Rates & Insurance
Self-Pay
- Evaluation ( Initial Session) $150
- Couple therapy: $145
- Individual Therapy: $135
- Premarital Counseling $150
Other Services Fees
Typed Letter or Report: $25.00
For telephone consultations that are longer than 10 minutes and are not covered by Telemental Health through your insurance the fee:
- 15 min - $30
- 30 min - $60
- 45 min - $100
Accept credit/debit cards
Insurance
Optum/ United healthcare
Optima
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
Tricare/ In Network Provider
Aetna
Medicaid
Medicare
Insurance coverage for Family and Couples Therapy
For most insurance to have coverage for couples or family therapy one partner will be viewed as the “identified patient” Thus will receive a mental health diagnosis, and with the diagnosis, the insurance authorizes conjoint treatment (Family Therapy) for that person and his/her partner.
Payments and Insurance
Co-pays/deductibles are billed at the end of each session.
All major credit cards are accepted.
Private Pay Offer the Benefit of Privacy
It is a choice to self-pay or to use insurance to pay.
Insurance companies examine your files throughout the counseling sessions. For example, during the payment authorization, follow your progress, and audit psychotherapy practices.
Utilizing private pay your personal information stays in my office, and no one else has access.
There are exceptions, harm to self, others, elders, and children, I am a mandated reporter, which is outlined in the policy. This will be discussed during the initial session
Further Protection of Private Pay
Insurance requires a diagnosis, this diagnosis constitutes a “pre-existing condition” which may result in disqualification from benefits in the future or may otherwise interfere with your coverage if you change plans. Utilizing your health insurance for mental health care includes disclosing treatment history, it will be included in the application for life insurance and it will also be included in service in the military.