Financial counseling for behavioral health care treatment

Are financial issues complicating your clients’ progress? Partner with us to integrate financial counseling into their treatment to support long-term recovery.
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Financial stress can be an obstacle to recovery. We can help relieve that pressure through financial counseling.

How we support your clients

Individuals & families

Integrated
financial counseling

If you have a client struggling with financial problems relating to a mental health condition or a major life event, we offer one-on-one financial counseling that can relieve the pressure. Unlike a referral, we work directly with your healthcare team to provide counseling services to your client in a one-on-one setting or one-on-two setting with your treatment provider.
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Professional-to-professional partnerships

Team-based care

We partner with healthcare teams to integrate financial counseling into treatment – helping those in financial distress who have an underlying behavioral health condition. We can work directly with your client in a virtual one-on-one or team setting.
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Virtual group counseling

Group sessions

Help your clients see that they're not alone. We can provide group counseling to your clients – showing your clients how a financial counselor can help; easing them into the financial counseling process; and helping them feel less isolated.
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Why financial health matters.

Excessive debt can exacerbate fears and anxieties.

Financial stressors related to a behavioral health disorder can cause emotional distress – hindering the effectiveness of mental health therapy. We help relieve that pressure by helping clients gain clarity and find a path to financial recovery.

90%

of financial decisions are made emotionally; stress can interfere with good financial judgement

86%

of people with mental health issues and debt say their debt makes their mental health issues worse1

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Improve treatment outcomes with
integrated, on-demand financial counseling on our HIPAA-compliant platform.

What is MoneyStack?

Are you hesitant to address your clients' financial concerns? If so, then you're not alone. Many mental health professionals lack the training and confidence to address financial problems with their clients or know where to refer them for help.

We provide support to help treatment providers integrate financial counseling into their treatment plans so your clinicians can focus on what they do best, treating the underlying disorder that's causing the financial distress.

Our integrated financial counseling can help support your clients by providing them with a financial recovery plan that restores hope.

What is financial counseling?

Finances can be a difficult and painful subject for your clients to talk about, particularly if they're experiencing acute financial distress. Our financial counselors have experience working with individuals, families, and other loved ones affected by your client's behavioral health challenges.

Unlike traditional financial advisors who focus on wealth management and retirement planning, our financial counselors help individuals and families recover from acute financial distress that is adversely impacting their mental health and their immediate and everyday life.

Meet our financial counselors

We are counselors first, and financial counselors second – collaborating with you as problem-solvers and working alongside you and your client to co-generate a financial recovery plan. We have a duty to act in your best interest. We don't sell financial products, refinance loans, charge commissions, or offer investment advice.
Sara Croymans
AFC®, M.Ed.
For more than two decades, Sara has provided financial counseling in gambling recovery programs and for military families, empowering her clients to achieve financial stability and resilience.
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Kyle Grevengoed
CFP®, AFC®
Kyle has worked in financial services since 2007, including several years at two of the largest U.S. Credit Unions. In 2013, he transitioned to budget counseling and financial planning, working with U.S. Military personnel.
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Axton Betz-Hamilton
Ph.D., AFC®
Axton is an experienced financial counselor and educator. She earned a PhD in Human Development & Family Studies, an MS in Personal Financial Planning, and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Therapy.
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Yvonne Hampton
Ph.D., AFC®
Yvonne holds a PhD, MBA, and a Masters in Personal Financial Planning. With 15 years as a financial coach, she focuses on helping her clients work through their underlying feelings & belief systems to help them meet their financial goals.
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Jessica Parks
Ph.D., AFC®
Jessica has a PhD in Financial Planning and Consumer Economics. She is passionate about helping families pay off debt & creating realistic spending plans.
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Nan Franks
MA, LPC-S, LICDC-CS, GAMB
After pulling herself out of financial trouble, Nan wanted to help others in similar situations. Now, she helps everyday people find personalized and practical solutions to financial issues.
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Janice Pierce
CFP®
As a financial advisor with a background in risk management, Janice helps clients build financial knowledge and understand emotions about money.
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Ambus Hunter IV
AFC®
As a person in recovery from problem gambling, Ambus now helps clients with their own financial recovery plans.
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What others say about us

We have a two-year track record at helping individuals and families overcome financial distress related to problem gambling, with coverage spanning over a third of the U.S. See what others say about our gambling recovery financial counseling services at GamFin.org
"... an incredible enhancement to our gambling counseling program. The financial counselors are skillful and compassionate, and once our clients begin working with the counselors, our clients regain a sense of hope to address the long-term financial impact of their gambling."
Elizabeth Thielen
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
LPC, PCGC
"... an invaluable asset in working with individuals and families touched by problem gambling. The feedback from them has been overwhelmingly positive and shows in their response to treatment. And as an added benefit I receive support and training from experts in the field of finances. Something I was never fully comfortable dealing with but is vital in the work we do."
Jennifer Macioce
Milestone Centers
LCSW, ICGC-1
“... an absolute miracle. As a problem gambling counselor, this is the service we've needed to give clients hope. When it comes to gambling addiction, the topic of money must be discussed. Our clients who have used this service come away with a realistic plan to pay off debts and rebuild financial health and still be able to live their lives.”
Denise Bergner
Way Back Inn
BA, CADC, PCGC
“GamFin financial counseling services have done wonders for our clients. Financial pressures can increase anxiety and fears for individuals in treatment for problem gambling. Working in partnership with GamFin and MoneyStack, we can alleviate that financial stress, giving our clients hope and the relief they need to focus on getting better rather than feeling overwhelmed by debt."
Jody Bechtold
The Better Institute
LCSW, ICGC, IGDC, PC

FAQs

Why should our clients get financial counseling as part of their behavioral health plan?

The financial impact of a behavioral health condition can be devastating. We help individuals and families find a path forward. Working with your behavioral health team, our financial counselors can help your clients gain clarity and next steps to achieve financial stability and develop a long-term financial recovery plan.

How is financial counseling different

Unlike financial advisers, financial counselors focus on personal family finance – to manage expenses, build savings, make plans to pay off debt, and navigate financial challenges. We help clients re-evaluate and heal their relationship with money so they can return to healthy ways of living, saving, and spending.

What does this service cost?

In many states, our services are available at no cost to individuals or providers. Contact us for a quote.

What's your success rate?

We have a strong track record at helping individuals and families overcome financial distress associated with problem gambling. We are now expanding our support to people in acute financial crisis linked to other behavioral health challenges.

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Help your clients overcome the barrier of acute financial distress.

Relieve the pressure, find a path forward, and restore hope.
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