Rates and services
Wondering about payment?
Cost is important when it comes to accessing mental health care. Let’s have a conversation! I encourage you to reach out so we can discuss payment that works best for you, I will accommodate to the best of my ability.
Private pay (all major cards using debit, credit, HSA, and FSA accounts)
Sliding scale rates are available based on openings
Request a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement from your insurance company
Step 1 • Initial consultation
An initial phone consultation is recommended prior to the intake session to ensure that we are a good match. This is not considered a counseling session, rather a discussion of your questions and concerns about various aspects of the counseling process.
20 minutes | Free
Step 2 • Intake session
The intake session is the very first session. We will discuss paperwork, get to know each other, and begin to explore your mental health history through a biopsychosocial assessment process.
50 minutes | $ 125
(Sliding scale rates are available based on openings)
Step 3 • Individual session
Individual counseling sessions follow the intake session and are held virtually through telehealth. Sessions begin on a weekly basis until there is a clinical reason to change frequency to bi-weekly or monthly.
50 minutes | $ 125
(Sliding scale rates are available based on openings)
Good Faith Estimates
Your Rights And Protections Against Surprise Billing
On January 1, 2022, the “No Surprises Act” came into effect protecting patient rights across healthcare services. A “Provider”, defined to encompass all healthcare providers practicing within the scope of a state-issued license, are subject to this law. This act was passed in order to increase cost transparency and reduce the likelihood that patients will receive a “surprise” medical bill. This act additionally requires health care providers to inform their patients and/or their insurer of a “Good Faith Estimate” (GFE) of the costs for scheduled services or upon request before the service is provided. The information provided in this section were gathered from the following sources: The American Counseling Association, The Texas Department of Insurance, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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A GFE is not a bill, but a notification of expected charges for a scheduled or requested item or service, including items or services that are reasonably expected to be provided in conjunction with such scheduled or requested item or service (whether provided by the provider or another provider or facility). You're only given one if you don't have insurance or aren’t using insurance to pay for your care.
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As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Texas and New Jersey, I fall under the definition of “provider” impacted by this law as stated above. Because I accept forms of private pay and do not bill insurance, I may be considered an “out-of-network” provider if you choose to share your billing information with your insurance company for reimbursement. CPT coded services I provide include 90791 (Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation, between 16 and 90 minutes) and 90834-95 (Psychotherapy, between 38 and 52 minutes, provided via teletherapy). Both of these coded services reflect the “Intake Session” and “Individual Session” I have outlined on my “Rates and Services” page and are both billable at my standard rate of $125 unless we have agreed upon negotiated rate. For example, if you are attending weekly individual sessions for a full year, take my standard rate ($125), multiply it by weeks per year (52), and we will get your maximum billable amount for one year ($6,500.00). In this example, this would be the amount reflected in your GFE.
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If requested, a GFE will be provided to you in written format outlining expected charges for your requested items of service. Appropriate times to ask might include in your initial contact attempt, in our scheduled phone consultation, in our first intake session, or whenever you might happen to remember it. Once I complete your request, a copy of your GFE will be stored securely in your client file and accessible to you at any time through your Simple Practice patient portal.
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If you think you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact the Texas Department of Insurance at (800) 252-3439. The federal phone number for information and complaints is 1 (800) 985-3059. If your provider has charged $400 more than your GFE, you may be eligible to dispute your bill.