Fees and Insurance
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​​Accepted Payment Methods
Whether you are paying the full session fee or an insurance copay, I accept the following payment methods for therapy:
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Credit Cards: Visa, American Express, MasterCard, Discover, JCB
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FSA & HSA Cards
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Clergy & Bishop Pay
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Crime Witness Pay
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Cancellation Policy
You are free to cancel any of your appointments up until 24 hours before the appointment. If you cancel your appointment within 24 hours of your appointment, or if you simply don't show up to your appointment, you will be charged a late-cancellation fee, which is the private pay cost of the session.
Private Pay
Rate
My private pay rate is $165 for therapy sessions. The only exception to this is the first session, which is $200. The additional cost of the first session covers my time spent setting you up as a new client, reviewing your intake forms, and any required consultation with your other healthcare providers.​​
Insurance
I am currently in-network with the following insurances:
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Aetna
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Most Employer Plans​
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BlueCross and BlueShield
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University of Utah's Regence Blue Cross Blue Sheild BCBS Plans
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EMI Health
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Care Plus Network
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University of Utah
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The Huntsman Mental Health Institute Behavioral Health Network (HMHI- BHN)
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Quest Behavioral Health
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Most Plans
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Select Health
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Med Plan
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Value Plan
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Choice Plan
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Share Plan
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Care Plan
Out of Network Benefits
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If you have out-of-network benefits, you'll be responsible for the private pay rate for each session. I will provide you documentation you can submit to your insurance to be reimbursed according to your out-of-network benefits.
I believe therapy should be affordable and accessible.
If that's the case, why don't I accept all insurance plans? ​
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Currently, nationwide, most insurance companies are reimbursing dismal amounts for therapy. Additionally, many insurance companies are unnecessarily complex and even try to dictate what happens in the therapy room.
For medical doctors, this complexity is manageable, as medical doctors are reimbursed high enough rates by insurance, so they can hire people to help navigate these complexities.
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Mental health therapists are not reimbursed enough to hire such people. Consequently, insurance-accepting therapists manage this on their own, further lowing the already dismal earnings from insurance.
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To compensate, some therapists work 50+ hours a week to make a living, but they often end up burning out or providing low-quality therapy.
Other therapists instead opt out of insurance panels and charge private pay rates that allow them to make ends meet without burning out.
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Personally, I accept the few insurances that have intentionally worked to be simpler to work with and reimburse me an appropriate rate.
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Want to see changes?
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I do too! Due to certain laws, therapists can't unionize to address these issues with insurances. But our representatives can make laws to compel insurances to reimburse therapists at higher rates and to decrease the red tape they make for therapists. This will bring more therapists back into insurance networks, which will make therapy more accessible for all!​​
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You can help by contacting your local representatives to tell them about this issue. Click here to figure out who your local representatives are and to find their contact information. The more we speak up, the quicker change will happen. Call or email them today!
