15 minute telephone consultation: Free
1 hour Initial Session/Intake: $250 (effective July 1, 2024)
50 Minute Therapy Session: $215 (effective July 1, 2024)
2 hours Therapy Matching Consultation (1 hour interview, 1 hour research): $500 (effective July 1, 2024)
Payment is required at the time of service. Credit cards are preferred. You may use your Health Savings Accounts (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) card. I encourage clients to enroll in Autopay, which will automatically charge your credit card after each session.
You may wish to submit for possible reimbursement from your insurance company. I provide "superbills" that you can use for this purpose.
1) Contact your insurance company and ask them if your plan provides any benefits for "out of network psychotherapy" by a licensed psychologist. Some insurance plans provide no benefit, and some provide a large percentage of my fee, it is completely dependent on your individual plan. You may also want to ask what type of information your insurance company may require about your treatment in order to provide you with out of network benefits.
2) Ask your insurance company how to submit your Statement for Insurance Reimbursement form.
3) Pay my full fee at the time of service.
4) On the first of each month, check your client portal for your Statement for Insurance Reimbursement form. I can also set this up to be emailed to you directly on a monthly basis.
5) Submit this form to your insurance company as they direct.
6) The insurance company will then reimburse you directly for whatever benefit your plan provides.
I am paneled with Lyra Health, which is an employer based mental health benefit plan. If you have benefits through Lyra Health, they will compensate me for your services. Please check your benefits information to find out how many sessions your company plan will cover. If you attend treatment with me and use up all of your Lyra Health benefits, and would like to continue on in treatment, you may continue to see me at my self-pay rate, or I can provide you with referrals to other providers.
This really depends on a lot of factors, including your concerns and your goals. I generally recommend weekly to begin and then stretching out sessions as symptoms decrease over time. I use the most supported treatment approaches available and those tend to be most effective when therapy is regular and consistent.
However, each person is unique and although your treatment team and I will make recommendations about the frequency of therapy, you are ultimately in charge of how often you attend therapy.
This is a tough question and I wish I could give an exact number! There are so many factors that influence the length of therapy that, unfortunately, it is just too hard to predict. What I can say is that because I use empirically supported treatments (therapies with research to support them), you will be given the tools you need to get back to your life faster than with other treatment modalities. Of course, this requires some work on your part, too, including homework outside of session. I do not want you to be in therapy for a long time; my goal is to get you back to living as quickly as possible.
Ultimately, you are in charge of how long you attend treatment. We will, of course, collaborate together on reaching your goals and continue to assess progress. I will give feedback, and at the same time, you determine when you feel you have met your goals. You have the right to stop therapy at any time.
In general, the evidenced based therapies I use work faster than other, non-evidence based therapies. However, the length of therapy will be determined by several factors, including your diagnosis (or diagnoses), history and severity of symptoms, homework practice, as well as your treatment goals, which may change throughout the course of treatment.
In my practice, the number of sessions attended varies widely, with some people reporting significant improvement after just a few sessions, and others choosing to attend therapy for years. Of course, this is also determined by your goals. For example, some people may choose to work on one precise goal and once that goal is met, may terminate therapy. Others may decide to continue therapy even after their first goal is met due to wanting continued support or to addressing other concerns. In the end, though we collaborate about your goals and treatment duration, you are in charge of your own therapy and when you end treatment.
This question is completely understandable and reasonable. Unfortunately, due to the nature of psychotherapy services and so many individualized and confounding variables, it is difficult to determine. Ultimately, you decide how often and for how long you attend therapy sessions. You may terminate services at any time.
In order to help you estimate cost, you may refer to the fees: your first session (diagnostic assessment) will be $225 and all therapy sessions after that will be $185. You are charged at the time of service. Per my practice policies, I require a 48 hour cancellation notice, otherwise you are charged full session rate.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit: www.cms.gov/nosurprises
To file a dispute: https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers