SESSION RATES:

Mental Health Evaluation | up to 120 minutes | $600 ($50 per hour after the initial 120 minutes)

Individual Sessions | 55-60 minutes | $200

Couples and Family Sessions | 55-60 minutes | $250

Life Coaching | $100/hour

Peer support services are based on individual need

Whether you have insurance or not, please reach out to me to see if we can create a plan so that you are better able to work towards your goals.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Payment is due at the beginning of the session. All payments (other than cash) are done through a HIPPA compliant app for licensed therapists called IVYPAY. Forms of payment accepted:

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Cash or All Major Credit Cards

INSURANCE INFORMATION

• I am in network with the following insurances:

  • Highmark

  • Aetna

  • CBC/BCBS

  • Optum

  • UPMC

  • Medicare

  • Tricare

  • You can also check with your insurance about Out-of-Network Benefits. What this means is that I do not work with your insurance company to complete billing for services. You are responsible for all payments and billing. Please contact your insurance provider for more information.

• PLEASE CHECK YOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST SESSION IF YOU ARE NOT COVERED YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT:

  • This can be done by calling your insurance provider and asking them the following questions:

    • Do I have mental health insurance benefits?

    • What is my benefit plan year?

    • Does my deductible apply to mental health services?

    • What is my deductible, and has my deductible been met?

    • How many sessions per year does my behavioral health insurance cover?

    • Is approval/referral required from my primary care physician?

If you decide to use out-of-network benefits, you will pay me directly at the time of your appointment. You will be provided an itemized bill upon request that you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING:

If you choose to utilize your insurance benefits (including out-of-network benefits), a psychiatric diagnosis is placed in your PERMANENT MEDICAL RECORD. Privately paying (meaning that there will be no insurance reimbursement requested either in or out of network) for your services allows you to have your information kept completely private and provides for greater flexibility for the number of sessions.

RIGHTS TO A GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE - NO SUPRISES ACT (Notification Required by Law)

The “No Surprises Act” (the Act), allows for patient financial protections that impact health plans, physicians, and facilities. The “No Surprises Act” is a new requirement to provide a good faith estimate (GFE). Beginning January 1, 2022, health care providers will be required to give new and established patients who are uninsured, or self-pay, or patients who are shopping for care, a good faith estimate of costs for services that they provide.

You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Under the law, health care providers need to give clients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. 

• You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

• Your health care provider shall provide you a Good Faith Estimate in writing prior to your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider and any other provider you choose (to work with), for a Good Faith Estimate during scheduling.

• If you receive a bill that is substantially higher than estimated on (more than $400 than) your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

• It is a good idea to save a copy of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises