TPMC1178.
(Registered Office Address: 7901 4th St N, Ste 300, St. Petersburg, FL, 33702
For more information: https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/, )
I am proud to say that the Practice is credentialed with almost all major health insurance carriers, allowing us to bill insurance for all or some of the costs for services in Colorado and expanding those credentials in several other states we're licensed to practice in. It is a matter of time before this Practice is serving clients in every state and working to be credentialed with insurance carriers in every state. While insurance isn't always an option, we're happy to be in network with the following Colorado carriers:
Aetna, Beacon, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Apostrophe, Bright Health, Colorado Medicaid, Colorado Access, Cigna, Cigna TPA, Cigna EAP, EBMS, Empathia, Friday Health Plans, Peak Health, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Permanente EPO, Optum/United-EAP, Oscar Health Plan, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, United Healthcare, United UMR, United All Savers, United BIND, United GEHA/Shared Services, United HealthScope Benefits, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Golden Rule, United Oxford, United Student Resources, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, and Veteran Affairs.
Currently, the Practice only offers individual therapy to first responders, military veterans, and their families. We value all people and offer Emotional Support Animal and Psychiatric Service Dog assessments using teletherapy in Colorado, Texas, Florida, and Virginia. Feel free to contact me with any comments, questions, or concerns.
Warmly,
Matthew Carlson
970-363-4031 phone
970-360-1011 fax
matthew@challenger-point.com
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We are always recruiting experienced licensed mental health professionals, especially to provide emotional support animal and psychiatric service dog assessments using teletherapy. We're open to discussing independent contracts, employee opportunities, benefits, and becoming an ESA/PSD therapist. Contact us now!