As a fee for service provider, I do not accept insurance; clients pay me directly rather than going through an insurance company. This allows for you and me to determine the most effective course of therapy and allows for the highest quality of therapeutic services without the confines of managed care or insurance companies.
- When using insurance, insurance companies require a diagnosis for yourself or one of your family members: By law I still may need to give you a diagnosis, but this information is confidential and is not shared with insurance companies.
- Some diagnoses are not covered by insurance.
- Most insurance companies will not provide reimbursement for couple’s therapy unless one of the couple is given a mental health diagnosis e.g, couple’s therapy may not covered under insurance unless the insurance holder is given a diagnosis.
- Paying “Out of Pocket” provides you with control over your Mental Health Records/Personal Heath Information.
- Please note exceptions to confidentiality.
- Managed care can sometimes dictate or limit the number of sessions and may not pay for services that you require or need. I believe in client autonomy and you and I will decide how long to maintain therapy.
- Managed care may dictate the type of treatment or approach that can be used in therapy and may not cover different approaches that are success full for treatment e.g. For the treatment of trauma, co-dependency, stress, chronic pain, relaxation, grief and loss, illness, anxiety, anger, concentration, eating and weight management, nervous habits, self-defeating habits, school performance, test anxiety, and/or sleep problems.
Many clients have found that Mental Health Services may be reimbursed through your Out of Network Benefits, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA), and Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) offered by their employers. ***You will require a receipt of service if you chose to use these options.