rates & insurance

Rates

Individual therapy rate is $190 per hour ($220 per hour for initial or annual diagnostic assessment). 

I accept credit/debit cards, including HSA/FSA account cards. Payment is due at each session.

Insurance

I am in network with most Aetna and PacificSource health insurance plans.

For all other insurance providers, I am considered out of network, and can provide receipts for reimbursement of out of pocket costs. Your benefits will vary according to your plan; I encourage you to call your insurance provider to verify your out of pocket responsibility.

Considerations for using insurance

As a mental health practitioner and advocate, I take responsibility for transparency regarding your healthcare and your rights to make decisions around it. When using insurance to pay for your mental health services, even out of network, I am required to assign you a diagnosis that insurance approves of to cover our sessions.

This can get tricky. Because of the depth and spiritual basis of my focus and approach, sometimes the issues you come to me seeking help with may not qualify for an insurance-approved diagnosis, and the type of work we do may not fit into the medical model of treatment that health insurance uses to justify coverage.

This says nothing about the legitimacy of your suffering or our healing process, but it does mean that involving insurance may become complicated, and by framing our work around a diagnosis that does not accurately depict what you’re wanting to change, we’re limited in what we’re able to focus on in our sessions.

We’re also in an age where insurance coverage has become increasingly conditional and complex, and carrying a diagnosis — even a common one — could prevent us from accessing comprehensive or affordable insurance and care down the line if it becomes considered a “pre-existing condition.” For example, clients have been charged higher premiums for life insurance because of a historical diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder.

Benefits of not involving insurance

Paying for your healthcare and healing out of pocket means that the only parties involved are you and your provider – in this case, me. My focus and priority are always to hear and understand your experience and how you want to grow, and to ensure that we’re using our time together to your greatest benefit.

You are in control of your emotional well-being; I take the time and intention to develop and nurture a relationship with you so that you can trust that I want what is best for you. I can’t comfortably say the same about the many faceless hands involved in processing your insurance claims!

Ultimately, the choice is yours

That said, I also understand the financial ease and access that insurance provides, and I support the decision that you want to make with regard to your healthcare. When involving insurance in our work, I will always be transparent and communicative with you about diagnosing and any information that needs to be communicated to your insurance provider, and am willing to answer any questions and walk you through understanding the process.