Insurance

I am currently considered an out-of-network provider, which means that I do not bill any insurance companies directly. Some health insurance plans will still cover therapy costs in total or partially for out-of-network providers. To find this out, call your insurance company and inquire about your out-of-network benefits. If they do cover some cost of the sessions, I can send you a “superbill,” which has all of the information most insurance companies require for you to submit to them directly for reimbursement.

Of note: The decision to not bill insurance directly has been one that I took great care and time in making. My reasons for such may not match other clinicians and that is ok! Here are a few of the reasons why I made this decision:

• In order to bill insurance as a provider, I am required to provide a diagnosis that will be covered by the company. Doing such means that I end up in a position of oddly pathologizing individuals who are often having normal or expected responses to stressful and abnormal situations. This can also mean changing a diagnosis just so that the sessions can be covered, something I have long struggled with as a clinician.

• When billing insurance directly, they have great influence in the treatment process. This requires the clinician to be documenting sessions in a manner that does not often most accurately reflect the deeper work being done.

• The insurance company has access to the whole client file, thus, confidentiality and privacy are not able to be fully honored. I am often baring witness to my clients’ most private and vulnerable narratives and experiences, something that I take great care in protecting.

• There is a significant time investment in the administration of billing insurance, which means I have less time and energy for providing quality client work.