WHAT IS YOUR FEE?
My fee is $125 for a 50 minute session with individuals, couples, and families.
I do not have a formal sliding fee scale. When a client cannot afford my full fee I am willing to discuss making a fee adjustment based on your being as fair to me as you can be and as fair to yourself as you need to be. Tax-deductible gifts to the Client Assistance Program enable me to make this adjustment.
DO YOU TAKE INSURANCE?
No. I made the decision to no longer be an “in-network provider” for two primary reasons. One is that the time it takes to complete the paperwork to file for insurance reimbursement was taking time and energy away from the people who come to see me. And the other reason is that insurance companies usually require that a therapist disclose confidential information about clients. I am unwilling to do that and prefer instead to work on a fee-for-service basis.
Some clients have chosen to arrange with their insurance companies for me to be considered an “out-of-network provider.” That means that the client pays me the full fee and I give the client a receipt he or she can submit to the insurance company for reimbursement. The insurance company requires that I add a diagnosis to the receipt you will submit for reimbursement. I will discuss that diagnosis with you before giving you the receipt.