Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions ᐝ

  • As of January 2026, I see clients:

    Monday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in-person
    Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. virtual
    Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in-person
    Thursday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. virtual
    Friday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. virtual

  • All sessions are $150 per clinical hour (50 minutes).

    Any other services, such as additional time writing letters of readiness, collaborating extensively with other providers, or extra time added on to sessions will be subject to an additional prorated fee.

    Clients will always be made aware of additional fees prior to me taking any action.

  • I am paneled with insurance through Forward Counseling and Consulting. Some of the insurances I am able to accept are:

    • Quartz

    • GHC

    • The Alliance

    • Dean

    • UHC / Optum

    • Anthem

    • GEHA

    • Medicare

    • Medicaid

    FCC’s admin will verify your insurance and address any co-pay/deductibles prior to your consultation. For best practice, please consult with your insurance company directly on what you should expect to pay for in-network or out-of-network services.

  • I accept credit, debit, and HSA/FSA via Simple Practice.

    Payment is due at the time of service. For sessions to begin, I require clients to have a valid and up-to-date form of payment on file.

  • I offer a limited number of sliding scale slots. Spots below $80 are currently full. For longer-term services, I have availability for sliding scale from $80 - $150 at this time.

    Letters of readiness sessions are always available for sliding scale ranging from $40 - $150.

  • All sessions cancelled 24 or more hours in advance are honored. Any day-of or no-show cancellations are subject to a fee of the total session cost, whichever fee we’ve agreed upon. This automatically gets charged on the card held on file.

    Ways that I work to mitigate this:

    • Appointment reminders are sent to you ahead of time, which creates an opportunity to reschedule/cancel.

    • Everyone gets 1 free missed appointment per year. You get to choose when it’s used.

    • Exceptions may be made for death of a significant loved one, serious illness, or loss of financial resources.

  • Not necessarily! All virtual sessions are done with audio AND video, so we can both see and hear each other. To make it feel as much like the therapy office as possible, it is also required that we are both alone in a secure space where our exchange will not be heard by others. If you need help identifying your secure space, let me know.

    Besides being alone, it is important that while in session we are in full focus. This means that both myself and my clients are not driving, running errands, cooking, cleaning, or multitasking. We are fully engaged in the process.

  • Yes, EMDR can be done virtually. With guidance, we can achieve the same effect with tapping on the body bilaterally or with a virtual resource for eye movement. You can read more about EMDR here as well as how it works virtually.

    I am newly trained in EMDR as of September 2024. In our consult we can talk about if this level of EMDR is right for you.

  • Of course! All adults age 18+ as well as teens age 15 to 17 are welcome as long as their concerns and general experiences are within my scope of practice.

  • 20-minute, free consultations are done virtual via Google Meet.

    We join together with audio and video and chat briefly about your hopes for therapy, what your scheduling needs are, and check on any barriers to working together.

  • In our first session we will review some of the expectations for therapy, including important client rights information. This stuff can be a bit dull, but is essential to your process.

    After that, we begin building our therapeutic relationship. I’ll collect some historical information up front, we’ll identify some therapeutic goals, and establish any boundaries and preferences for maintaining the therapeutic relationship.

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost, including therapy.

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 can request that your service provider give you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your therapy services.

If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

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