fees & faqs
It's common to have questions before starting therapy.
Here is some information about our fees and some helpful answers to questions new clients frequently ask.
Fees
Our fees for individual therapy range from $125/session for an Associate-level therapist working under the supervision of a licensed therapist to $165/session for a fully licensed therapist. Our Associates also have a limited number of "pay what you can" and reduced fee spots available on their caseload for clients in financial need.
We are not credentialed with any insurance company and are not able to accept payments through insurance. However, we can provide super bills that you can submit for possible reimbursement. Click here to read more about super bills and how they work.
We are not credentialed with Medicare, meaning that we are unable to bill Medicare for any of our services. If you are covered by Medicare insurance Part A or Part B, you will be asked to sign a form stating you understand that Medicare will not contribute or cover the cost of any of our services.
Information About Health Insurance
When seeking therapy services, some clients are interested in using their health insurance plan to help pay for the cost of services. This can be helpful from a financial perspective, but some clients may not understand the full impact of utilizing their health insurance coverage for therapy services.
Therapy for Highly Sensitive People believes that clients should know of the possible implications of this before they schedule their first session, so we have compiled a list of what we consider the pros & cons of using health insurance to help pay for services.
PROS
You may only have to pay your co-pay for each session, so you may be responsible for a smaller portion of the cost of services per session.
If you have a deductible, your payments for services may count toward your deductible.
CONS
Health insurance companies require a diagnosis to approve and pay for services. This diagnosis becomes part of your medical record and medical history.
Your health insurance plan will decide the “medical necessity” of therapy for you based on your diagnosis, and can dictate or even limit the number of sessions you can have by refusing to pay for your therapy if they do not feel it is medically necessary for your well-being.
Health insurances don't always cover the cost of therapy. They will only cover the cost for certain diagnoses. If you do not have a diagnosis that they cover, they may decline to authorize or pay for services.
You may not find out until weeks after your session(s) if they cover cost of session(s); if they don’t you may owe the full cost of your session(s).
Your health insurance company can request to review your treatment plan and therapy records at any time. If/when that occurs, your therapist is required to give access to your therapy file.
If you have a high deductible, you may still be required to pay the full in-network rate of session until you meet your deductible.
Good Faith Estimate
Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges.
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 health care 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 HHS: 1-800-985-3059.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Everyone’s therapy journey is different. We usually start with weekly sessions to build momentum toward achieving your goals. Once you’ve made some progress, we can adjust the frequency of sessions based on your own individual needs.
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That's a good question and one that people frequently have before they begin. As you can imagine, therapy is a lot of talking. You get to decide what we focus on each session and I will typically follow your lead. It’s my job to help us make connections in thoughts and behaviors and idecanfy patt tne in your life for us to explore. You always have control over what we discuss in sessions and can tell me if we are focusing on something that is too uncomfortable to explore.
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Everyone’s therapy journey is different. Some people only want to address a single issue and can make progress toward their goal(s) in a short timeframe. Other people want to do longer, more in-depth work and like to incorporate therapy into their self-care or self-development.
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Yes, at this time we are only providing teletherapy services. Even when we return to in-person services in an office, we will still offer a teletherapy option for clients.
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At this time, we are only providing teletherapy services. We anticipate returning to the office for in-person services at some point in the future but do not have any timeframe for that at this time.
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Yes, absolutely! Thanks to the option of teletherapy, we are able to offer services to anybody residing in California. Because of state licensing restrictions, we are only able to see clients who reside in California and who are located in Califorina at the time of the session.
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Our fees for individual therapy range from $125/session for an Associate-level therapist working under the supervision of a licensed therapist fully to $165/session for a fully-licensed therapist. Our Associates also have a limited number of "pay what you can" spots available on their caseloads for clients in financial need.
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No, we do not accept insurance at this time. However, we can provide you with something called a superbill that you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. Click here to read more about super bills and how they work.
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We do offer reduced fee, fro some cleints. We call this "pay what you can" and reserve it for clients in financial need.
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We have a 24-hour cancellation policy. Should you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please do so within 24 hours of your appointment time to avoid a late cancellation or no show charge. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice will be charged the full rate of the session. You can contact our office by email, text, or phone to cancel or reschedule a session. You can also cancel or reschedule your appointment by visiting our patient portal at https://beachsidecounseling.session.health.com.