Fees

My fee for 50 minute therapy sessions is $185. Longer sessions are often recommended for EMDR and are prorated accordingly. Payments are accepted via credit card, bank account or HSA/FSA. My rate increases periodically in accordance with industry standards and average cost of living changes, though no more often than annually. I will give you a minimum of one month’s notice of any fee changes.

Insurance

I am not in network with any insurance providers. For clients who have a PPO with mental health benefits I can provide a monthly statement to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. Please note that a diagnosis (from the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders/DSM) is typically required in order to comply with insurance reimbursement. The reason for this is most insurance companies require therapy be of “medical necessity” in order to justify coverage. I am happy to explain more about what that means and address any questions you might have. When working together I will be transparent about my working diagnosis. Though there is an assessment element at play in therapy, my orientation strays from a pathological model. I can offer a relevant diagnosis to aid in the assistance of financial reimbursement, but I do not subscribe to a medical model of dysfunction as far as how I actually work with you and see you. I aim to learn about symptoms and stressors, how they affect you and the myriad of reasons they arise. Ultimately I lean toward a strength based and humanizing perspective rather than one that sees through a lens of fault, deficiency and the categorization of normalcy.  Though I aim to check any personal agenda I might have in order to better see, understand and support your particular path, I do own a wish to help de-stigmatize you and your presenting concerns. To support and open to a deep welcoming of you as you are, whole and complete, even if you might feel crazy, broken, inadequate, not good enough, or some other form of distress.

Reduced Rates

It is my wish that psychotherapy be available to all with a need and desire. I am saddened and frustrated by the habitual stigmatization of emotions and de-centering of mental health. This lack of seeing health as a human right - with health including the mental/emotional factions of the psyche - results in diminished resources for therapy, amongst other health related services, relegating it to auxiliary support or for those with certain financial resources. I regret the fact that I may be included in this paradigm given my fee and limited lower fee openings. I reserve as many lower fee openings in my practice for new clients as is possible to support me and my practice in maintaining itself.