Fees and Insurance

Fees:

  • Counseling services are $185 (50-minute virtual or in-person session) and $100 (25-minute virtual check-in)
  • Consultations for colleagues and parents/caregivers are $125 (50-minute virtual session)
  • The costs for groups, webinars, and training vary, and are noted along with each service description.

Payment Information:

I accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and HSA cards.

Insurance Information:

I completely understand that many individuals seek a psychologist who is part of their insurance provider's network to manage the cost of services. In the past, I did work with insurance, but I found myself increasingly uncomfortable with the constraints insurance companies imposed on clients and providers.

I value your mental and emotional well-being and firmly believe that you should not be restricted to a specific number of sessions per year or compelled to disclose exceedingly personal details to insurance companies to justify access to coverage for mental health services. Insurance companies require a diagnosis for coverage, and while I am trained in diagnostic procedures, I am a strong advocate for focusing on your strengths, growth, and healing rather than pathologizing your experiences within a system that is fundamentally rooted in issues of privilege and oppression. For these reasons, I have chosen not to accept insurance at this time. If you decide to explore out-of-network coverage with your insurance provider, I am open to collaborating with you to identify the fitting diagnosis and service codes that may facilitate reimbursement.

Please be advised that I am not an approved Medicaid provider, and therefore cannot provide therapy services to Medicaid enrollees. By law, it is illegal for non-Medicaid providers to accept private pay from Medicaid enrollees for any services covered by Medicaid regardless of whether the individual client pays directly or makes arrangements for another individual to pay.

Many individuals opt to pay for services through Health Savings Accounts and Flex Spending Accounts, which typically do not require a diagnosis or impose limitations on services.

Federal Notice as of January 1, 2022

  • You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
  • You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
  • Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
  • If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call the Colorado Division of Insurance at 303-894-7490 or 1-800-930-3745.

 

Land Acknowledgment

My office is located on land that was once inhabited by the Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ, and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) Native American tribes, and as an individual who now profits off of the colonization of their lands, I choose to donate a portion of my monthly earnings to First Nations Development Institute as an acknowledgement of the reparations owed.