Rates & Insurance

Sliding Scale Rates & Insurance for Individuals and Couples

The only insurance plans I am in-network with are Enthea, Aetna and Alameda Alliance (Medi-Cal and Medi-Care within Alameda County, California). 

If you are not in-network with any of these plans and would need to pay out of pocket, there are options. I make a certain number of $150 spots, $175 spots, $200 spots, and $225 spots available for people who will not be using in-network, or out-of-network benefits to pay for therapy.

If you're not sure whether you have out-of-network (OON) benefits, I'm happy to look into it for you! You would just need to send me your member ID and date of birth. Many health insurance plans reimburse 50-80% of session fees with out-of-network therapists. The full fee for an individual session when we are applying OON benefits is $250. With your OON benefits applied, your out of pocket cost per session could end up being anywhere from $50 to $200 per session. In some circumstances, when the OON benefits cover a smaller percentage of the full fee, I will slide the full fee down to make the out of pocket amount more feasible for you.

Also, if at any point in our work together, your financial situation changes, I will adjust my fee to ensure the continuity of your care. Depending on the size of the needed adjustment, we may continue indefinitely at a lower fee. Or, in the case of a drastic adjustment, we would continue at that fee for 1-3 months while I support you with transitioning to therapy that is more suitable to your new financial needs. 

My full fee for couples is $300 per session. And the same out-of-network details may apply for your couple’s therapy, which I’m happy to call and find out for you 🙂

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And for those unable to afford any of these rates, I'm thrilled to offer super accessible ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) groups!

Low Fee Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Groups

I'm always recruiting for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) groups, with a new cohort beginning about every three months. The fee is currently $60 per one-hour group preparation or integration session, and $120 per three-hour dosing session. The groups are very intimate, with no more than four participants per cohort. We start with a series of three one-hour preparation sessions, two three-hour dosing sessions and three one-hour integration sessions, and then group members can choose to continue with anywhere from 4-6 additional group dosing sessions in the next cohorts, ongoing dosing sessions 1:1 with me, 1:1 integration with me, or referrals for accessible 1:1 ongoing integration with another therapist. The soul and aim of this group is all about keeping psychedelic-assisted therapy accessible, and I’m in love with providing this. 

So that you can budget and plan accordingly, the first two dosing sessions would necessitate an initial one-hour medical evaluation with Journey Clinical at $350 paid directly to Journey Clinical. Unfortunately, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is such an emergent service that most insurance plans will not cover the cost of your medical evaluation. If you chose to continue with further dosing sessions (after the first two), you would need to book one more half-hour medical evaluation with Journey Clinical at $298.

Even with the already-very-low fee per session that I am offering for KAP groups, an even lower fee can be negotiated in instances of need.

Payment

I accept cash, checks, and all major credit cards as forms of payment. Typically, my Stripe system will automatically charge your card the night after a completed therapy session, so you never have to worry about payment. 

Cancellation Policy

This therapy practice has a 48-hour cancellation policy. This means that if you reach out to cancel or reschedule an appointment with fewer than 48 hours’ notice, you will likely be charged my full fee ($250) for the spot that was held for you, barring emergencies or truly exceptional circumstances.

For Alameda Alliance Clients: If you are using your Alameda Alliance benefits to see me for therapy, my 48-hour cancellation policy is exactly the same except that there is no cancellation fee. Rather there is a limit of three late cancellations or no shows per 12-month period. On the occasion of the fourth late cancellation or no show, we would likely have a conversation about referrals and whether therapy with me is the best fit for you.

No Surprises Act

As of January 1st, 2022, a legislative package called the No Surprises Act was passed which affects the medical and mental health worlds. It was designed to prevent people from receiving medical treatments mistakenly believing the treatments were covered by their insurance only to find out later that they were not when they receive a large, surprising bill in the mail. As a result of the No Surprises Act, you are entitled to receive a document called a Good Faith Estimate from me at the time that you become my client, and to request an additional Good Faith Estimate at any other time that we are working together.

Since there are no hidden fees in therapy, and the therapy relationship is based on transparency, your Good Faith Estimate will not contain any information that is different from what you will already know about therapy costs at the time that we decide to work together. (I.e., It will be very clear at the outset whether you will be using insurance out of network benefits or not, how much therapy costs, and how payment will work.) And your Good Faith Estimate is not intended to be a recommendation or a prediction of how long you will be in therapy. You are always free to terminate your therapy or to switch to a different practitioner at any time.

Additionally, at any point in our work together, based on what is happening in your life and what you are needing, you may increase to two sessions per week, or decrease to biweekly sessions. Also, if you experience financial difficulties at any time in our work together, we would talk about adjusting your fee within the range of what I can accommodate. Therefore, the estimate provided on your Good Faith Estimate may not end up being the real amount that you ultimately invest in therapy.

Should you decide to become my client, we would discuss all of this and ensure you feel very comfortable with all of the above information and with anything else you may like or need to know about therapy, payment, and what to expect.

Any Other Questions

Please contact me for any additional questions you may have. I look forward to hearing from you!