Therapy sessions are offered through telehealth or in-office and by appointment only. The best way to begin is for you to contact me and discuss your needs. I will do a complimentary 30 minute initial assessment through virtual meeting or phone session. We will decide when to schedule a therapy appointment if appropriate, as well as discuss fees or I will refer you to a colleague or program if otherwise necessary.

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy consists of one hour session, generally once a week (or more if needed). Therapy provides a neutral and nurturing environment to explore alternative perspectives on problems, build insight into your life and help to learn better coping skills for stress. I work from a client-centered perspective utilizing somatic based therapeutic techniques, externalizing the problem from the person and interpersonal attachment-based therapies.

Teletherapy

Call and discuss with me whether telehealth is an appropriate way for you and I to do therapy together. I utilize a platform that is as easy as a link that is emailed prior to sessions. It is computer/mobile friendly.

Good Faith estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health 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 expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.

You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.

You can ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a 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.

If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact:

Fees:

Payment is due at time of service. I accept all major credit cards and Venmo.

Reduced fees:

For those who are in need, there are limited reduced fee slots available.

CANCELLATION policy

If you do not show up for your scheduled therapy appointment, and you have not notified me at least 24 hours in advance, you will be required to pay the full cost of the session.

Insurance

I am currently not an in-network provider for any insurances providers, however can support you in a super bill to your insurance provider. If you have mental health benefits, get reimbursed by your insurance carrier. You’ll need to check your policy or contact your insurance carrier to see what kind of reimbursement you can expect to receive as it varies a great deal from company to company and policy to policy.

Check your coverage carefully by asking the following questions:

  • Do I have mental health insurance benefits?

  • Does my insurance cover “out of network” providers?

  • What is my deductible?

  • How many sessions per year are covered?

  • What is the coverage amount per therapy session?

confidentiality and privacy

Confidentiality is very important rather essential when counseling clients. My practice is a highly confidential service and will always act in accordance to the social, legal and ethical issues.

I treat with great care all the information you share with me. Our sessions and my records about you be kept private, this is your legal right.

If you need records to be released, you will sign a “release-of-information” form before I can talk about you, your child, or send my records about you to anyone else.

When is confidentiality Not protected?

In all but a few rare situations, your confidentiality is protected by state law and by the rules of my profession. Here are the most common cases in which confidentiality is not protected:

  1. If you were sent to me by a court for evaluation or treatment, the court expects a report from me. I this is your situation, please talk with me before you tell me anything you do not want the court to know. You have a right to tell me only what you are comfortable with telling.

  2. Are you suing someone or being sued? Are you being charged with a crime? If so, and you tell the court that you are seeing me, I may then be ordered to show the court my records. Please consult your attorney about these issues.

  3. If you make a serious threat to harm yourself or another person, the law requires me to try to protect you or that other person. This usually means telling others about the threat. I cannot promise never to tell others about threats you make.

  4. If I have cause to believe a child or an elderly person has been abused or neglected, I am legally required to report this to the authorities without your consent.

There is another situation in which I might talk about part of your case with another psychologist. When I am away from the office for a few days, I have a trusted fellow psychologist be “on call” for me. This psychologist will be available to you in emergencies. Therefore, he or she needs to know about you. Generally, I will tell this person only what he or she would need to know for an emergency. Of course, this psychologist is bound by the same laws and rules as I am to protect your confidentiality.