Getting Started & Fees

Investing in your emotional well being and relationships has a multitude of benefits that are two fold; your work keeps giving back.

My fees for individual psychotherapy are $110 per 50 minute session. For couples therapy session my fee is $125.

Reduced Fee options are available. If you would like to discuss this option, please feel free to bring this up with me.

For other insurances I do not participate with, I am happy to provide a super-bill so you can request reimbursement from your insurance provider through Out of Network benefits.

Payment types accepted: Flex or Health Savings, Credit/Debit Card, Cash, Check

I am in network with Aetna and Cigna.

If you determine that you cannot afford my services, I will be happy to provide you with referrals.

How do Out of Network Benefits work?

When you utilize your Out of Network benefits with me means you pay my fee for counseling services and your insurance provider reimburses you. Contact your health insurance directly to ask if you have Out of Network benefits, the deductible and the percentage they will reimburse of my fee.

Private Pay

Many of my clients prefer to pay directly for my services. This may provide them with increased privacy as information does not have to be shared with your health insurance.

Advantages of Private Pay and Out of Network

  1. Some out of network benefits health insurance can cover up to 80% – 100% of psychotherapy fees.
  2. Out of Network and Private Pay may have less restrictions, allowing for more frequent and longer sessions.
  3. Focus is on you and your therapeutic needs not what insurance companies dictate or prefer. With private pay, you may have increased privacy as information is not reported to insurance companies.

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No Surprise Act : 149.601B1,4

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.  

This Act requires that we notify you of your federally protected rights to receive a notification when services are rendered by an out-of-network provider, if a client is uninsured, or if a client elects not to use their insurance.

The broad sweep of this act, though, encompasses outpatient healthcare providers and out-of-network mental health providers who provide individual services, and where unexpected charges rarely occur. It presumes that clients may encounter unexplained charges throughout the course of psychotherapy. It also presumes that psychologists can accurately predict each client’s long-term cost of treatment. Both assumptions are not relevant to most outpatient psychotherapy practices.

It is difficult to determine the true length of treatment for mental health care, and each client has a right to decide how long they would like to participate in mental health care. The “No Surprises” act should be very helpful in such situations and protect vulnerable patients. It carries the expectation that all potential services should be outlined ahead of time.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit http://www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-800-985-3059.