Services & Fees

  • $0

    15 minute consultation to determine if I’m the right therapist for you.

  • $ 180

    This is your first session. We discuss policy, confidentiality and what brings you to therapy.

  • $160

    Traditional 50 minute session.

  • $160

    This is a 50 minute EMDR Therapy session.

Why I Do Not Take Insurance

I am a private-pay practice. This means I am not in-network with any insurance companies, nor am I an out-of-network provider. This means that I do not provide documentation (superbills) for you to claim on your out-of-network benefits. This means that my services are not able to be submitted to insurance companies for reimbursement.

When seeking therapy services, some clients are interested in using their health insurance plan to help pay for the cost of services. This can be helpful from a financial perspective, but some clients may not understand the full impact of utilizing their health insurance coverage for therapy services. I believe that clients should know of the possible implications of this before they schedule their first session.

Paying out of pocket for services has many benefits that involving insurance companies complicates.

  • Health insurance companies require a diagnosis to approve and pay for services. This diagnosis becomes part of your medical record and medical history.

  • Your health insurance plan can dictate or even limit the number of sessions you can have by refusing to cover the cost of treatment, based on their interpretation of medical necessity. Insurance companies can change their mind at any time during treatment.

  • Health insurances don't always cover the cost of therapy. They will only cover the cost for certain diagnoses. If you do not have a diagnosis that they cover, they may decline to authorize or pay for services.

  • You may not find out until weeks after your session(s) if they cover cost of session(s); if they don’t you may owe the full cost of your session(s). This means you’re left with a balance with the insurance company to pay.

  • Your health insurance company can request to review your treatment plan and therapy records at any time. If/when that occurs, your therapist is required to give full access to your therapy file. Billing companies can now request and even require copies of your notes to complete the billing process. This means more than insurance companies can have access to your information.

  • If you have a high deductible, you may still be required to pay the full in-network rate of session until you meet your deductible.