Getting Started

Therapy is an important investment into yourself, your relationships, and your ability to reach your goals. Working hard in therapy often results in improvements not just in yourself (mood, perspectives, energy) but in your relationships and activities (work, education, play).

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Fees & How Things Work:

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• The out of pocket cost for a 55 minute session is $160.00. This is the same for individuals, couples, EMDR, and first or subsequent sessions.

• ​I do offer sliding scale fees, which start @ $80 and go up to $160. Please contact me directly for how sliding scale works and discuss what you are able to afford. Sliding scale spots are limited each week.

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HAWAI'I

• I am In Network/ accept the following insurances:​

  • Aetna

  • Anthem EAP

  • Ascension Smarthealth

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Hawaii

  • Carelon

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Cigna

  • Kaiser Permanente of Hawaii

  • Lyra EAP

  • Modern Health EAP

  • Optum Emotional Wellbeing Solution (Premium EAP)

  • Optum Live & Work Well (EAP)

  • Oscar (Optum)

  • Oxford (Optum)

  • Quest Behavioral Health

  • Resources for Living EAP

  • Tricare - (coming soon)

  • TriWest - (coming soon)

  • United Healthcare (Optum)

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TEXAS

• I am In Network/ accept the following insurances:​

  • Aetna

  • Allied Benefit Systems - Aetna

  • AllSavers UHC

  • Anthem EAP

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

  • Carelon

  • Christian Brothers Services - Aetna

  • Cigna

  • Health Plans Inc.

  • Health Scope - Aetna

  • Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania

  • Lyra EAP

  • Meritain

  • Military OneSource Evernorth - (coming soon)

  • Modern Health EAP

  • Nippon

  • Optum Emotional Wellbeing Solution (Premium EAP)

  • Optum Live & Work Well (EAP)

  • Oscar

  • Oxford (Optum)

  • Quest Behavioral Health

  • Resources for Living EAP

  • Surest (Formerly Bind)

  • TriWest

  • Tricare

  • Trustmark Health Benefits - Aetna

  • Trustmark Small Business Benefits - Aetna

  • UHC Student Resources

  • UMR

  • United Healthcare (Optum)

  • United Healthcare Global

  • United Healthcare Shared Services

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COLORADO 

• I am In Network/ accept the following insurances:​

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Colorado

  • Anthem EAP

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Cigna

  • Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

  • Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania

  • Lyra EAP

  • Modern Health EAP

  • Oscar (Optum)

  • Oxford (Optum)

  • Quest Behavioral Health

  • Resources for Living EAP

  • Tricare - (coming soon)

  • TriWest - (coming soon)

  • United Healthcare (Optum)

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ARIZONA

• I am In Network/ accept the following insurances:​

  • Aetna

  • Anthem EAP

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Cigna

  • Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

  • Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania

  • Lyra EAP

  • Military OneSource Evernorth - (coming soon)

  • Modern Health EAP

  • Oscar (Optum) - (coming soon)

  • Oxford (Optum) - (coming soon)

  • Quest Behavioral Health

  • Resources for Living EAP

  • Tricare - (coming soon)

  • TriWest - (coming soon)

  • United Healthcare (Optum) - (coming soon)

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Insurance companies operate on a medical model, which means they require a diagnosis to establish that you have “a medical necessity” to seek services in order to pay providers. Many insurance companies don’t consider the things we are working on as medically necessary, or debilitating enough to reimburse. With that being said, if I give a diagnosis, it becomes a part of your medical record, if using insurance, I am required to give a diagnosis. While that might not be such a big deal right now, some find it can become one later on if you want to get life insurance, work in the financial sector managing other’s assets, gain security clearance for work, regularly handle firearms, or seek employment in any sector in which your decision-making might be called into question due to your emotional state.​ It is important to me that my patients get help they need without fear, stigma, or reprisal for making their mental health and personal growth a priority.

 

If you have any questions about insurance, diagnosis or payment I am more than happy to answer them so you can make the best informed choice for you. ​