Disclaimer

TELEPHONE ACCESSIBILITY

If you need to contact me between sessions, please leave a message on my voice mail. I am often not immediately available; however, I will attempt to return your call within 24 hours. Please note that Face- to-face sessions are highly preferable to phone sessions. However, in the event that you are out of town, sick or need additional support, phone sessions are available. If a true emergency situation arises, please call 911 or any local emergency room.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATION

Due to the importance of your confidentiality and the importance of minimizing dual relationships, I do not accept friend or contact requests from current or former clients on any social networking site (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc). I believe that adding clients as friends or contacts on these sites can compromise your confidentiality and our respective privacy. It may also blur the boundaries of our therapeutic relationship. If you have questions about this, please bring them up when we meet and we can talk more about it.

 

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

I cannot ensure the confidentiality of any form of communication through electronic media, including text messages. If you prefer to communicate via email or text messaging for issues regarding scheduling or cancellations, I will do so. While I may try to return messages in a timely manner, I cannot guarantee immediate response and request that you do not use these methods of communication to discuss therapeutic content and/or request assistance for emergencies.

 

MINORS

I do not work with minors. Ages 18 and over. 

 

TERMINATION

Ending relationships can be difficult. Therefore, it is important to have a termination process in order to achieve some closure. The appropriate length of the termination depends on the length and intensity of the treatment. I may terminate treatment after appropriate discussion with you and a termination process if I determine that the psychotherapy is not being effectively used or if you are in default on payment. I will not terminate the therapeutic relationship without first discussing and exploring the reasons and purpose of terminating. If therapy is terminated for any reason or you request another therapist, I will provide you with a list of qualified psychotherapists to treat you. You may also choose someone on your own or from another referral source.

 Should you fail to schedule an appointment for three consecutive weeks, unless other arrangements have been made in advance, for legal and ethical reasons, I must consider the professional relationship discontinued.

 

PAYMENT POLICIES

  • You are responsible for your own insurance.

  • If your insurance is denied for any reason, you are responsible for the balance.

  • Patients are responsible for all session fees, deductibles, and co-pays on the date of service.

  • To avoid insurance denials, patients are responsible for notifying us of the information below:

  • All Insurances under your name that may be active (primary and secondary).

  • Please note that if you have more than one insurance plan, and we don’t know, your benefits will be denied. 

  • Changes in your insurance

  • Cancellations, new insurance from work, failure to re-certify, etc.

  • Please note that if your insurance isn’t active, your benefits will be denied, and you will be responsible for paying your balance in full.


CREDIT CARDS

As much of our administrative and billing process is done remotely, we ask that all patients leave a valid credit/debit card on file. Any session fees you might have will be charged to your card within 24-48 hours of your session. Please let us know the day of your session if prefer an alternate method of payment. We are a private practice, and we can’t function without proper payment.  We truly appreciate your understanding in this matter.  We are committed to providing you with affordable, quality psychotherapy services; we hope that you will support us in continuing this endeavor.