fees & policies
fee structure
Initial Consultation: $200 (60 minutes)
Individual Psychotherapy: $160 (45 minutes) to $175 (55 minutes)
Couples and Family Therapy: $175 (55 minutes)
Other charges may be incurred for incidental activities requiring significant time (e.g., extensive phone contacts).
insurance
I am on the provider panel for Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Network, UBH/Optum PPO and Cigna PPO. Please note that I am not a provider for BCBS's new Blue Choice PPO network. Currently I am able to accept check, cash, or credit card via Ivy (HIPAA protected app). You are responsible for payment or co-payment at the time services are rendered.
If you have an insurance plan other than BCBS, Cigna, and UBH and want to use your benefits, you have to find out from them whether or not they will reimburse for "out of network" services. If they do, you will want to find out how they calculate what is reimbursed and what you have to do in order to make a claim. In these cases, you can pay me for the service at the time it is rendered and I will provide you with the paperwork you need to make a claim. The insurance company should reimburse you and not me (because you will have already paid me).
If your insurance company does not reimburse for out of network claims (or your insurance benefits are exhausted for the year, or you do not wish to use insurance), then we can discuss a workable fee.
intake forms
If you are able, please fill out the online registration form & sign the HIPAA statement before your first session with me.
cancellation
24-hour cancellation policy: Please note that it is expected that if you cannot use your appointment time, you should notify me as soon as possible. If you do so with less than a 24 hour notice or you do not come to your appointment, I will charge you a missed appointment fee. The fee will be the cost of an individual therapy session.