I understand that finances are often a part of the decision making process regarding starting therapy. In support of your process, I have answered the most common questions below. I hope you find this helpful.
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Fees
Stephanie’s fee for a 50-minute session is $265, and an 80-minute session is $400.
Jill’s fee for a 50-minute session is $175, and an 80-minute session is $250.
La Keeta’s fee for a 50-minute session is $125, and an 80-minute session is $200.
Fees are due at the beginning of each session and automatically charged via credit card the morning of your appointment.
While we do not accept insurance, upon request we can provide you with a “superbill”, which you can submit to your insurer for potential reimbursement. We suggest contacting your insurance company to fully understand what your coverage is for out-of-network providers and to understand the process.
Cancellation Policy
Consistency in attending therapy sessions is an important part of our process, however we understand that emergencies arise and you may have to miss a session occasionally.
Please notify us as early as possible if you have to cancel, in order for us to accommodate others who are waiting for an opening. Also, please note our 48-hour cancellation policy, if your session is cancelled 48-hours in advance, you will not be charged.
Appointments
To schedule an appointment, contact us here:
Stephanie, 925-286-7977 or [email protected].
Jill, 626-268-3705 or [email protected].
La Keeta, 424-247-6020 or [email protected].
We offer a complimentary 20-minute video consultation to answer your questions, tell you more about the process and set up your initial appointment, This can be scheduled by clicking on the “Schedule A Session Now” button at the top of this page.
Once on our schedule, you will have a weekly session time reserved for you. Attending sessions weekly is an important part of making progress in therapy.
The Following Notice is Required Per The “No Surprises Act” Regarding Billing
YOUR RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS
(OMB Control Number: 0938-1401)
When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.
What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)?
When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, such as a copayment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.
“Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-of-pocket limit.
“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care – like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.
You are protected from balance billing for:
Emergency services
If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments and coinsurance). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable condition, unless you give written consent and give up your protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.
Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center
When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.
If you get other services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance bill you unless you give written consent and give up your protections.
You’re never required to give up your protection from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.
When balance billing isn’t allowed, you also have the following protections:
- You are only responsible for paying your share of the cost (like the copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network). Your health plan will pay out-of-network providers and facilities directly.
- Your health plan generally must:
- Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (prior authorization).
- Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers.
- Base what you owe the provider or facility (cost-sharing) on what it would pay an in-network provider or facility and show that amount in your explanation of benefits.
- Count any amount you pay for emergency services or out-of-network services toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit.
If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact: Board of Behavioral Sciences at 916-574-7830
Visit https://www.cms.gov/files/document/model-disclosure-notice-patient-protections-against-surprise-billing-providers-facilities-health.pdf for more information about your rights under Federal law.
