Because of my background, my heart is with working class folks. For this reason, I offer sliding scale fees to self-pay clients based on their annual household income and number of dependents.
I am also in-network with a few insurance companies — another way to make counseling affordable for more people.
However… Did you know: You are NOT required to use your health insurance for therapy services.
Some reasons for not using health insurance:
- Greater chances for more confidentiality of your information.
Health insurance plans have the right to audit your records. - Your therapist is required to give you a mental health diagnosis.
Health insurance will not cover any counseling services without a mental health diagnosis on record. - Insurance companies dictate how much therapists are paid — Therapists are not paid their full fee by insurers.
Not using your health insurance is a way to place people-first/corporations-last.
For more information,
check out Pros & Cons of Using Insurance to Pay for Therapy
If you wish to use your health insurance benefits, let me know. You’ll be instructed on where to submit your insurance information for verification before we schedule your initial session.
- I am only in-network with a few insurers.
- Per Insurance Regulations: If, in our first full session, it is determined that you do not have a mental health diagnosis, you will not be able to use your insurance benefits for any subsequent sessions.
I am IN-NETWORK with the following insurance companies:
- Aetna
- Optum / United Health & relateds
- Cigna
I am not in-network with Washington state’s Apple Health insurers.
You can always see the full list of insurance companies with whom I’m in-network at my Alma listing page.
Do you have a different insurance company and have Out-of-Network Benefits?
Find out if you can get reimbursed for Out-Of-Network providers (like me). I’ve partnered with Mentaya – Use their tool to see if you qualify for reimbursement for my services: https://app.mentaya.com/p/0kb7b7FVRkyrlIa7OSm0
