Cost of Sessions
Your investment today not only relieves your suffering now, but puts you on a better path to avoid future problems. Make a down payment on your future happiness.
After a free consultation phone call, therapy sessions are billed at $200 for a 50 min session and $300 per hour for co-parent coordination. Cash, check and all major credit cards are accepted. Payment is due at the time of service, no late payments accepted. Sessions not cancelled with at least 24 hours notice will be charged a full fee.
Making an investment in yourself is a smart choice. Your investment pays dividends in more good days, less suffering, better relationships, improved motivation and work performance, better physical health and longer life expectancy.
Health Insurance
We do not accept insurance at our practice. In fact, there is no insurance that currently covers couples counseling! If you want to bill your insurance, we can provide superbills for you to submit. Please check your out-of-network benefits.
Why not use my insurance to invest in my therapy?
Few clients realize the consequences of using insurance to pay for their therapy, and investing in yourself independently comes with important benefits:
Diagnoses don’t go on your medical record. With insurance, a diagnosis is required to be recorded on your medical record, concerning clients who have sensitive jobs, are applying for life insurance, or must seek other medical treatment.
Session details and notes stay confidential. Insurance companies have the right to know the details of your therapy, including notes. To maintain your privacy, you must invest in therapy yourself.
You completely control your treatment. Your coverage determines the sessions, length, and methods of your therapy in addition to who you can see. As a self-payer, you determine treatment and are in a better position to get better.
Good Faith Estimate
The Good Faith Estimate is only to offer transparency about your therapy costs. It does not commit you to seeing your therapist for a certain number of sessions or for a certain duration of time. How frequently you meet with your therapist, and how long you come to therapy is solely your decision.
Under the Federal No Surprises Act (H.R. 133 – effective January 1, 2022), you have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate,” which explains how much your medical care will cost. Under this law, health care providers are required to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
Things You Should Know:
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
You are entitled to a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
The Good Faith Estimate does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that may arise during treatment. You could be charged more if complications or special circumstances occur.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
It is your responsibility to save a copy or take a picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
A Good Faith Estimate is for your awareness only. It does NOT involve you needing to make any type of commitment.
Visit https://www.cms.gov/files/document/model-disclosure-notice-patient-protections-against-surprise-billing-providers-facilities-health.pdf for more information about your rights under Federal law.
Visit https://www.state.nj.us/dobi/division_consumers/insurance/health.html for more information about your rights under NJ State law.
** Disclaimer: This new legislation is still being interpreted involving mental health professionals and the above statement is in effort to provide what is currently believed to be important and required to share with clients. This page may be updated as more information evolves involving this new statute.