HELP CENTER
FAQ
Do you accept insurance?
At this time, I do not accept insurance. This decision allows your personal health information to remain confidential, and allows you and I to always be in COMPLETE control of your treatment. This means we won't be pressured by insurance restrictions such as limiting our number of sessions or what types of therapy may be provided to you. If you have a PPO insurance plan that includes out-of-network mental health coverage, I am happy to provide you a superbill to submit to them for reimbursement.
Do you offer sliding scale rates?
I do have a limited amount of sliding scale openings for clients who are currently in school or have limited financial means. Please email me regarding availability.
What is the Good Faith Estimate Law Compliance?
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health 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 expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.
You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.
What type of therapy do you practice?
When working with individuals, my intregrative approach blends Narrative, Existential, and Solution-Focused Therapies. For relationship therapy, I most often work from an Imago Therapy framework, but will incoporate components from The Gottman Method when applicable as well.
What should I expect during my first session?
Our first session is called an "Intake". During this time we will answer any questions you may have about the paperwork and/or policy agreements, go over informed consent and limits to confidentiality, address what brought you to therapy, and briefly go over some of your history. This session will usually include me taking MANY more notes than I typically do, simply because we cover A LOT of information in this first session, and I want to ensure I don't miss anything. Once our intake is complete, I will rarely take notes during session.