FAQ
Where is your office located?
What are your hours?
How long are the sessions?
What form of payments do you accept?
Do you offer a sliding scale?
Unfortunately, I do not have any sliding scale availability at this time. Please feel free to check back to see if a slot has opened up.
Do you take insurance?
We don’t but you can use your “out-of-network” benefits.
How it works is you will pay us directly out of pocket, send them a document called a super-bill to your insurance company, and they will send you reimbursement checks.
Super-bills look like invoices but have medical information on it. You can get yours in your client portal. They automatically populate monthly.
Please call your insurance to find out. They might ask you what codes we use. We typically use: 90791-95; 90834-95; 90832-95. I also use Thrizer which makes superbills easy to navigate and can help keep your weekly session costs lower. Ask me more!
Why don’t I take insurance?
Insurance companies offer about $90 per session (at the most) and that’s not a livable wage for us. If we were paid $90 per session it’s equivalent to working $20/hour, just slightly above current minimum wage for Medical services and expertise.
There’s more work that goes into your treatment besides the face-to-face time. On top of this, Insurance companies won’t guarantee us pay, even after services have been fulfilled. Insurance companies however are willing to reimburse clients, sometimes up to 80%, for already paid services. I understand this is confusing and does put the upfront costs of care onto you.
Other considerations that can be important for some…
Insurance mental health benefits require a mental health/behavioral health diagnostic code.
Insurance companies may require access to your mental health record to reimburse your payment.
Access to your confidential mental records by insurance could impact future employment and health/life insurance premiums and court/legal issues.
If you pay out of pocket, submitting diagnoses to insurance companies is unnecessary.
Insurance companies may not reimburse the full cost of services, so check with your insurance provider first. You are responsible for completing all required insurance forms for reimbursement.
All payments to me are due at the time of service.
What happens if I need to cancel my session?
How often do we meet?
What ages are your clients?
I have provided support to families and youth at different stages of life, ranging from preschool-age children to teens and adults.
Although I’ve developed a deep appreciation for working with different populations and learning about their unique needs, my work now primarily focuses on providing therapy to adults from 18 to mid-40s.
With what type of clients do you work?
What therapy modalities do you use?
My practice integrates the following modalities: attachment, person-centered and narrative therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness. I tailor this integrative approach to what resonates with you and helps you move closer to your goals.
What is your professional training and experience?
I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist currently practicing in California. I completed my Counseling Psychology/Marriage and Family Therapy Master’s program at John F. Kennedy University in 2017.
With over 8 years of counseling and psychotherapy experience, I have provided support for children, adolescents, and women’s mental health, trauma, attachment trauma, post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. Before starting my private practice, I worked in community mental health for four years, providing support to foster families and youth at different stages of life, from preschool-age children to teens and adults.
I am EMDR certified and specialize in working with single women struggling with loneliness discover they have to power to cultivate the life they desire and call in healthy relationships.
What is a Good Faith Estimate, and why should I know about it?
Good Faith Estimate – Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act states the following: health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges.
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 patients who don’t have insurance or 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 estimate includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider and any other provider you choose for a Good Faith Estimate before scheduling an item or service.
If you receive a bill for 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, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.