Appointments & Fees
My current office hours are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm. Appointments are about 55 minutes. Before any appointments are scheduled, we would schedule a free 15 minute consult call to assess if we would be a good fit for one another. If you feel I may not be the best therapist to fit your needs, I would be happy to offer referrals that may best suit you. I use a HIPAA-compliant electronic health record in our practice. When we set up your initial appointment, you will receive a private link to our secure client portal via email. You can complete all intake paperwork, including electronic signatures, in the portal.
Fees
- Individual Clients $150/session
- Couples $200/session
Individual Clients:
I am an out of network provider. I will be able to provide a monthly superbill for you to submit to your insurance. Insurance companies require that treatment is “medically necessary” and therefore a diagnosis would need to be provided to ensure that treatment is needed and may be covered. Contacting your insurance ahead of treatment is strongly recommended to inquire about your out-of-network mental health benefits. These are questions recommended to ask when calling your insurance company;
- Does my insurance plan include out-of-network telehealth benefits?
- What is my out-of-network deductible, and what amount of it have I met?
- Once I meet my out-of-network deductible, what reimbursement can I expect per session? (Most plans will have co-insurance after you have met your deductible, which is a percentage of the "allowed amount" that your company will pay for a therapy session).
- What is the allowed amount for a 50-min telehealth session with a therapist?
- Insurance claims are filed using CPT codes, and the ones relevant to our work would be 90791 for the initial intake session and 90834 for subsequent 50-min sessions.
- If insurance asks about the manner through which telepsychology is offered, you can tell them that I use HIPAA-secure video platforms through Therapy Notes and Psychology Today.
- Do I have an out-of-pocket maximum for the year? (If you have such a maximum, that is the amount at which insurance would then pay 100% of the allowed amount for any out-of-network services you receive that year).
- Do I need a referral from my primary care physician to begin therapy?
Couple Therapy Clients:
Many insurance companies do not pay for couples therapy. Because insurance companies follow a medical model, I would have to assign one person as the “patient,” and assign that person a mental health diagnosis code. In order to follow insurance protocols, the documentation would have to ensure that treatment is focused on alleviating that one person’s mental health problem. The other partner is only seen as a support system for the “patient.” In couples therapy, the relationship is the client, we are treating your relationship. For this kind of care, I am unable to provide superbills. Please ask if you have further questions about this.