Why Choose Private Pay Therapy?

Insurance companies have numerous ways of accessing information about you at various stages, including those who authorize payment, track your progress, audit psychotherapy practices, input data, and print bills. By choosing private pay counseling, your private personal information stays strictly between you and me. I maintain sole access to it, except under specific circumstances outlined in my intake forms and discussed in our first session. This approach also allows for flexibility in therapy payment options, ensuring your mental health fees remain confidential.

Your insurance provider requires you to receive a psychiatric diagnosis for your issue (e.g. major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, bi-polar disorder). If you wish to obtain private health or life insurance in the future, this information is open to review and can result in you and your family being denied coverage. Consider exploring private pay counseling options to avoid the risks associated with mental health fees. Paying privately can also provide you with more flexible therapy payment options, ensuring you get the care you need without jeopardizing your insurance eligibility.

By opting for private pay counseling and not billing insurance, we are free to collaborate in ways that are most beneficial for YOU and your concerns. This includes determining how often we meet, what goals we set, and what we discuss. You have the power to shape your therapy experience without the constraints of insurance systems micromanaging your care. Additionally, we offer flexible therapy payment options, allowing you to focus on your mental health without added stress.

Sliding scale rates can be offered to clients who opt for private pay counseling. This means that those paying privately can actually benefit from lower mental health fees compared to clients using insurance. Plus, there’s no need to worry about co-pays or deductibles with these therapy payment options!