Investing in yourself, so you can pour into others
You have fought the good fight and the struggle is real. Now, you are ready to talk with a professional. The three cost-related questions you may have are the monetary cost, time cost, and privacy cost. These are valid concerns and barriers to keeping people from the help they need. There are therapists in the area who will give you a mental health diagnosis and charge your insurance. Check out the chart below to see the difference between what they offer and what we offer.
- Privacy cost
Your session is private. Private means that there is no shared documentation that would link you to an unnecessary diagnosis.There are therapists in the area who will give you a mental health diagnosis and charge your insurance. This diagnosis will be a permanent part of your medical record. If your employer pays for your insurance, they have access to the equivalent of a receipt and may know you went to an individual psychotherapy session. Additionally, insurance has the right to audit the details of your chart. You gave it to them when you signed the consent form to bill them. Some insurance companies will even claim ownership of your medical records, including those from your therapist. Explanation of benefits will be mailed to the primary insured (parents or spouse), which may lead to uncomfortable questions.
- Time cost
Most of my patients are usually better after five to ten sessions and have left their past behind them. However, many look for opportunities to thrive and as a result, choose to stay longer for talk therapy.You will spend between 12 to 18 months in weekly therapy, resulting in about 530 hours of therapy, plus logistics and travel time cost.
- Monetary cost
I charge $175.00 per 50-minute session, and as stated earlier, most of my clients receive the help they need after five to ten visits.If your co-pay is $30 a week and you spend eighteen months in therapy, your total cost will be almost two thousand dollars.