Professional Fees Individual, couple and family psychotherapy* • $80 per 50 min. session Individual, couple, professional consultation • $80 per 50 min. session • $45 per 30 min. session Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy** • $150 per 2-hr. session Attachment Assessment (parent & child interviews, Instrument cost & administration, data analysis and report writing time) • $650 Training and workshops • Please call to discuss fees Filial Therapy 8-week course (12 hrs) - individual • Please call to discuss fees Filial Therapy 8-week course (12 hrs) group (4) • Please call to discuss fees Phone time beyond 10 minutes will be billed at the prorated hourly rate. Collateral time for service provider team meetings will be billed at the hourly rate, including travel time. I prefer not to appear in court or submit reports for court proceedings. Court reporting or appearances, if unavoidable, will be billed at an agreed upon rate for all time involved. Fees may be individually negotiated based on client circumstances. Contracted fees may be priced by job rather than by the hour. I reserve the right to adjust fees downward for a small portion of my clientele to reflect my commitment to the provision of high quality, individualized services to persons in all income circumstances. I will consider only extreme hardship when adjusting fees. In general, clients are encouraged to view therapy with the same high priority they would give to any necessary medical or professional services. It is not unusual for families to make considerable sacrifices in order to access therapeutic services. * Although some clinicians bill half-hour sessions for children, I typically do not. I believe that parents/caregivers are a critical part of child/youth well-being and therefore a critical part of treatment. Parent time is nearly always incorporated as a part of a child’s /youth’s treatment session. ** Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy requires a 2-hour per week treatment model. I can supply you with information concerning the treatment protocol, for your information or for your payment source. Although I am committed to making services as affordable as possible, it will become necessary to periodically raise my fees. I will give current clients 30 days advance notice of any fee changes. Professional who are only paid by the client contact hour, must use such hours to pay for all the costs associated with their practice - office space, insurances, continued supervision and training, therapeutic tools and supplies, administrative work time, legal compliance, etc. I am happy to talk with you about usual and customary practices concerning rate-setting. Billing and Payment Payment for services is expected at the start of your appointment, unless other arrangements have been made in advance. In this way, the rest of the session is available to focus on the therapeutic process. I accept personal checks or cash for payment. I am not currently a member of any insurance panel; however, I will discuss insurance arrangements on a case by case basis. I can supply you with a statement suitable for submission to your insurance company for reimbursement directly to you. Insurance payment arrangements are made directly between you and your insurance provider in most cases. Not everyone chooses to bill their insurance provider for mental health services. Please educate yourself concerning how billing insurance may impact your privacy and your ability to access insurance coverage in the future. Timely payment for services is also an agreement between us, and an important part of our relationship. Ultimately, whatever the arrangement, you are responsible for all agreed upon fees for services. |
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