Fees, insurance, cancellations, etc.

Rates for services: 

• Individual therapy session - $200 (50 minutes) 

• Weekly couples therapy or pre-marriage therapy session - $360 (80 minutes)

• Discernment/ad-hoc couples therapy session - $390 (80 minutes)

• Intensive (3-5 hour) couples therapy session - contact me

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​​​Insurance: 

Like many mental health professionals, I no longer contract directly with insurance companies. (Want to know why? Click here.) However, even though I do not contract directly with insurance, you may be able to recoup some of your costs from your insurance by using your out-of-network benefits (see below).

 

Submitting claims to your insurance for reimbursement:

For individual therapy with me, most insurance companies will reimburse you at their out-of-network rate (typically 60% - 80% of what you have paid). I will assist you in seeking this reimbursement by providing you with a detailed invoice, or "superbill," that you can submit to your insurance. If submitting claims on your own seems difficult or time-consuming, mobile apps like Reimbursify or Thrizer can do all the work for you, and make sure you get the highest possible reimbursement

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For couples therapy, you are less likely to receive reimbursement, as the insurance industry has universally determined that couples therapy is not "medically necessary." However, I will still provide you with an invoice/superbill for couples therapy, if you believe that your insurance company might reimburse you for out-of-network service. I cannot conduct couples therapy and then write you a fraudulent bill for another type of therapy. Therapists who do this may not have a full understanding of how couples therapy differs from other types of therapy, if they believe their couples therapy methods can be disguised as something else.

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Please note that I no longer contract directly with any insurance companies (or with Medicare). I do not submit claims to them, I do not reply to their inquiries about you, about our private sessions together, or about your claim submissions.

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Payment plans:

If you would like to extend your payments out over additional months or years, you can use Care Credit, a healthcare credit service I contract with on clients' behalf. Care Credit offers extended payment plans with no interest/low interest/deferred interest. Applying for a Care Credit account is quick and easy HERE. Please be prudent; Care Credit plans can be very helpful but (as with all credit plans) only as long as you fulfill the payoff requirements on time.