Fees and Insurance
Rates:
Initial Consultation, 20 minutes, Free
Opening up to someone new can be uncomfortable. It often helps to have a brief conversation before your first visit to get a feel for them. This is also a time to ask questions about my services, and for us to figure out whether it seems like I am a good fit for your needs, or if you might be better served by another clinician.
Standard Therapy Session, 55 minutes, $160
This is my standard fee for regular visits. I do not offer half-hour appointments. Fees are subject to annual increases. Advanced notice will be provided of any fee increase.
Extended EMDR sessions, prorated at $160 an hour
These extended sessions allow for fewer interruptions in processing, enabling us to go deeper, process through memories faster, and achieve a better result in less time. This option is only available to clients who are paying out-of-pocket, as insurance will not cover extended sessions. Can be scheduled for 90 minutes, 120 minutes, or longer depending on assessment and needs.
Insurance:
Aurelia Counseling currently accepts Kaiser insurance only. If you are in network with a different commercial insurance company, I can provide you with a document called a “superbill” that you can submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement for some of the cost of your sessions. You will need to check with your insurance company to learn about your benefits and what they will cover for out of network billing. I can provide you with more information about this process. At this time, I am unable to accept clients who have Medicaid insurance.
Payment:
Payments are accepted via credit card, debit card, HSA or FSA accounts, using a HIPAA secure app called Ivy Pay. It is convenient and secure to make payments from home through Ivy Pay. Learn more here.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your health care will cost.
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have certain types of health care coverage or who are not using certain types of health care coverage an estimate of their bill for health care items and services before those items or services are provided.
• You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any health care items or services upon request or when scheduling such items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
• If you schedule a health care item or service at least 3 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 1 business day after scheduling. If you schedule a health care item or service at least 10 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after scheduling. You can also ask any health care provider or facility for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you do, make sure the health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after you ask.
• If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more for any provider or facility than your Good Faith Estimate from that provider or facility, you can dispute the bill.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers, email FederalPPDRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov, or call 1-800-985-3059.