Please contact your insurance provider prior to our first session, to verify mental health coverage and/or to ask about co-payments and deductibles that may apply.
Self pay and Couple Sessions are not insurance based, so see Out of Network and Self Pay section below.
I am in-network with
What that means is: If you have insurance with Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield (commercial or out-of state plans), UPMC (commercial only), Cigna, or United, then I can submit claims on your behalf, and you only worry about your copay and/or deductible. You can always check with the number on your card to find out exactly what your out of pocket expenses will be since each plan is different.
You may also opt to not use your insurance benefits and self pay for a variety of reasons.
An important note is that insurance DOES NOT COVER marital/couple/relational therapy. I will not bill insurance for it. One quick way to explain this is that insurance bases reimbursement on a diagnosis of one person (the identified client). In couple work, there is no reimbursable diagnosis for ONE person, as it is the couple working on relational dynamics. Yes, there are v-codes that are diagnosis codes for relationship issues, but they are not reimbursable by insurance. Put simply, in regular couple work there isn’t an identified client and a reimbursable diagnosis like depression or anxiety.
Please see the Good Faith Estimate Notice further down on this page.
Appointment reminders are sent through my booking software via email 24 hr prior to your appointment.
If you need to cancel your appointment, please do so at least 24 hours in advance of your scheduled session time. There will be a $50 cancellation fee when cancellations are received less than 24 hours before your scheduled appointment time.
If you do not show up to your appointment, full fee will be charged.
Below are my rates, but keep in mind that insurance (if I am in-network for you) covers part or all of my fees- except for phone consultations, relational therapy, and other out of session type requests that are spelled out in my forms (financial policies in intake packet).
NOTICE TO ALL CLIENTS OR PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR CHOOSE NOT TO USE INSURANCE:
Pursuant to the No Surprises Act (HR133, Title 45 Section 149.610), this notice is used to provide you with details about your right to a “Good Faith Estimate” (GFE) of expected charges for services to be provided. Under the law (effective 1.1.2022), health care providers need to give clients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.
You can ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service, or at any time during treatment.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, or how to dispute a bill, see your Estimate, or visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.
On our initial visit, there is a lot of information gathering both demographically/ administratively, as well as emotionally or situationally as to why you are seeking help. To allow more time for us to determine what will best help you, please review and complete all forms within the intake packet prior to our first meeting. If you prefer, I can print them in the office and you can come early to complete them in the waiting room. PDF files are provided below for your convenience.
Intake Packet (PDF)
Includes client information form, policies, informed consent, financial policies, and privacy notices
Release of Information (PDF)
In case you would like me to speak with any prior providers or agencies
