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Making Counseling Affordable
Cost may be an important factor for you in choosing a counselor, particularly if you are paying out of your own pocket. I encourage you to ask me questions or bring up any concerns you have about the cost of counseling. It is important both that you do not cause yourself undue financial stress by paying for counseling, and also that you feel you are receiving value for your investment.
With that said, I believe wholeheartedly that " There's nothing, virtually NOTHING, you can buy that will give you the same quality of life that a healthy relationship provides. "
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Initial Assessment - Individuals, Couples, Families
60 min
120 min.
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$90
$150
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Follow-up - Individual Session
60 minute
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$70
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Follow-up - Couples and Families
60 minutes
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$80
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PRE-PAY and SAVE!
Pre-pay 3 sessions
Pre-pay 5 sessions
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$180 ($60/visit)
$250 ($50 visit)
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Can I Use My Health Insurance To Pay For Counseling?
I am no longer contracted to be a provider for insurance companies. This was an economic decision (insurance companies reimburse at very low rate.) However this was also a practical decision because most insurance companies do not technically pay for couples counseling. For relationship counseling, most insurance companies have yet to acknowledge the important influence that relationships have on general health and well-being. They will therefore not provide funds for marriage or couples’ counseling without insisting that at least one member be formally diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Here is information quoted from Anthem.com, which covers Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Most insurers use this exact same formula:
"MENTAL HEALTH CARE: The term Mental Health Care means services provided to treat a mental disorder as defined in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”. Mental Health Care does not include (1) mental retardation, (2)learning disorders, (3) motor skills disorder, (4) communication disorders, (5) caffeine-related disorders,(6) relational problems
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