Fees and Services
Counseling Services We Provide:
Couples Therapy and Individual Therapy
Our sessions are approximately 50-minutes, including time for checking in about progress and updates from the previous week, therapeutic interventions, explaining or reviewing homework, working on goals, doing in-session exercises, reviewing progress, and discussing any scheduling updates. This time is consistent for online and in-person sessions, individual or couples. If a 80-minute session would better suite your needs, you can discuss that option with your therapist.
Advanced Experience Licensed Therapist/Supervisor: $250/50-minute session, $375/80-minute session
Licensed Therapist: $175/50-minute session, $265/80-minute session
Licensed Therapy Intern/Associate: $150/50-minute session, $225/80-minute session
Student Intern: $100/50-minute session, $150/80-minute session
Phone sessions
Some clients need to check in with us in between our weekly appointments. Phone consultations under 10 minutes are gratis; phone call longer than that are charged at prorated rate of the session fee by 15 minute increment. If you need more than the occasional phone check in, we may suggest setting up appointments more regularly than once per week.
Payment:
Payment is due at the start of every session. We accept cash, check, credit card, Health Savings Account, or Flex Savings Account payments through our secure online system, Simple Practice. If you need to change your credit card or use a different method of payment, please let your therapist know at the start of session.
Insurance:
We do not accept insurance. We are able to provide you with a receipt to submit to your insurance company. Typically, insurance companies reimburse you a portion of your expenses from counseling, but different insurance companies reimburse at different rates. It can be frustrating!
Can I get reimbursed for services?
We are not in network with any insurance companies. However, Center for Couples Counseling will provide you with a superbill (an insurance-specific receipt) at the end of every month by request. Some insurance companies partially reimburse you for the session fee you pay to us. Every insurance company has a different process, so it's important to check with your provider to see what this looks like.
How can I find this out?
Call the number on the back of your insurance card for the Benefits Department and write down every answer you receive. Ask for explanations of anything you don't understand, and you're welcome to request speaking with a supervisor if you're not happy with the answers you are getting. Write down the information they provide, as you'll need careful records later if the company fails to follow through with what they've told you. Follow the questions in the order below:
What is your name and extension number?
Does my policy cover out-of-network Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists or Licensed Professional Counselors? My therapist is licensed in Texas.
My therapist is willing to provide a statement of Session Dates Attended, the CPT code, and the Diagnosis. Is this acceptable to the insurance company?
Does my policy cover Couples Therapy - CPT code 90847 or Individual Psychotherapy - CPT code 90834 (a 45 minute session)?
Are there any mental health diagnoses that are not reimbursable?
Are V-code diagnoses covered/reimbursable?
How many sessions are covered per year?
What is my lifetime maximum for mental health benefits?
What is my Out of Network deductible?
How do I file a claim? Online, through mail?
Do you require my claim to be submitted within a certain number of days from the date-of-service, in order to be considered for reimbursement? If so, what is that time period?
What is the payment schedule? (In other words, how long does it take for them to process your paperwork and then reimburse you?)
What is the claims department phone number, so I can follow up on the status of my claim at a later date?
Other things to consider:
Insurance reimbursements can vary from month to month:
At the beginning of your therapy, there will be a wait until your insurance company begins to pay your benefit.
In January of each year, you won't get any money back until your deductible is met. If you apply other family medical expenses to your deductible, you'll start getting benefits sooner, and more of your therapy will be paid for.
Toward the end of the year, your insurance reimbursements will stop if the number of sessions is limited.
Your out-of-pocket medical expenses can be minimized if your employer offers a pre-tax medical "flexible spending account"
You should ask your accountant about taking a medical tax deduction for psychotherapy.
You may save money with an insurance plan that has a higher premium, but better benefits for out-of-network therapy (called Preferred Provider Organization, or PPO).
Another option:
You may want to consider an app such as Reimbursify to help track your out-of-network receipts. We’ve heard great reviews from people who have used it. You can find more information on it right here.