Availability
I currently have availability for one-on-one sessions for individual, couples and child therapy.
I see clients in my office at Recovery Connections in San Jose,
California, during
normal business hours.
To schedule an appointment,
please call me at 408-315-0645.
Agency Fees for My Services
- Individual Psychotherapy (Child or Adult)
$100.00 and up*
- Couples and Family Counseling
$100.00 and up*
* Fees are set on a sliding scale session dependent on gross household income.
In respect of the honor system, income verification is not required. However, fees increase when income increases.
Full payment is due at the beginning of each session.
You may pay with cash or a personal check. Payments should be made to Recovery Connections.
Insurance
Many people rely upon their health insurance plan to provide coverage for mental health services, and that
many psychotherapists accept reimbursements. For a number of reasons, the agency I work at has chosen to operate
on a privately paid or "fee-for-service" basis. Of course, we can provide invoices
for clients who wish to file for reimbursement.
Studies show that clients who pay privately for health services tend to be more active and invested in their well being,
which makes for exciting and fulfilling work for both therapist and client. Paying out-of-pocket also gives clients
maximum protection and control over their treatment and privacy because it denies managed care providers access to your
personal records and confidential information on file.
Please be advised that if you are using your insurance to pay for your therapy, or any other medical reason for that matter,
your insurance company has complete access to your therapy and medical records and those records and your entire health history are routinely posted on a national insurance database. There
is a very real potential for this to make you ineligiable for health insurance with other companies should you ever need to
change carriers. Health insurance providers are now routinely denying new healthy private pay individuals for reasons they find in
this database, and those reasons are often simple things such as headaches or mild depression!
When you pay for your therapy, it ensures that the insurance
company cannot access any diagnoses or treatment records that could be used against you for any reason.
Please remember that managed care providers dictate how your mental health care program should proceed.
It might be better if you are the only party deciding how many sessions you wish, how often you wish to schedule them, and how long you
are willing to participate in therapy. All of us are aware of the reported (and, we may assume, unreported) abuses by
managed care providers in this regard. I strongly believe that the retention of privacy and control is critically
important and empowers you to take care of yourself, your way.
