Helping Black Women and TGNC Professionals Feel Grounded Through Visibility, Identity and Career Transitions.
Psychologist
PROFESSIONAL FEES: Individual psychotherapy sessions are $265-$300/week. I do periodically raise my fees. You will be notified well in advance of any changes.
INSURANCE: I am an out-of-network provider. I will provide an invoice for you to submit for reimbursement from your health care insurance company. Many clients have out-of-network benefits and receive significant reimbursement from their insurance provider. I recommend that you contact your insurance provider to determine what your benefits may be.
TELEHEALTH: Sessions will be held via phone or video. I currently provide sessions for California residents only.
FEES AND POLICIES
CANCELLATIONS AND MISSED APPOINTMENTS: Your designated session is your financial responsibility; therefore you agree to pay for your appointment, for the duration of our therapeutic arrangement, regardless of whether you choose to come. You are able to “make up” for cancelled appointments within the week before, during, or after the date of your absence, if our schedules align. I will make every effort to find a time for you. You are allotted one “free” cancellation per year for each time that you attend per week. (For example, if you attend therapy twice per week, you are given two “free” cancellations.) You are not required to pay for sessions that I cancel. I will make every effort to alert you of my planned vacation times in advance. In order to reschedule your session, you must give 24-hours notice, otherwise you are responsible for your fee and I cannot reschedule the cancelled appointment.
If you cancel your appointment, you will be charged by end of the day of the canceled appointment.
LENGTH OF TREATMENT: According to the American Psychology Association(APA), the length of treatment for psychological problems will necessarily vary from one individual to another. However, acute difficulties usually require fewer treatment sessions than do chronic conditions.
Length of Treatment Recent research indicates that on average 12 to 18 sessions are required for 50 percent of clients to recover as indicated by self-reported symptom measures. There are a growing number of specific treatment models of moderate duration (e.g., 12 to 16 weekly sessions) that have been scientifically shown to result in clinically significant improvements. In practice, clients and therapists sometimes prefer to continue treatment over longer periods (e.g., 20 to 30 sessions over six months), to achieve more complete symptom remission and to feel confident in the skills needed to maintain treatment progress.