Fees and Payments

Initial Phone Consultation

Please do not hesitate to call me before we get started officially. Prior to our first face to face appointment, I offer a 15 minute phone consultation at no charge. This initial contact will allow us to meet on the phone to assure there is a good match and provides you an opportunity to get an initial sense of me and my approach. I make every effort to call back as soon as possible. I look forward to talking to you real soon!

Payments
Payment may be made by cash, check, or major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express (note: paypal adds a fee in addition to the fee listed below for all credit card charges). Please pay all fees directly to me at the beginning of each session:

$153 per 50 minute individual session

Insurance
I believe that treatment for private emotional difficulties should be a confidential and private process. Please be aware that insurance companies require you to be diagnosed with a mental disorder and the information may go to a national database. Also detailed clinical information is frequently requested as a condition of you receiving payment. For these reasons, I do not participate in any HMO or PPO provider panels, but many PPO (and some HMO) members have benefits through a “point of service” (out-of-network) option. In this case I can give you a statement of services rendered. You should call the insurance company in advance to see what information they need for out of network providers and how much they will cover.