Rates, Policies, & FAQ

Fees & Insurance

My fees are as follows:

  • First Session Intake (55-60 minutes) = $250

  • Individual Therapy (53-55 minutes) = $230

  • Family Therapy (55 minutes) = $230

I am considered an out-of-network provider for all health insurance plans. I encourage you to call your insurance provider to determine your out-of-network benefits and any relevant deductible, co-pay, or session limit information. If using out-of-network benefits, you are responsible for the full fee at the time of service. I can provide you with a superbill (a receipt for therapy that includes the relevant billing codes) that you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement based on your out-of-network benefits.

I offer convenient and secure billing via Stripe within the Simple Practice electronic health record system.

Cancellations

Please let me know as soon as possible if you need to cancel your session. I have 24-hour cancellation policy.

If you miss a session without notification or cancel within less than 24 hours of your appointment, there will be a charge of half the session rate. Please note that insurance does not cover fees associated with late cancellations/missed appointments.

Telehealth
(Virtual Therapy)

If it is not convenient to come to my office in-person, I offer virtual telehealth services (video + audio) for clients throughout Oregon using a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform called Simple Practice. If you are considering telehealth, please note that because of state licensure requirements, participants must physically be in Oregon for telehealth appointments.

Consent to Care

Youth who are 14 years or older can consent to their own treatment. Teens 14+ can have direct access to our secure patient portal, Simple Practice, and caregivers can have separate access for billing and scheduling purposes while protecting confidentiality for the teen.

For younger children, if caregivers are divorced or separated and both caregivers have legal custody, I require both caregivers' consent to treatment before we begin. If this may be difficult or you have concerns, I am happy to discuss. Although all caregivers do not have to participate, it is often helpful when they can. I do not provide court-mandated therapy or services during ongoing custody negotiations.

  • “Right to Receive a Good Faith Estimate of Expected Charges”

    Under the No Surprises Act, you have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. A Good Faith Estimate will be available upon scheduling or upon request. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients 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.

    • 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 you schedule an item or service.

    • 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, please contact me.

  • Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills (OMB Control Number: 0938-1401)

    When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.

    What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)?

    When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs,  such as a copayment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.

    “Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-of-pocket limit.

    “Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care – like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.

    You are protected from balance billing for:

    Emergency services: If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments and coinsurance). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable condition, unless you give written consent and give up your protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.

    Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center: When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections  not to be balance billed.

    If you get other services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance bill you unless you give written consent and give up your protections.

    You are never required to give up your protection from balance billing. You also are not required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.

    When balance billing is not allowed, you also have the following protections:

    You are only responsible for paying your share of the cost (like the copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network). Your health plan will pay out-of-network providers and facilities directly.

    Your health plan generally must:

    1. Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (prior authorization).

    2. Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers.

    3. Base what you owe the provider or facility (cost-sharing) on what it would pay an  in-network provider or facility and show that amount in your explanation of benefits.

    4. Count any amount you pay for emergency services or out-of-network services toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit.

    If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact the Oregon Board of Psychology (503-378-4154 or psychology.board@oregon.gov) or the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (dcbs.oregon.gov).

    For more information about your rights under Federal law, visit: https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises

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