Individual Responsiblities
Financial Information
To ease financial concerns, I accept several insurances and bill the insurance company directly for you.
I am a preferred provider for Premera Blue Cross, Lifewise of WA, Group Health, Cigna, Regence, Molina, Amerigroup, United Behavioral Health/Optum Health, United Healthcare, CHPW, Aetna, and First Choice Health and can bill as an out of network provider for multiple insurances. If you have a child in the foster care system or a child adopted who has an open Provider One coupon, I am also able to see them under medicaid. Furthermore, if you have Moda, Teamsters, HMA or another insurance not listed, please check with your insurance company and ask them which company handles their Mental Health or Behavioral Health claims. For example, for Moda, it could be First Choice Health.
Please call your insurance company before our first session to ensure you have benefits that include mental health outpatient services and what your deductible and co-pay will be. If you are submitting your own insurance claims, I am glad to provide a receipt for you to send to your insurance company at your request. A few sliding-scale fee slots may be available and are dependent upon income level. Each particular fee, co-pay, deductible ect. is due at the time of service; I accept cash (exact amount), personal check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Please be aware that if your personal check is returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF), a service fee of $35.00 will be added to the face value of the NSF check.
Free Consultation
A good connection can provide a great foundation for change.
This is why I offer a free half hour face to face consultation so we may determine together if this is the best fit.
Together we will decide on the amount of sessions needed to achieve your goals.
Your Responsibilities
After the intake assessment, I may ask you to visit a physician to rule out any biological causes for your distress before continuing forward in the counseling process. In the case of issues or concerns beyond my scope of competence, I will make every effort to refer you to more qualified professionals.
Your punctual and consistent attendance will enhance your experience and will help keep the healing process on track. Life can sometimes throw us a curveball and once in a while, we'll have to adjust our schedule and that is okay.
I do provide home-practice most weeks in order to assist your growth outside of our hourly sessions. Your committment to growth and healing will be evident in your follow through and doing your very best to complete your assigned tasks and practice at home.
