My hourly fee is $250 per hour. If we meet more than the usual time, I will charge accordingly, based on fifteen-minute increments. For example, for a session that lasts an hour and thirty minutes you will be billed $375. I will charge the same hourly rate for other professional services you may need, such as preparing reports or summaries.

You will be expected to pay for each session at the time it is held. Fees will be paid by credit card through my patient portal.

I do not participate in any health plans or managed care organizations – that is why you will be solely responsible for paying my fees. You may want to see if your health plan will reimburse you for all or part of my services. Insurance benefits have increasingly become more complex. It is sometimes difficult to determine exactly how much mental health coverage is available, especially for online sessions and/or services from an out-of-network provider. You should call your plan administrator to answer any questions you have about coverage.

If you find that your health plan will reimburse you for all or part of my services, I will provide you with a standard monthly itemized receipt listing the dates of service, and a diagnosis. You should also be aware that some insurance companies require additional clinical information, such as treatment plans, progress notes or summaries. As noted above, I will bill you at the same hourly rate for time spent preparing reports or summaries for your health plan.

If you are interested in working with me, you can request a free, fifteen-minute introductory call by filling out the form on the Contact page. During the call, I will ask you to briefly explain your reasons for seeking treatment, and you can ask me any questions you have about my professional background or qualifications. I will not be able to provide you with any feedback or advice during this conversation.

If you and I agree to work together, we will schedule an appointment. Prior to that appointment, I will ask you to complete consent forms and questionnaires about your health, lifestyle habits, and symptoms. The data from these questionnaires help me get a picture of your current life and make the best use of time during your initial sessions.

It usually takes me one to two sessions to evaluate your situation, formulate hypotheses regarding your difficulties, and develop an initial treatment plan for you. If you and I agree on the plan, then we will schedule additional meetings.

The length of therapy can vary a great deal depending on many factors, such as the kinds of changes you are trying to make. As long as you still have goals you want to pursue, and we believe that therapy is helping or is likely to help, then we will continue to work together.

If you begin to meet your goals in therapy, we may decide to meet less frequently, schedule a follow-up appointment down the road, address different issues in your life, and/or terminate treatment – all depending on your needs and wishes.

Unlike medical problems, psychologists cannot rely on scans or blood tests to evaluate treatment, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try to measure effectiveness. As a “scientist-practitioner,” I will help you formulate clear treatment goals, and we will decide together how to measure progress towards achieving them. I may ask you to keep a log or fill out questionnaires regularly to evaluate your progress.

If treatment isn’t helping you as we expected, then we need to find out why. As a “scientist-practitioner”, it is my responsibility to formulate and answer a series of questions as to why therapy has not been successful (and I cannot let my ego get in the way of obtaining the answers!).

Have I made wrong assumptions about the nature of your problems? Are there factors that I overlooked? Are there other forms of treatment that may help with the problems you’ve been experiencing? Is there another issue that needs to be addressed before treatment can succeed? Would another therapist be a better fit for you personally? I have found that as we gather information to answer these questions, another potentially helpful plan will often emerge.