Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus (Blue Plus)
With Little Otter, we make it easy to find a licensed clinician that is covered by Blue Plus, and can get you the support tailored to your family's needs - including therapy, psychiatry, and parent coaching.
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who we serve
For every family—and every eligible family member
Whole-family mental health care tailored to your needs. No matter what your family looks like.
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WHAT WE TREAT
Personalized care tailored to your family’s needs
testimonials
Trusted by 25,000+ families
our results
Measurable results your whole family feels
After 12 sessions, families feel the difference.
80% of children show clinically significant improvement in 12 sessions
3 in 4 parents have clinically significant reduction in anxiety and depression
61% of families report significant reductions in stress
how it works
What to expect when you start care with Little Otter
Get access to the highest-quality care, immediately.
Tell us what’s going on
Help us understand your needs by answering questions about your family.
Begin care immediately
Book a 30-min kickoff call within 24 hours of requesting an appointment. Get matched with the best mental health clinicians.
Track progress, see results
Tailored care plans, assessment results, progress reports, and clinician notes. All in the Little Otter app.
our services
Comprehensive care that works
Therapy
Individual therapy for children and their parents. Couples counseling and family therapy. All with independently licensed mental health providers.
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Psychiatry
Consultation and medication management for children and parents with psychiatrists trained in treating both children and adults.
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Parent Coaching
Parent-focused coaching and support with licensed providers to help you with all the challenges of parenting.
WHY LITTLE OTTER
What makes Little Otter different
Time to care
Start our Family Mental Health Check-up immediately. Book a matching appointment in 24 hours. Never on a waitlist.
Care Team
Clinicians led and trained by world-renowned experts in child mental health. Custom teams of experts. All clinicians are Little Otter employees.
Virtual model
Video and phone calls from everywhere. The best clinicians for your family’s needs, on your family’s schedule.
Transparency
Outcome-based reports and progress you can see. Access to clinician notes and assessment results in the Little Otter app.
Treatment approach
Evidence-based whole family care that’s tailored to each family’s unique needs.
Here for you 24/7
Customer service whenever you need it. Message your provider anytime. Resources at your fingertips.
The leader in child mental health
Dr. Helen Egger is the Co-founder and Chief Medical & Scientific Officer at Little Otter. She is a child psychiatrist who has been a leader in the field of child mental health for more than 30 years. Previously, she was Division Chief for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Duke Medicine and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Director of the NYU Child Study Center at NYU Langone Health.
Dr. Egger is also an internationally-recognized researcher in early childhood mental health. Her research has set the standard for measurement of child mental health, and it's the foundation of Little Otter's Family Mental Health Check-up and Little Otter's measurement-based, whole family model of care.
FAQs
There is no cost to Blue Plus Medical Assistance (Medicaid) members.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus.
Our providers have experience across a wide range of concerns. A non-exhaustive list of concerns we can help with are anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, ADHD, behavioral challenges, OCD, grief/loss. However, we do not assess for Autism Spectrum Disorder at this time.
If you would like to speak to a licensed provider and begin your care, please schedule your kickoff call after you set up your account here.
Personalized and comprehensive care that works for families.