Rates for Services

 Paying out-of-pocket provides a client and/or family with confidentiality and more control over their services as the treatment is tailored to the client/family's needs and hopes rather than insurance rules or regulations. Therefore, assessment for a diagnosis is not required nor shared with an insurance program and the modality for services can be chosen based on what is clinically beneficial for the client and family's culture, needs, and desires. 

 Some clients/families seeking therapy services want or need to pay out-of-pocket but cannot meet the current standard rate for a variety of reasons. To make this service equitable Elizabeth does not require families to qualify or provide proof of need to utilize a sliding scale. Rather, specific appointment times are offered as sliding scale specific appointment times. 

Clients are encouraged to ask Elizabeth before the start of services about the sliding scale to see if there are any current available sliding scale appointments. 

Sliding scale is not offered for clients or families who receive insurance reimbursement (out-of-network benefits) for their services.

 As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist most health plans will accept Elizabeth’s services for out-of-network coverage. When utilizing this form of coverage a client/family pays out-of-pocket rates at the start of each appointment and will receive an itemized insurance document called a Super-Bill once a month. These super-bills can be submitted by clients and families to their insurance directly to receive out-of-network benefits. To receive this, insurance typically requires that the client meet medical necessity and receive a qualifying diagnosis. Before starting service, Elizabeth can provide families with billing codes that they can use to call their insurance and clarify benefits information.