Rates

  • Initial 90-minute diagnostic intake session: $300

  • Individual/Family therapy session (45 minutes): $175

  • Psychological testing includes the initial 90-minute diagnostic intake appointment along with several hours of testing, interpretation, and report writing, which is billed at a rate of $200/hour. A consultation phone call can help clarify a fee estimate for the assessment.

    Finding the right client-therapist match is important, it should feel like a good fit. Therefore, I offer a free 20-minute phone consultation prior to the start of therapy.

    Payment is collected at the time of service, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. I accept check, cash, and credit card payments


Insurance

I am in-network with the following insurance providers:

  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (participation ending in June 2024)

  • Aetna

If your plan offers out-of-network services, they may reimburse a percentage of my fee. The rate or percentage covered varies across plans. You will still be responsible for the full payment at the time of the service. I can then provide a Superbill which either you or I can submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement.

Please contact your provider to determine out of network benefits. Here is a worksheet that can help you get the information you need.

Insurance does not typically reimburse for learning evaluations. In order for an assessment to be reimbursed, insurance companies require a mental health diagnosis. This means that if your child does not meet criteria for a diagnosis, reimbursement may be denied.

In order to use insurance benefits for therapy, I must supply your insurance company with a mental health diagnosis for your child.

Some people choose to pay out of pocket for services, despite having insurance coverage due to the need for a mental health diagnosis and privacy concerns. Feel free to contact me to ask questions and discover which option is right for you.

Cancellation policy

Appointments must be cancelled more than 24 hours in advance, except in emergencies or extenuating circumstances. I reserve the right to charge the full session fee for last minute cancellations or missed appointments.

No Surprise Act Information

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

When balance billing isn’t 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:

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

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

o   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.

o   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  by phone (503-378-4154) or email (psychology.board@mhra.oregon.gov).

Visit https://www.cms.gov/files/document/model-disclosure-notice-patient-protections-against-surprise-billing-providers-facilities-health.pdf for more information about your rights under Federal law.