Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer telehealth therapy?

I do! I have found that it works really well for my clients. I bring the same enthusiasm that I use in the office. The benefits my clients have noted from telehealth include convenience, comfortable, and just as personable as in-person therapy. Busy schedules, college transitions, and parenting needs make telehealth therapy necessary.

I am licensed in five states. Therefore, telehealth is my primary method of therapy work. I offer walk & talk therapy for my Colorado clients during the summer and fall seasons. During winter, it has been best to utilize telehealth to prevent spreading of sickness, and we can avoid weather as a barrier.

Why don’t you take insurance?

The benefits of not taking insurance outweigh taking insurance…by a landslide. For me, it was a values-based decision. Your information will stay truly confidential between us. Since you are the payer, there are no additional parties involved in deciding how long you can be in therapy, or how many sessions you are “allowed” to have. Insurance also limits the number of minutes we can meet per session, risking not having your session covered if we are processing “too long” (for example: going over 50 minutes at any time). Being out-of-network gives me the ability to prioritize my clients and therefore do my very best work with you. You deserve thoughtful, attentive, and personalized care. Therapy should be a space that belongs to you - not a company.

It is important to be aware that when using your insurance, insurance providers may request reimbursement for treatment for years after your last therapy session, if it did not meet their criteria for medical necessity.

How long are sessions?

Majority of my clients utilize the 50-minute therapy option. This is a “therapy hour.” I also offer 80-minute therapy sessions which many of my client’s utilize when they come every other week for therapy. They find 80-minute sessions actually fit best to update since last session, review new concerns and topics, and then using the rest of the time to process to the fullest.

What should I ask my insurance company?

You also have the option of submitting a Superbill to your insurance company for potential reimbursement under your policy’s out-of-network benefits (please note, superbills are required to include diagnosis and treatment code with dates of service. Insurance companies can therefore still contact your therapist for additional information needed for coverage).

Do I have out-of-network mental health or behavioral health coverage?
Does my plan reimburse for psychotherapy services?
Do I need to meet an out-of-network deductible?
How many minutes am I allowed to meet with a therapist and for how many sessions? (Insurance will usually not allow longer than 53-minute sessions and can cap how many sessions you are allowed to have per year).
Does my plan reimburse for telehealth services?

How is therapy called an investment?

Therapy is hands down, the best investment you will do for yourself. You are dedicating a regular and consistent time for you to make these changes. I firmly believe everyone can benefit from therapy. This is an investment that will provide you skills for life, that you can transfer to a variety of situations, relationships, and life transitions. You can use these positive changes for a lifetime.

How often do I attend therapy?

When first starting therapy, it’s helpful to schedule weekly sessions for the first four to six weeks in order for us to really begin exercising those emotional muscles while building rapport and trust. This helps your body get used to the aspects of emotional processing and allowing yourself to begin to sit with vulnerability in a more comfortable manner. Or maybe you have so much to discuss, you might want to have a few weekly sessions to really dive into everything you’ve been going through. Some clients will continue weekly therapy, and some will then switch to biweekly sessions. If you are looking to start therapy with a frequency of one session per month, I can provide you referrals to other therapists in your area as this does not fit best with my ethical treatment model. I see clients once a month who are in maintenance status and need only general support or follow up.

What are the costs?

My fee is $180 per 50-minute session.

There are options for sliding scale for weekly appointment needs. There is limited availability for financial hardship sliding scale. Both of these require consistency in scheduling to maintain status and will be revisited on frequency of need every four to six appointments.

Extended therapy sessions (80 minutes) are also available by request at $265 per session.

Policy requires a 48-hour cancellation notice to allow appropriate rescheduling needs for the client and others.

The payment platform I use is a therapist-payment app and is HIPPA-compliant and encrypted for your privacy, as it should be. I accept HSA/FSA cards or other credit cards as well.

Good Faith Estimate

In compliance with the No Surprises Act - which went into effect January 1, 2022, all healthcare providers are required to notify clients of their federal rights and protections against “surprise billing.” This Act requires that I notify you of your federally protected rights to receive a notification when services are rendered by an out-of-network provider, if a client is uninsured, or if a client elects not to use their insurance. You will receive a Good Faith Estimate at the first appointment through Ivy Pay. Your charges will not change unless otherwise notified in writing (yearly or bi-yearly fee increase) and given a reasonable amount of time to decide how to proceed.