Investment
Online Therapy in South Carolina
Therapy is an investment of your finances, your time, and your energy.
When you’re investing in therapy, you deserve to get the most out of it, whether you’re working to create a healthier, more balanced life, or to restore and heal your relationship.
Here are just some of the ways that you get the most out of your investment in therapy:
- When we work together, you receive quality, evidence-based treatment specific to your needs and goals.
- All paperwork is easily accessible in my online client portal. No printing necessary!
- If you need to contact me between sessions, I’m easily accessible through email and secure messaging.
- I administer research-based questionnaires to help us best assess your individual health needs as well as the areas of strength and growth in your relationship.
- You can also receive customary care coordination. With your permission, I can reach out to any other providers (psychiatrists, other therapists, physicians, etc.) involved in your care. I believe coordinating treatment is an important part of providing you with effective, holistic care.
Investment:
For Couples:
Initial Intake Appointment for Couples (90 minutes): $225
75-minute couple therapy session: $190
55-minute couple therapy session: $160
For Individuals:
Initial Intake Appointment for Individuals (75 minutes): $160
55-minute individual therapy session: $140
All Initial Intake Appointments Include:
- Assessment session (90-minute for couples or 75-minute for individuals)
- Review of intake paperwork and questionnaires prior to your session
- Customary care coordination at your request
- Treatment planning specific to your goals and needs
I accept credit or debit cards.
I also accept Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts cards. It is usually best to check first before using HSA or FSA, to ensure that therapy will be covered.
What about insurance?
There are several reasons I do not take insurance:
- You as the client have less choice and freedom in your mental health services when using insurance. Many health care plans offer very little coverage for mental health services, or may even require preauthorization, in which you have to justify why you need services. Even with reasons for justification, the insurance company still may not authorize services. Many insurance plans also only authorize a certain amount of therapy sessions at a time. So when you run out of sessions, the need for continued services must be justified, and you still may not be authorized to receive more sessions. So therapy may end before you have met your goals.
- There is also reduced confidentiality when insurance is used for therapy. Your insurance company may require more confidential information from the therapist to justify the need for services. Your confidentiality is limited as more personal information is released. Even after receiving more information, the insurance company still may not authorize continued services.
- When you use insurance for mental health services, you also have to receive a psychiatric diagnosis. It is important for you to know that some psychiatric diagnoses are not eligible for reimbursement from insurance companies. Insurance does not typically reimburse for marriage/couples counseling.
Many clinicians do not accept insurance for a variety of reasons. Without using your insurance, you have control of the choices made in your treatment. You have increased privacy and you do not have to have a mental health disorder diagnosis. You’re able to determine the length of therapy with me, and discuss issues with me that insurance doesn’t typically cover, such as improving intimacy and communication in relationships, coping with stressful life changes, and more.
If insurance is still a must for you, please feel free to reach out to me and I will be happy to talk with you about your needs and provide some referrals that may be better suited for you and your insurance provider.
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Online Therapy in South Carolina
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