I am currently in-network with the following insurance companies:

Aetna
Anthem
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna 
EMI Health
Optum
Quest Behavioral Health
Regence
Select Health
United Healthcare 

If your insurance is not listed here, I do offer “superbills” to clients who want them. A superbill is a document that has all the information an insurance company would need to process a claim. If you decide you want to try a superbill, you’ll pay for the sessions yourself and then submit the superbill to your insurance company to see if they’ll reimburse you for any portion of the cost you’ve paid for therapy.

Yes! I offer free 15-minute consultations that can be scheduled via phone. Consultations give us a chance to meet each other, ask some basic questions about working together, and make sure we’re a good fit before we schedule any ongoing sessions.

When you are a new client on my caseload, you will be asked to provide your credit card information as well as an authorization for me to run your card after each session. These documents will be completed through my HIPAA-compliant electronic health record system, so I will never have access to your full credit card number but can use it for authorized session payments. You can use your credit card or HSA/FSA card for these payments.

Frequency of therapy depends on a few things including
1) your current distress level,
2) your financial resources, and
3) your schedule. I’ll make recommendations about how often I think we should meet, but ultimately the decision is up to you! We can talk through all of the details and decide together in our free consultation or during our first session. Also, frequency often changes throughout the course of therapy so it’s something we’ll continue to evaluate as we work together.

Because your session time is reserved just for you, I request 24 hours notice if you need to cancel your appointment so I can open that time for others. If you notify me of a cancellation with less than 24 hours notice, my policy is to charge $75. If you no-show (i.e. don’t notify me and don’t attend your session) or cancel within 2 hours of your appointment, my policy is to charge your full session fee. If there is an emergency, please let me know as soon as possible and we can discuss options.

At the beginning of therapy, I’ll ask you lots of questions about your background and about what you’re hoping to work on. Together, we’ll set some goals and talk about what progress might look like for you. In terms of progress, we’re typically looking for things like you feeling more confident, less distressed or anxious, more competent at using adaptive coping skills, etc. We can always have a conversation about this if you feel like you’re not making progress, so don’t be afraid to bring it up!