Payment Notice and Policy
Payment for services is an important part of any professional relationship. Payment or fee arrangements must be arranged and agreed upon at the outset of our work. You have a right to a good faith estimate.
Please note: I do not take insurance of any kind or work with insurance companies or third parties in any capacity. (If you are wanting to use your insurance, please find a paneled provider within your particular network). Rather, I offer private pay options that you and I determine and manage together, including the possibility of adjusted rates based on financial need. I am open to discussing your financial situation and stressors to determine if a sliding scale payment option would be best for you. I charge standard rates per individual psychotherapy session (individual, couples, family or consultation).
Please note: once we agree upon a fee for your psychotherapy sessions, I will not increase that fee during the tenure of our work together, unless you request to do so because of a change in your financial situation. In other words, what you agree to pay at the outset for each psychotherapy session will remain consistent throughout our work together. There will be no surprises in the fee you have agreed to pay for individual, ongoing psychotherapy sessions.
Please note: I practice psychotherapy from a contemporary psychodynamic/psychoanalytic relational perspective, meaning that your symptoms and struggles are treated in the context of a developing therapeutic relationship that seeks to engender lasting change and personal growth in addition to symptom reduction and symptom management. Psychotherapy services of this kind are very different than traditional medical procedures that have a set number of treatments or appointments (ex: colonoscopy, appendectomy, echocardiogram, physical therapy, emergency services in the hospital). Because of the nuanced and individualized nature and intricacies of our work, I cannot provide prospectively, with any degree of accuracy, the number of sessions you will need nor desire. People continue engaging in psychotherapy for a variety of reasons.
Please note: How long you engage in psychotherapy is up to you completely; although, I encourage you to discuss any decision to terminate services during our work together so that we may have the chance to review the work and offer closure/additional referrals.
Please note: I bill on a monthly basis, meaning that each therapy session held during the course of a particular month will be summed at the end of that month and billed the first week of the next month. Payment in full is due by the end of the first week of the new month. For example, if we were to meet 4 times for the month of January at my full rate of $135 per session, your total for that month would be $540, and you would be charged/billed that summed amount the first week of February (when payment would be expected). My practice does not accommodate unpaid balances. If your financial situation should change, you need to let me know so that we may discuss the possibility of an adjusted rate or other options for psychotherapy services. Credit cards (including health savings accounts), personal checks, or cash are accepted forms of payment. Please let me know if there is a specific type of payment receipt that you would like for your records.
Please note: Cancellation Policy/Late fee - Please provide at least 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment. A scheduled appointment means that a specific time has been reserved only for you. As such, you will be charged a late fee of $50 for appointments that are missed or cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice. You are responsible for such payments in full to this therapist.
