(he/him)
Hello! My name is Nicholas Beard, and I am the owner of Bridgewater Behavioral Health. I am native of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and am currently working between Arizona and Texas. Over the last 10 years, I have trained and practiced in helping individuals with issues such as anxiety, depression, body image, relationships, family conflict, trauma, and sexual abuse. I am nationally certified and licensed with both the state of Arizona and Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
In our first session you can expect things to feel slightly more formal than they will during a typical session. Our first meeting is likely to include a lot of questions so I can try and get the bigger picture of who you are and where there are some areas for potential change and growth. Additionally, our first time interacting is a great opportunity for you to ask me any questions you may have about the work I do or what the therapy process looks like.
After working in the community and school settings I have found my passion in working with children, and adolescents as well as adults. I currently only offer sessions via tele-health making the treatment of your mental health as convenient as possible.
Clients that I work with are often times struggling with finding the motivation needed to make lasting changes in their life. They know something has to change but are not sure what that looks like or how to take the next steps. I often tell my patients that I am not like many other therapists. I find it helpful to include a degree of honesty and frankness as well as light and laughter in the process. Life is heavy, making changes is hard, there is no rule that you have to cry during therapy or that laughing is not allowed along the way.
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Cash - $120 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Eclectic
In providing eclectic therapy, each patient is treated with a combination of modalities that best fit the their individual needs. Eclectic therapy can include other treatment modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, and Family Systems.
5 ratings with written reviews
July 23, 2025
nick is so amazing!!!!! he makes me excited for therapy and gives a fresh perspective. he feels very warm open minded and accepting. he keeps it real without the judgment
June 13, 2025
First session went great and I’m excited to start this healing journey! Nick made it smooth and easy!
May 7, 2025
Very great person very upfront and kind helps a lot.